Journal of Psychiatry

Guilherme Polanczyk

Publications

• Research Article
  Maternal Psychosocial and Environmental Factors Associated With Infant Impaired Development in Sao Paulo, Brazil: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study
  Author(s): Patricia Constantino de Tella, Luis Rohde, Guilherme Polanczyk, Euripedes Miguel, Sandra Grisi, Bacy Fleitlich-Bilyk and Alexandre FerraroPatricia Constantino de Tella, Luis Rohde, Guilherme Polanczyk, Euripedes Miguel, Sandra Grisi, Bacy Fleitlich-Bilyk and Alexandre Ferraro
  
  Background: Early life experiences have important consequences on health and human capital throughout life. The development is the result of interaction between the child's biological characteristics and cultural and social factors on which it is inserted. Biological factors that cause developmental delay associated with environmental factors increase the chance of the infant having an inappropriate development. This shows the importance of studies assessing factors related to child development. Objective: The aim was to characterize the neurological development of children 6-8 months ago through the Bayley scale in a population-based sample, then estimate the prevalence of delay and identifying psychosocial and environmental risk factors. Method: A longitudinal epidemiological study of birth cohort study in a group of 368 infants and their mothers. Two moments of assessment were con.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000351

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