Weight loss surgery improves quality of life in pediatric patients with osteogenesis imperfecta.

Background: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is an inherited disorder, which causes brittle bones resulting in recurrent fractures. The associated poor mobility of children with OI increases susceptibility to obesity, and obesity further dramatically limits mobility and increases fracture risk.

Objectives: The aim of this report is to describe outcomes of weight loss surgery (WLS) in 2 adolescents with severe obesity and OI.

A multiple-baseline study of the effects associated with metacognitive therapy in postpartum depression.

Introduction: Postpartum depression is a disabling psychological disorder that, if left untreated, may have negative consequences for the mother, her partner, and the child. Although women with postpartum depression often experience symptoms of anxiety as well as depression, this has been underresearched. As metacognitive therapy assumes that the underlying mechanisms for both anxiety and depression are the same, it is a potentially useful psychological treatment for postpartum depression.