OBJECTIVES We sought to engage parents and caregivers in research to understand their health literacy needs related to the use of second-generation antipsychotic medications (SGAs) in children and youth. METHODS Two focus groups with a total of 14 participants were conducted in two distinct geographical regions of British Columbia. RESULTS Participants expressed that they had numerous quest...

The Impact of Non-Parental Child Care on Child Development: Evidence from the Summer Participation “Dip” Although a large literature examines the effect of non-parental child care on preschool-aged children’s cognitive development, few studies deal convincingly with the potential endogeneity of child care choices. Using a panel of infants and toddlers from the Birth cohort of the Early Childhoo...

second-language (l2) acquisition is generally thought to be constrained by maturational factors that circumscribe a critical period for native-like attainment. consistent with the maturational view are age effects among learners who begin l2 acquisition prior to, but not after, closure of the putative critical period. some studies indicate that native-like acquisition of a second language by le...

Objectives: Auditory Brain Stem Response (ABR) is a result of eight nerve and brain stem nuclei stimulation. Several factors may affect the latencies, interpeak latencies and amplitudes in ABR especially sex and age. In this study, age and sex influence on ABR were studied. Methods: This study was performed on 120 cases (60 males and 60 females) at Akhavan rehabilitation center of university...

Background: rTMS is a clinically effective antidepressant treatment in elderly patients1. The brain's cortical excitability depends on thickness and the distance between coil cortex. Both coil-cortex could be affected due to atrophy occurring with age2. However, previous studies3–8 were inconsistent. Methods: This retrospective study included 129 patients major depressive disorder (MDD) recruit...