2016
Stress hormones and posttraumatic stress symptoms following paediatric critical illness: an exploratory study
Als LC, Picouto MD, O’Donnell K, Nadel S, Cooper M, Pierce CM, Kramer T, Glover VAS, Garralda ME. Stress hormones and posttraumatic stress symptoms following paediatric critical illness: an exploratory study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 26: 511-519. PMID: 27995329, PMCID: PMC5394132, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-016-0933-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric critical illnessPosttraumatic stress symptomsCritical illnessHealthy controlsEvening cortisolCortisol concentrationsExploratory case-control studyStress symptomsModest independent predictorCase-control studyEvening cortisol concentrationsBasal cortisol concentrationsPICU admissionPICU groupIndependent predictorsSeptic illnessSymptoms of PTSDSignificant positive associationStudy of childrenPrimary analysisMultivariate analysisSecondary analysisCortisol regulationConsecutive weekdaysStress hormones
2014
The persisting effect of maternal mood in pregnancy on childhood psychopathology
O'Donnell KJ, Glover V, Barker ED, O'Connor TG. The persisting effect of maternal mood in pregnancy on childhood psychopathology. Development And Psychopathology 2014, 26: 393-403. PMID: 24621564, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579414000029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal anxietyMaternal moodPostnatal maternal moodLongitudinal studyMaternal prenatal anxietyLarge community samplePrenatal maternal moodOccasions of measurementPsychiatric symptomsChild mental disordersChild psychiatric symptomsEmotional problemsCommunity sampleAvon Longitudinal StudyEmotional symptomsChildhood psychopathologyPostnatal moodAge 4MoodAnxietyPersisting effectProgramming hypothesisMental disordersPrenatal depressionMajor models
2013
Maternal prenatal symptoms of depression and down regulation of placental monoamine oxidase A expression
Blakeley PM, Capron LE, Jensen AB, O'Donnell KJ, Glover V. Maternal prenatal symptoms of depression and down regulation of placental monoamine oxidase A expression. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2013, 75: 341-345. PMID: 24119940, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAffectAnxietyChildDepressionDown-RegulationFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMonoamine OxidasePlacentaPregnancyPregnant WomenPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSerotoninTrophoblastsConceptsPlacental functionPrenatal symptomsA ExpressionSymptoms of depressionMaternal trait anxietyPlacental monoamine oxidaseElective caesareanNeurodevelopmental outcomesFetal exposureMAO AMaternal symptomsPregnant womenMaternal moodMonoamine oxidase APlacental expressionMaternal depressionFetal bloodSymptomsTrophoblast tissueMonoamine oxidaseSpecific polyclonal antibodiesDepressionOxidase APsychometric testsPlacenta