Publications by authors named "Deirdre Maria Castillo"
Objective: Perceived parental influence on diet in early adolescence in the context of the parental relationship had previously not been studied in a clinical sample. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible association between eating disorders and characteristics of the relationship with parents and the parental feeding practices in early adolescence.
Methods: 21 female adolescents and young adults with an eating disorder (ED)-bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa-and 22 females without eating disorder (healthy control; HC), aged between 16 and 26, were assessed via self-report questionnaires for problematic eating behaviour, relationship with parents, perceptions of parent's feeding practices at the age of 10-13 years and personality.
The potentially deleterious and teratogen effects of alcohol consumption during pregnancy are an important medical as well as socio-economic topic. Maintaining the necessary strict abstinence is especially challenging for pregnant women diagnosed with alcohol dependence. Due to limited data, optimal pharmacological treatment is seldom possible.
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- * A study was conducted in Austria from 2014 to 2017 on patients with BRCA mutations who underwent mastectomy, focusing on operation types, complications, and reconstructive surgery.
- * Results revealed that nipple-sparing mastectomy had a lower complication rate (23.1%) compared to other mastectomies (60.7%), and larger implants in reconstruction were associated with a higher complication rate, suggesting surgeons may prefer smaller implants.
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- There has been a notable rise in higher-order multiple pregnancies, like triplets, which are linked to a higher risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), yet research on GDM in triplet pregnancies is limited.
- A study analyzed 60 women with triplet pregnancies, revealing that 31.7% were diagnosed with GDM, but there were no significant differences in pregnancy outcomes between those with and without GDM.
- A meta-analysis of 12 studies suggested a GDM prevalence of about 12.4% in triplet pregnancies, indicating a higher risk compared to singleton pregnancies, although GDM did not adversely affect short-term outcomes.