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Heritability of perinatal depression and genetic overlap with nonperinatal depression
(2016-03-15)
structural equation modeling for 1) the lifetime version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in 3,427 Swedish female twins and 2) clinical diagnoses of depression separated into perinatal depression and nonperinatal depression in a Swedish population...
Autism spectrum disorders and coexisting disorders in a nationwide Swedish twin study
(2016-02-26)
disorders is rare. The present study aims to examine the range of coexisting disorders in ASD in a genetically informative cohort.
Methods: Parents of all Swedish 9-year-old twins born between 1992 and 2001 (n= 19,130) underwent a telephone interview...
Perinatal exposure to traffic-related air pollution and autism spectrum disorders
(2017-03-14)
Background: Studies from the United States indicate that exposure to air pollution in early life is associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children, but the evidence is not consistent with European data.
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Risk of eating disorders in immigrant populations
(2017-04-24)
Objective: The risk of certain psychiatric disorders is elevated among immigrants. To date, no population studies on immigrant health have addressed eating disorders. We examined whether risk of eating disorders in first- ...
Studies of genetic and environmental influences on Parkinson’s disease
(2004-01-30)
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's disease. Little is known about the etiology of PD. Although several PD genes are known, these are thought to be involved in ...
Depression in youth and adults : etiology, outcomes, and comorbidities
(2022-02-02)
Depression is a common and debilitating mental disorder characterized by low mood, loss of interest in activities, and long-lasting functional impairment. It is a worldwide psychiatric illness with a wide range of ages of ...
Parental socioeconomic status, childhood asthma and medication use : a population-based study
(2017-01-02)
BACKGROUND: Little is known about how parental socioeconomic status affects offspring asthma risk in the general population, or its relation to healthcare and medication use among diagnosed children.
METHODS: This ...
Lifestyle and risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm
(2016-04-29)
Background: Lifestyle-related factors associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease are very scarcely investigated in prospective design. Identification of such could provide better understanding of AAA epidemiology ...
Colorectal cancer prognosis following obesity surgery in a population-based cohort study
(2016-11-28)
BACKGROUND: Obesity surgery involves mechanical and physiological changes of the gastrointestinal tract that might promote colorectal cancer progression. Thus, we hypothesised that obesity surgery is associated with poorer ...
Time elapsed from onset of symptoms to diagnosis of gonorrhoea in Swedish patients, 1999-2009
(2013-09-25)
Background: Gonococcal infection remains an important public health problem worldwide. The incidence of reported gonorrhoea cases in Sweden raised by 32%, from 5.9 to 7.8 cases per 100,000 in 2001 to 2008.The aim of this study is to estimate the lag...