CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
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Biography Historical Article
Prison became second home for psychiatrist (George Scott).
Retired prison psychiatrist George Scott recalls his career working in Canada's penal system, including his peacemaking role in a hostage-taking incident and his work with Steven Truscott. Life "inside" is dangerous for guards, inmates, staff and psychiatrists, he says, but he never regretted his decision to devote his career to studying criminal behaviour.
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Meta Analysis
Antenatal psychosocial risk factors associated with adverse postpartum family outcomes.
To determine the strength of the association between antenatal psychosocial risk factors and adverse postpartum outcomes in the family, such as assault of women by their partner, child abuse, postpartum depression, marital dysfunction and physical illness. ⋯ Psychosocial risk factors during the antenatal period may herald postpartum morbidity. Research is required to determine whether detection of these risk factors may lead to interventions that improve postpartum family outcomes.