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Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

The new diagnostic category of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) was introduced in DSM-5

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Outcome measures for artificial pancreas clinical trials: A consensus report

Research on and commercial development of the artificial pancreas (AP) continue to progress rapidly, and the AP promises to become a part of clinical care.

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Continuous active surveillance of adverse events following immunisation using SMS technology

Automated SMS-based reporting can facilitate sustainable, real-time, monitoring of adverse reactions and early identification of potential vaccine safety issues

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The Role of Preschool Quality in Promoting Child Development: Evidence from Rural Indonesia

This paper reports on the quality of early childhood education in rural Indonesia

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Why do psychiatric patients have higher cancer mortality rates when cancer incidence is the same or lower?

People with mental illness are no more likely than the general population to develop cancer but more likely to die of it

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Rett syndrome is a rare but serious neurological disorder that affects about 1 in 9,000 girls. Even more rarely, boys may be affected.

Behavior and mutation type

We also wanted to find out whether any particular behaviours were associated with any specific mutation types.

A validation study of a modified Bouchard activity record

We compared parent/carer-reported physical activities with the number of steps counted by an accelerometer in girls and women with Rett syndrome.

Physical and mental health of mothers caring for a child with Rett syndrome

We wanted to find out whether mothers with a child with Rett syndrome who were more physically and mentally healthy had particular characteristics.

Family satisfaction following spinal fusion in Rett syndrome: a cohort study

This study evaluated sixty-one families' satisfaction following spinal fusion in girls with Rett syndrome.