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Leslie Elana Born
Back to facultyLecturer (Adjunct)Psychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University
40 publications.
01
Non-invasive screening in hereditary cancer: a randomized controlled trial to test cell-free DNA-based early detection in the CHARM consortium
Farncombe KM, Sobotka JA, Aronson M, Basik M, Bombard Y, Born L, Cheifetz R, Clausen M, Coburn N, Dawson L
European Journal of Human Genetics20263 citations
02
On The Verge Of Leaving: Coping With Difficult Emotions
Born LE
2020First author
03
A new, female-specific irritability rating scale
Born L, Koren G, Lin E, Steiner M
Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience200831 citationsFirst author
04
A new, female-specific irritability rating scale
Born L, Koren G, Lin E, Steiner M
Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience20089 citationsFirst author
05
Women and Reproductive‐Related Trauma
BORN L, SOARES CN, PHILLIPS S, JUNG M, STEINER M
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences200617 citationsFirst author
06
Update on the treatment of depression during pregnancy
Born L, Zinga D, Phillips SD
Therapy: open access in clinical medicine20065 citationsFirst author
07
Update on the treatment of depression during pregnancy
Born L, Zinga D, Phillips SD
Клиническая практика20064 citationsFirst author
08
Premenstrual Syndromes: Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment
Macdougall M, Born L, Krasnik CE, Steiner M
20062 citations
09
Irritability and the spectrum of female-specific mood disorders
Steiner M, Born L
International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology2006Senior author
10
Postpartum depression: we know the risks, can it be prevented?
Zinga D, Phillips SD, Born L
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry200527 citationsSenior authorOpen Access
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