Theses - Psychiatry
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Autistic mothers and the perinatal period: Maternal experiences and infant development
Maternal wellbeing during the perinatal period is an important public health concern due to its impact on both mother and child. For autistic women, who experience sensory and communication differences and can face barriers ... -
Neurobiological and metabolic mechanisms of binge-eating in anorexia and bulimia nervosa
Binge-eating is characterised by the recurrent consumption of large amounts of food, which co-occurs with a subjective loss of control over intake. This transdiagnostic syndrome results in significant distress, functional ... -
Shedding Light on the Complex Picture of Psychosocial Factors that Promote Mental Health in Young People
Across the world about half a billion people suffer from mental health problems each year. Most of such mental distress starts to manifest before or during adolescence. Childhood adversity (CA) is strongly associated with ... -
The Mental Health of Peruvian Immigrants in Santiago, Chile
(Department of Psychiatry, 2014-10)This dissertation presents results from the first quantitative population based study exploring prevalence of Common Mental Disorders (CMDs), psychotic symptoms and Hazardous Drinking (HD) and factors associated with ...
