Learning Disabilities – Health Needs Annual Evidence Update 2010

Health Needs Annual Evidence Update 2010  NHS Evidence,  29th June 2010 Click on the title above to access the Health Needs update The healthcare needs of people with learning disabilities are well documented in the literature (van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk & Noonan Walsh 2008). Health needs might be related to disabilities e.g. epilepsy, sensory deficits; [...]

Depression and obesity: A meta-analysis of community-based studies

Depression and obesity: A meta-analysis of community-based studies, Psychiatry Research, Volume 178, Issue 2, 30 July 2010, Pages 230-235Leonore de Wit, Floriana Luppino, Annemieke van Straten, Brenda Penninx, Frans Zitman, Pim Cuijpers Abstract: To examine the nature of the association between depression and obesity and to determine possible underlying (demographic) factors, we conducted a meta-analysis [...]