Research conducted by this laboratory has previously published four papers examining the relationship between maternal psychiatric disorders and havi…
This study adds to existing evidence that the rate of pre-existing psychiatric disorders in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder is high…
The deficits associated with intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD)place a burden on their co-residing families which may im…
This WA data linkage study aims to assess whether maternal mental health problems are associated with worse child development outcomes, children’s sa…
Rett syndrome is a pervasive neurological disorder with impaired gait as one criterion.
The objective of this paper was to measure changes in caesarean delivery rates for primiparous women in Western Australia during 1995–2010 stratified…
The aim of this study was to investigate the validity of using a Bouchard activity record (BAR) in individuals with Rett syndrome to measure physical…
The objective of this study is to compare the time trend of reported diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder, hyperkinetic disorder, Tourette's syndrom…
People with intellectual disabilities are at a higher risk for experiencing behavioral, emotional, and psychiatric problems in comparison with the ge…
Mothers of a child with intellectual disability (ID) have more psychiatric disorders after the birth of their child than other mothers.