Identifying the 'Active Ingredients' of an Effective Psychological Intervention to Reduce Fear of Cancer Recurrence: A Process Evaluation.

Psychological interventions targeting fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) are effective in reducing fear and distress. Process evaluations are an important, yet scarce adjunct to published intervention trials, despite their utility in guiding the interpretation of study outcomes and optimizing intervention design for broader implementation. Accordingly, this paper reports the findings of a process evaluation conducted alongside a randomized controlled trial of a psychological intervention for melanoma patients.

Mental health care for parents of babies with congenital heart disease during intensive care unit admission: Systematic review and statement of best practice.

Introduction: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common causes of infant admission to pediatric intensive care and is associated with profound psychological stress for mothers, fathers and their infants. Intensive care unit admission represents an opportunity to offer evidence-based strategies to prevent or minimize severe psychological distress and promote secure bonding and attachment, alongside high-quality infant medical care.

Objectives: We aimed to identify, synthesize and critically appraise published evidence on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of mental health interventions delivered in neonatal, pediatric or cardiac intensive care units for parents of infants with CHD.

What can the gut microbiome teach us about the connections between child physical and mental health? A systematic review.

A deeper understanding of the gut-brain axis is of significance in pediatrics, given the influential role of early childhood experiences and exposures in shaping the microbiome, and health, across the life course. This systematic review synthesized evidence on the connection between the gut microbiome and mental health in children with physical illness. Six electronic databases were systematically searched and data extracted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

Ghosts of mother's past: Previous maternal stress leads to altered maternal behavior following a subsequent pregnancy in rats.

A rodent model was used to explore whether mothers that experienced a postnatal stressor in the past (i.e., daily separations from her previous litter) exhibited altered maternal behavior during a typical, subsequent rearing experience.

A mother's past can predict her offspring's future: Previous maternal separation leads to the early emergence of adult-like fear behavior in subsequent male infant rat offspring.

Recent evidence has shown that pups exposed to maternal separation exhibit profound changes in their emotional development, for example, early emergence of adult-like fear retention and fear inhibition (Callaghan & Richardson, 2011; Callaghan & Richardson, 2012). Numerous studies have shown that maternal separation is also a significant stressor for the mother. However, no studies have examined how a mother's prior parenting experience affects emotion development of pups in her subsequent litters.