OBJECTIVE This study examined the long-term effect of an early prevention program on mothers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices with regard to their children's development. The prevention program focused on increasing the mothers' sensitivity to their children's needs and their awareness of the importance of their role in their children's early development. METHOD Fifty-five mothers and the...

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1 Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA. 2 Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA. 3 Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. 4 Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. 5 Department of Biostati...

CONTEXT: The relative effectiveness of interventions to improve parental communication with adolescents about sex is not known. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness and methodologic quality of interventions for improving parental communication with adolescents about sex. METHODS: We searched 6 databases: OVID/Medline, PsychInfo, ERIC, Cochrane Review, Communication andMassMedia, and the Cumu...

M. Rea, Z. Tse, H. Elhawary, M. Lampérth, G. Bydder, and I. Young Radiological Sciences Unit, Imperial College London, London, UK, United Kingdom, Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, England, United Kingdom, Brigham Womens Hospital, Boston, United States, Radiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States, Electrical Engineering, Imperial College Lo...