Nichole Fairbrother, PhD

Department of Psychiatry/Island Medical Program, University of British Columbia, Victoria, Canada

JCP
Prevalence and Course of Unwanted, Intrusive Thoughts of Infant-Related Harm
Original Research

August 14, 2024

Although intrusive thoughts of accidental and intentional infant harm are a common and normative postpartum experience, they cause distress for many new mothers. Clinically significant symptoms that remain by...
Fanie Collardeau, Olivia L. U. Anglin, Arianne Y. K. Albert, et al
JCP
Pregnancy-Specific Anxiety Tool: Development and Psychometric Evaluation
Original Research

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The Pregnancy-Specific Anxiety Tool contributes new dimensions to the measurement of anxiety in pregnancy. Patients scoring higher than 10 on the PSAT require further assessment.
Hamideh Bayrampour, Richard E. Hohn, Sukhpreet K. Tamana, et al
JCP
Postpartum Harm Thoughts and Maternal Aggression
Original Research

March 1, 2022

Many new mothers have unwanted intrusive thoughts of infant-related harm, and such thoughts are a core feature of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This study explores whether unwanted intrusive thoughts and...
Nichole Fairbrother, Fanie Collardeau, Sheila R. Woody, et al
JCP
Letter to the Editor

October 19, 2021

The authors reply to a letter commenting on their recent JCP article on the prevalence of perinatal OCD.
Nichole Fairbrother, Fanie Collardeau
JCP
Perinatal OCD Prevalence and Incidence
Original Research

March 23, 2021

When screening for perinatal OCD, do you ask infant-specific questions? If not, patients may not make the connection to their symptoms. Learn more in this journal CME article.
Nichole Fairbrother, Fanie Collardeau, Arianne Y. K. Albert, et al
JCP
Meta-Analysis

July 23, 2019

Addressing anxiety disorders in pregnant women and new mothers is important, especially given the potential effects on offspring. Do you know which disorders are most common? Read this meta-analysis...
Emily J. Fawcett, Nichole Fairbrother, Megan L. Cox, et al

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