Mother-Infant Wellness Project









Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

In press
Fairbrother, N., & Abramowitz, J.S. (in press). New parenthood as a risk factor for the development of obsessional problems. Behaviour Research and Therapy.

Fairbrother, N., & Woody, S. (in press). Fear of childbirth and obstetrical events as predictors of postnatal emotional distress. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Published
Fairbrother, N. & Rachman, S. (2006). PTSD in victims of sexual assault: A test of a major component of the Ehlers-Clark theory. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 37, 74-93.

Misri, S., Oberlander, T.F., Fairbrother, N., Carter, D., Ryan, D., Kuan, A.J., Reebye, P. (2004). Relation between prenatal maternal mood and anxiety and neonatal health. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49, 684-689. 

Fairbrother, N., Newth, S., & Rachman, S. (2004). Mental Pollution: Feelings of dirtiness without physical contact.  Behaviour Research and Therapy, 43, 121-130.

Fairbrother, N., & Rachman, S. (2004). Feelings of mental pollution subsequent to sexual assault. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 42, 173-189.

Sochting, I., Fairbrother, N., & Koch, W. (2004). Sexual assault of women: Prevention efforts and risk factors. Violence Against Women: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal, 10, 73-93.

Fairbrother, N. (2002).The treatment of social phobia - 100 years ago. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40, 1291-1304.

Under review
Fairbrother, N., Hutton, E. K., Stoll, K., Hall, W., & Kluka, S. (under review). Psychometric evaluation of the Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue scale for use with pregnant and postpartum women. Psychological Assessment.

Book Chapters

Abramowitz, J. S., & Fairbrother, N. (in press). Postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder. Chapter to appear in J. Abramowitz, D. McKay & S. Taylor (Eds.), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Subtypes and Spectrum Conditions.  Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Press.

Articles in Professional of Cultural Journals without Review Committee

Fairbrother, N. (Summer 2006). Anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum. STRIDES: Anxiety Disorder Association of British Columbia Newsletter.

Fairbrother, N. (2004). Anxiety in pregnancy and postpartum. Visions: BC’s Mental Health and Addictions Journal, 2, 18-19.

Research Reports

Fairbrother, N., & Koch, W.J. (2001). Preventing psychological distress following trauma: Current knowledge and future directions. Working paper for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.

Conference Presentations

Fairbrother, N., & Woody, S. (Nov, 2007). Prenatal predictors of postnatal symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder. Paper to be presented at the 41st Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, USA.

Fairbrother, N. (Nov, 2007) Postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder: A review of current knowledge and recent findings. Paper to be presented at the Canadian Association of  Midwives Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Bretherick, K., Fairbrother, N., Harbord, S. Avila, L. & Robinson, W. (Nov, 2006). Fertility 101: A survey of university women’s knowledge of reproductive aging.  Paper presented at the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society 52nd Annual meeting, Ottawa Canada.

Fairbrother, N., & Holland, L. (June, 2006). An experimental analysis of attitudes towards infant feeding practices. Poster presented at the 6th Annual Child & Family Research Institute Student Research Forum, Vancouver, Canada.

Fairbrother, N. (June, 2006). The Mother-Infant Wellness Project: A study of new mothers’ thoughts of harm related to the newborn. Paper presented at the Women’s Health Research Network Summer Institute, Vancouver, Canada.

Fairbrother, N. (May, 2006). The Mother-Infant Wellness Project: A study of maternal postpartum thoughts of harm related to the newborn. Paper presented at the Creating Synergy: Collaboration for Better Care conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Fairbrother, N., & Woody, S. (June, 2005). Beliefs about labour pain: Relationship to birth outcomes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, Canada.

Fairbrother, N., Newth, S., & Rachman, S. (March, 2005). Mental pollution: Feelings of dirtiness without physical contact. Poster presented at the BC Research Institute for Children’s & Women’s Health annual Student Research Forum, Vancouver, Canada.

Fairbrother, N. & Woody, S. (November, 2003). Beliefs about labour pain: Relationships to birth outcomes. Poster presented at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy annual convention, Boston, USA.

Fairbrother, N. & Rachman, S. (July, 2001). Test of a cognitive model of PTSD: An analysis of sexual assault related appraisals. Paper presented at the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Vancouver, Canada.

Fairbrother, N., & Rachman, S. (July, 2001). Unwanted thoughts and images in sexual assault victims: Parallels with obsessive compulsive disorder. Poster presented at the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Vancouver, Canada. 

Newth, S., Fairbrother, N., & Rachman, S. (July, 2001). Emotional responses and subsequent neutralization in response to unwanted sexual experiences. Poster presented at the World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Vancouver, Canada.

Fairbrother, N., & Koch, W.J. (June, 2000). Acute stress debriefing: Is it worth doing? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, Canada.

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