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Grush A, Depani M, Parham M, Mejia-Martinez V, Thornton A, Sammer D
Semin Plast Surg . 2022 Jun; 36(1):43-47. PMID: 35706564
Skin and soft tissue defects of the lower extremity present a unique challenge for the reconstructive surgeon. Successful repair of the lower extremity relies not only on strong anatomical knowledge...
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Webb R, Smith A, Ayers S, Wright D, Thornton A
Front Psychol . 2021 Mar; 12:596779. PMID: 33746826
Research suggests that some fathers and birth partners can experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after witnessing a traumatic birth. Birth-related PTSD may impact on many aspects of fathers' and birth...
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Coates R, Ayers S, de Visser R, Thornton A
J Reprod Infant Psychol . 2019 Dec; 38(3):311-323. PMID: 31870174
Background: Women experience diverse symptoms of mental ill-health in pregnancy, yet measures usually only assess depression or anxiety. Measures may, therefore, miss out on identifying women experiencing distress. Objective: We...
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Ayers S, Crawley R, Webb R, Button S, Thornton A
Birth . 2019 Oct; 46(4):678-685. PMID: 31612558
Background: Having a baby is associated with a variety of stressors, change, and adjustment. This study aimed to identify what women find stressful during the early postpartum period in contemporary...
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Ayers S, Crawley R, Button S, Thornton A, Field A, Flood C, et al.
J Behav Med . 2018 Oct; 41(5):614-626. PMID: 30291538
Pregnancy, birth and adjusting to a new baby is a potentially stressful time that can negatively affect the health of women. There is some evidence that expressive writing can have...
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Ayers S, Wright D, Thornton A
Front Psychiatry . 2018 Oct; 9:409. PMID: 30279664
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects 4% of women after birth yet there are very few questionnaire measures of postpartum PTSD that have been validated in this population. In addition, none...
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Crawley R, Ayers S, Button S, Thornton A, Field A, Lee S, et al.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth . 2018 Mar; 18(1):75. PMID: 29580213
Background: Pregnancy, birth and adjusting to a new baby is a potentially stressful time that can negatively affect women's mental and physical health. Expressive writing, where people write about a...
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Button S, Thornton A, Lee S, Shakespeare J, Ayers S
Br J Gen Pract . 2017 Aug; 67(663):e692-e699. PMID: 28847773
Background: Women may not seek help for perinatal psychological distress, despite regular contact with primary care services. Barriers include ignorance of symptoms, inability to disclose distress, others' attitudes, and cultural...
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Wilkie S, Crawley R, Button S, Thornton A, Ayers S
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol . 2017 Jun; 39(1):56-63. PMID: 28635532
Introduction: This study aimed at establishing the reliability and validity of the primary health questionnaire (PHQ-15) somatic symptom severity subscale for postpartum women. Methods: Women (N = 495) completed the...
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Simpson A, Hannigan B, Coffey M, Barlow S, Cohen R, Jones A, et al.
BMC Psychiatry . 2016 May; 16:147. PMID: 27184888
Background: In the UK, concerns about safety and fragmented community mental health care led to the development of the care programme approach in England and care and treatment planning in...