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    Association of headache with childhood adversity and mental disorder: cross-national study
    (Royal College of Psychiatrists, British Journal of Psychiatry 17 Belgrave Square, London Swix 8PG, England, 2009) Lee, Sing; Tsang, Adley; Von Korff, Michael; De Graaf, Ron; Benjet, Corina; Haro, Josep Maria; Angermeyer, Matthias; Demyttenaere, Koen; De Girolamo, Giovanni; Gasquet, Isabelle; Merikangas, Kathleen; Posada-Villa, José; Takeshima, Tadashi; Kessler, Ronald C.; Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Psychiat, Hong Kong Mood Disorders Ctr, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China; singlee@cuhk.edu.hk
    Background: Community studies about the association of headache with both childhood family adversities and depression/anxiety disorders are limited. Aims: To assess the independent and joint associations of childhood family adversities and early-onset depression and anxiety disorders with risks of adult-onset headache. Method: Data were pooled from cross-sectional community surveys conducted in ten Latin and North American, European and Asian countries (n-18303) by using standardised instruments. Headache and a range of childhood family adversities were assessed by self-report. Results: The number of childhood family adversities was associated with adult-onset headache after adjusting for gender, age, country and early-onset depression/anxiety disorder status (for one adversity, hazard ratio (HR)=1.22-1.6; for two adversities, HR=11.19-1.67; for three or more adversities, HR=1.37-1.95). Early and Current onset of depression/anxiety disorders were independently associated (HR=1.42-1.89) with adult onset headache after controlling for number of childhood family adversities. Conclusions: The findings call for a broad developmental perspective concerning risk factors for development of headache.
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    Rapid-cycling bipolar disorder: cross-national community study
    (ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS, BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY 17 BELGRAVE SQUARE, LONDON SW1X 8PG, ENGLAND, 2010) Lee, Sing; Tsang, Adley; Kessler, Ronald C.; Jin, Robert; Sampson, Nancy; Andrade, Laura; Karam, Elie G.; Medina Mora, María Elena; Merikangas, Kathleen; Nakane, Yoshibumi; Popovici, Daniela Georgeta; Posada-Villa, José; Sagar, Rajesh; Wells, J. Elisabeth; Zarkov, Zahari; Petukhova, María; Prince Wales Hosp, Hong Kong Mood Disorders Ctr, 7A,Block E,Staff Quarters, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.; singlee@cuhk.edu.hk