We examined the effects of prematurity (<37 weeks of gestation) and low birthweight (<2500 g) on mental health outcomes among US children aged 2-17 years. The 2011-2012 National Survey of Children's Health (N = 95,677) was used to estimate prevalence of parent-reported mental health problems in children. Prevalence of mental disorders was 22.9% among children born prematurely, 28.7% among very-...

It is estimated that over 15% of the general population suffer from some form of mental disorder.1 According to the World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative, up to 50.3% of persons with serious mental disorder in developed countries and 85.3% in less developed countries receive no psychiatric treatment.2 Early intervention reduces the risk of relapse and suicide, inpatien...

OBJECTIVE To examine nationally representative patterns and predictors of delays in contacting a professional after first onset of a mental disorder. DATA SOURCES The National Comorbidity Survey, a nationally representative survey of 8,098 respondents aged 15-54. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. DATA COLLECTION Assessed lifetime DSM-III-R mental disorders using a modified version of t...

cornelia de lange syndrome (cdls) is a rare syndrome characterized by multiple congenital anomalies, mental retardation, characteristic facial appearance, developmental delay, skeletal malformation, hirsutism, and various cardiac and ophthalmological problems. the diagnosis of this syndrome is clinical. the patient of the present case report was the second case of cdls from iran ; only a few ca...

Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R), mapping on the 15q26.3 chromosome, is required for normal embryonic and postnatal growth. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the IGF1R gene expression and function in three unrelated patients with chromosome 15 structural abnormalities. We report two male patients with the smallest 15q26.3 chromosome duplication described so far, and a fe...

BACKGROUND Although preterm infants born at 29 to 36 gestational weeks (GW) are at risk for developmental delay, they do not always benefit from systematic follow-up. Primary care physicians are then responsible for their developmental surveillance and need effective screening tests. This study aimed to determine whether the Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) at 12 and 24 months' corrected ag...