Maternal dietary patterns, supplements intake and autism spectrum disorders: A preliminary case-control study.

The aim of this study was first to investigate associations between maternal dietary patterns and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and second to investigate association between maternal supplement intake and ASD.We used a case-control study design to enroll typically developing (TD) children and children with ASD, and data were derived from the Autism Clinical and Environmental Database (ACED).Three seventy four children with AUTISM and 354 age matched TD children were included.

Aggressive behaviors and treatable risk factors of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder.

Aggressive behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are common. We conducted this study to describe the aggressive mode of preschool children with ASD and examine the associations between specific aggressive behaviors and two treatable factors: sleep problems and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. In total, 577 typically developing (TD) children and 490 children with ASD were investigated in this study.

Employment and financial burden of families with preschool children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders in urban China: results from a descriptive study.

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects many aspects of family life, such as social and economic burden. Little investigation of this phenomenon has been carried out in China. We designed this study to evaluate the employment and financial burdens of families with ASD-diagnosed preschoolers.

Reversal alterations of amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in early and late onset, first-episode, drug-naive depression.

Background: It is unclear how patients with early onset depression (EOD) and late onset depression (LOD) differ at the neural level. Using amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) approach, we are to test the hypothesis of the different abnormal neural activities between patients with EOD and LOD.

Methods: Fifteen patients with EOD, 15 patients with LOD, 15 young healthy subjects (HS) and 15 old HS were enrolled in the study.

Early and late onset, first-episode, treatment-naive depression: same clinical symptoms, different regional neural activities.

Background: Patients with early onset depression (EOD) and late onset depression (LOD) have distinctive risk factors and clinical pictures. Using regional homogeneity (ReHo) approach, we were to test the hypothesis of the different abnormal neural activity between patients with EOD or LOD.

Methods: Fifteen patients with EOD, 15 patients with LOD, 15 young healthy subjects (HS) and 15 old HS participated in the study.

Efficacy and safety of escitalopram versus citalopram in major depressive disorder: a 6-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, flexible-dose study.

Rationale: S-citalopram (escitalopram) is the very active moiety of citalopram. It has been shown in many studies to be an effective and safe antidepressant for treating major depressive disorder (MDD).

Objective: The aim of our study was to compare the efficacy and safety of escitalopram vs citalopram in Chinese MDD patients.