Publications by authors named "Deirdre Byrne"

A total of 7194 faecal samples collected over a 1-year period from patients presenting with diarrhoea were screened for Campylobacter spp. using EntericBio(®) , a multiplex-PCR system. Of 349 Campylobacter-positive samples, 23.

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Objective: Genes likely play a substantial role in the etiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the genetic architecture of the disorder is unknown, and prior genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have not identified a genome-wide significant association. We have conducted a third, independent, multisite GWAS of DSM-IV-TR ADHD.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study focused on understanding how ADHD remission varies with age in girls as they grow from childhood to early adulthood.
  • Out of 123 girls with ADHD, 71% continued to show persistent symptoms by age 16, often with additional behavioral issues and functional challenges.
  • The findings indicate that while some girls may experience remission, many still face significant impairments compared to their peers without ADHD, suggesting the need for ongoing support.
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Objective: Few follow-up studies have been conducted of girls with ADHD, and none have followed girls into adulthood. The authors sought to estimate the prevalence of psychopathology in girls with and without ADHD followed into young adulthood.

Method: The authors conducted a longitudinal case-control study of 6- to 18-year-old girls with (N=140) and without (N=122) ADHD ascertained from psychiatric and pediatric sources.

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Background: To investigate whether ADHD is a risk factor for switches from unipolar to bipolar disorder over time.

Methods: Data from two large controlled longitudinal family studies of boys and girls with and without ADHD and their siblings were used. Subjects (n=168) were followed prospectively and blindly over an average follow-up period of 7 years.

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There are five reasons that today's economic downturn will have a much broader impact on U.S. health care than did past recessions: This downturn is likely to be more severe and last longer.

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