BACKGROUND Parenting and children's adjustment were examined in 30 surrogacy families, 31 egg donation families, 35 donor insemination families, and 53 natural conception families. METHODS Parenting was assessed at age 3 by a standardized interview designed to assess quality of parenting and by questionnaire measures of anxiety, depression, and marital quality. Children's adjustment was asses...

This work aims to reveal the effects of 3D roughness parameters sandblasted surfaces on bond strength between thermal spray coatings and substrates. The investigation was carried out surface AISI 4140, which were pretreated with automatic-sandblasting system. topography analyzed by a optical profiler. WC-12Co measured using pull-off test method. Scanning electron microscope revealed that morpho...

Objective: To investigate the association between emotional and behavioural problems dental fear/anxiety (DFA) in children aged four to 12 years treated at a clinic southern Brazil. Material Methods: In this cross-sectional study where mother-child dyads were interviewed, investigated using Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) (considering five subscales). Children's DFA was evaluated thr...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies indicate that the prevalence of psychological problems in patients attending primary care services may be as high as 25%. AIM To identify factors that influence the detection of psychological difficulties in adolescent patients receiving primary care in the UK. DESIGN OF STUDY A prospective study of 13-16 year olds consecutively attending general practices...

BACKGROUND Children with recognized, diagnosable mental and neurological disorders are in addition prone to emotional and behavioral problems which transcend their specific diagnostic labels. In accessing care, these children are almost invariably accompanied by caregivers (usually mothers) who may also have mental health problems, notably depression. The relationship between child and maternal...

OBJECTIVE Potential neurotoxic effects of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have been reported in highly exposed animals, but whether these chemicals are neurotoxic in humans is not known. We therefore investigated whether prenatal exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or perfluorooctane sulfate (PFOS), two of the most prevalent PFCs, are associated with behavioral or coordination problems in...

Abstract Introduction Sleep apnea is a prevalent disorder but it frequently overlooked in diagnosing mental disorders. The aim of the present study was to screen for sleep group patients referred disorders or non-restorative and assess accuracy with which such testing can be replaced commonly used screening questionnaires apnea. Methods 104 were investigated – 58 (26 affective disorders, 26 sch...

BACKGROUND Although child mental health problems are among the most important worldwide issues, development of culturally acceptable mental health services to serve the clinical needs of children and their families is especially lacking in regions outside Europe and North America. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), which was developed in the United Kingdom and is now one of the...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to investigate the epidemiology of psychological problems in adolescents in five provinces of Tehran, Khorasan Razavi, Isfahan, East Azerbaijan and Fars in Iran. METHODS In the present cross-sectional and descriptive - analytical study, 5171 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years were selected through multistage cluster sampling method from Tehran, Isfahan,...