J Evans

..19, 95% CI 0.85-1.67). Among those with a first episode of self-harm, the possible benefit of the intervention had diminished (OR=0.89, 95% CI 0.52-1.52), although a modest effect cannot be excluded...

..Beck's cognitive theory of depression has received little empirical support...

..Although some studies indicate a role for COMT in emotionality, anxiety, and depression in adults, no direct effect or interaction of COMT genotype was observed in this large sample of young children...

..Geographic patterns of suicide are associated with area levels of social fragmentation. It is unknown whether this reflects higher levels of severe mental illness in socially fragmented areas...

..16-2.40, P<0.01), but this attenuated after adjustment for confounders (OR=1.29,95% CI 0.87-1.91, P=0.210). Hence there is little evidence of an independent association between depressive symptoms during pregnancy and birth weight...

..To follow mothers' mood through pregnancy and after childbirth and compare reported symptoms of depression at each stage...

..This suggests that depression is not, at a sympathetic level at least, associated with insensitivity to infant distress and rather depression may be associated with an abnormally sensitive response...

..We hypothesised that differences in breast and formula feeding mothers would only emerge after birth once feeding had commenced...

..The results have implications for our understanding of normal pregnant women's processing of emotional cues and their vulnerability to symptoms of anxiety...

..However, it is less clear whether maternal responses are associated with the infant's later cognitive development...

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..To determine the risk of non-fatal self harm in the 12 months after discharge from psychiatric inpatient care...

..CONCLUSION: The findings confirm that antenatal anxiety occurs frequently, overlaps with depression and increases the likelihood of postnatal depression...

..In the future, women's attentional processing of infant emotion could inform early strategies to promote successful mother-infant relationships in vulnerable mothers to be...

..Further research is needed to replicate these findings and to examine potential mechanisms linking maternal responsiveness to alcohol use during pregnancy...

..The current study therefore investigated the impact of depressive symptoms on the basic cognitive processing of infant stimuli at the beginning of pregnancy...

..Low thyroid function has been associated with depression in clinical populations. We have examined whether thyroid function in the normal range is associated with minor psychiatric morbidity...

..In comparison with previously published studies, our study suggests no value in regular or routine shunt surveillance to reduce rebleeding episodes or mortality, but this needs to be further assessed in prospective randomized studies...

..We conclude that treatment with rhGH has beneficial effects in prednisone-dependent growing children. Larger studies will be needed to assess the long-term safety and efficacy of this approach...

..There were no significant differences in secondary outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Attempts to influence clinician behaviour through a process of adaptation and extension of guidelines are unlikely to change detection rates or outcomes...

..This study compares the clinical and psychosocial characteristics and the treatment outcomes of bedwetting UK children presenting at a community enuresis service with those from studies conducted in hospital-based settings...

..However, the effect of depression in fathers during the early years of a child's life has received little attention...

..18). The LGG was well tolerated, with a side effect profile comparable with placebo. This study suggests that LGG does not prolong time to relapse in children with CD when given as an adjunct to standard therapy...

..To test the hypothesis that reduced hip extension and increased anterior pelvic tilt in the elderly are dynamic gait phenomena that do not occur during normal standing posture...

..The present study set out to assess the association between depression in men in the postnatal period and later psychiatric disorders in their children and to investigate predisposing factors for depression in men following childbirth...

..Raised body mass index is associated with an increased risk of depression but reduced risk of suicide in men and women. The mechanisms underlying these different associations require clarification...

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..The aim of this study was to describe HRQOL and influential factors in newly diagnosed pediatric patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis during the first 12 months after diagnosis...

..The aim of this study was to determine the clinical outcome after corticosteroid therapy in children who are newly diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC)...

..Further research is needed to investigate why men are more likely and those with an anxiety disorder less likely, to be offered active treatment...