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Adaptation of a Self-Compassion Intervention for Treating Psychological Symptoms of Long COVID
PI: Krebs, Brandon K
Long COVID encompasses a range of physical symptoms that persist following recovery from COVID-19 infection. Beyond the physical consequences, there are concerns regarding the persisting psychologica…
COVID-19 and its prevention policies have taken a toll on Canadians and people around the globe. Adherence to the multiple prevention policies has required people to make important sacrifices and ada…
PI: Guo, Xin
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the leading cause of preventable developmental disability in children, referring to a broad spectrum of physical, cognitive, behavioural, and psychosocial sy…
Youth interacting with school-based mental health care are broadly experiencing some level of challenge to their well-being. How can the time they spend in school be capitalized on to provide them th…
The goal of my proposed research is to increase our understanding of the relationship between cannabis use and mental health treatment in Canadian veterans. Rates of PTSD, chronic pain, and other men…
PI: Senger, Brannon
Compared to standard care, early intervention services (EIS) are associated with better functional and clinical outcomes for young adults experiencing psychosis. Despite this, recent research has sug…
Assessing Depression Severity: The Role of Clinical Intuition and Objective Measures of Speech
PI: Langley, Ross M
Despite the evidence supporting the effectiveness of measurement-based care in treating Major Depressive Disorder, its clinical use remains low. A key barrier to the use of measurement-based care is …
Despite an extensive effort to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, some populations were hit harder by the COVID-19 and have been facing additional barriers to coping with its effect on their hea…
PI: Rashid, Sarah S
Major depressive disorder (MDD) or depression is a psychiatric disorder, which is twice as prevalent in women relative to men. The impact of biological sex on gene expression in the brain may partial…
The role of the FREM3 gene in the human brain is currently not well understood. Initial literature suggests FREM3 is involved in supporting brain structure, and has been implicated in a variety of cl…
PI: Jones, Krista M
There is a lack of research examining eating disorders (ED) and substance use in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This is surprising given the symptomatic overlap between EDs and IBD, an…
PI: Li, Yutong
In the aging population, poor sleep quality is a concern as 46% of individuals 65 years and up reported insomnia, an indicator of poor sleep quality, which has been associated with dementia. Sleep qu…
PI: Withers, Abigail
Childhood trauma is defined as the exposure to real or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). One of the most common forms is child maltreatmen…
PI: Bailey, Jade A
Non-heterosexual women who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or queer (i,e., sexual minority women) experience worse physical and mental health, compared to their heterosexual counterparts. In …
Longitudinal Mental Health Symptom Changes Prior to and During COVID-19 Among At-Risk Populations
In addition to causing over 4.5 million deaths, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to extensive disruption in peoples social and economic lives. Some groups of individuals, such as women and ethnic minori…
The impact of internalizing symptoms and interpersonal dysfunction on adolescent dating violence
PI: Bunka, Mary
Before their twenty-first birthdays, one in three adolescents and young adults (AYA) will experience physical or psychological dating violence. Nearly one in ten will experience sexual dating violenc…
PI: Wadge, Stephanie
Homelessness is a serious health threat. For the 20% of Canadas homeless population who are youth, the causes, consequences, and experiences of homelessness are distinct. It is also well established …
I will examine whether brain insulin resistance is involved in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). This research question evolved following the observation that MDD is often co-mo…
PI: Haig, Laurie
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common mental disorder in children worldwide and can have lifelong health impacts, making it a major public health issue. Rates of ADHD hav…
PI: Noth, Tanner
Air pollution is among the leading risk factors contributing to mortality around the world. Even relatively low levels of air pollution have been shown to increase respiratory symptoms and morbiditie…
PI: Drakes, Dalainey
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a debilitating autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation that can lead to permanent physical damage and hinder the psychological wellbeing across the lifes…
Eating disorders (EDs) are life-threatening mental illnesses with serious health consequences. Despite having the highest mortality rate of any mental disorder, individuals with EDs are far less like…
Understanding stress in young adults: Examining mental health outcomes and biological correlates
Depression is a highly prevalent mental health disorder, especially in young adults. Since symptom profiles can vary significantly from one person to the next, it has been suggested that several subt…
PI: Wiley, Bevin
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in children. When attention difficulties are left untreated, they can result in serious long-term consequences.…
Many substance use disorder (SUD) programs do not integrate treatment for mental illnesses, which leads to worse outcomes for the patients. Women with SUDs also face challenges unique to those of men…
PI: Krile, Louisa R
Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects 11% of Canadians aged 15-24 and the heritability of MDD is estimated to be 40%. Current research aims to identify biological markers of MDD that precede sympto…
PI: Sandhu, Monique
Illicit drug use is associated with severe health and social harms among young people, which have been further exacerbated in the context of the overlapping overdose and COVID-19 crises in Greater Va…
PI: Patel, Priya
Approximately 30%of Canadian teens are not getting the recommended eight hours of sleep. Certain subgroups are likelier to experience sleep deprivation including girls and Hispanic and Black teens. L…
PI: Kasprzyk, Agata
Background: Chronic cannabis use is associated with a variety of health issues; including cognitive impairment and worsened mental health. Social anxiety (SA) is frequently associated with cannabis u…
Prenatal stress and subsequent maternal pain associated with altered brain development in children
PI: Jessa, Jenna
Chronic pain is a major public health issue, affecting one in five Canadians. The estimated costs of chronic pain in Canada are $60 billion CAD per year. Chronic pain impacts social, emotional, and d…
PI: Ncube, Nokuzola
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is any form of abuse maintained by an intimate partner with some examples including physical, sexual, emotional, and financial abuse. In response to the COVID-19 pande…
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe mental illness characterized by emotion dysregulation, interpersonal impairment, and high suicidality. It affects 1.6% of the general population and …
PI: Munelith-Souksanh, Kristina D
Myocardial infarction (MI), which is also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood vessels that supply oxygenated blood to certain muscles of the heart suddenly and completely clogged. The oxyg…
PI: Pathak, Ananya
Intimate partner violence (IPV) refers to behaviour by an intimate partner or ex-partner that causes physical, sexual, or psychological harm, including physical aggression, sexual coercion, and psych…
PI: Iyer, Srividya N; Macé, Christian; Goyette, Martin
Youth is a period of promise. It is also when mental health and substance use problems often emerge. Yet only few youths have access to quality care. They often face long wait-times; complicated path…
PI: Mushquash, Christopher J; Ballantyne, Clifford T; Rudderham, Heather M; Iyer, Srividya N
A gap within implementation science research is that health research and policies largely focus on modifying or adapting current approaches rather than designing, developing, and implementing context…
PI: Henderson, Joanna L; Woodward, Graham L; Barbic, Skye P; Chiodo, Debbie G; Jackson, Fatimah Z; Linklater, Renee
Mental health and substance use problems often emerge during adolescence and young adulthood and can have negative short- and long-term health, education, social and economic impacts. Despite this, y…
PI: Ellis, Janet W; Sinyor, Mark
There is an urgent need to create and apply targeted interventions for at-risk public safety personnel (PSP) to address the increased prevalence of post-traumatic stress and suicidal behaviours among…
People with dementia and their informal carers who live at home have experienced significant negative impacts of COVID-19 control measures (e.g. social restrictions, reallocation of resources) and th…
PI: Whiting, Sharon E; Andrade, Andrea V; Courtney, Kimberly L; Healy, Sarah; Mitsakakis, Nikolaos; Nabavi Nouri, Maryam; PEREZ, JUAN ENRIQUE T
Adolescents with epilepsy experience a significant disruption in care when transitioning from pediatric to adult care; a disruption associated with decreased health outcomes, mental health, and quali…
PI: McCabe, Erin
The global pandemic has made it clear that there is an urgent need for high-quality mental health services for children and youth. However, the voices of children, youth, and their families are large…
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common chronic condition without a known cure. IBS patients struggle to manage their symptoms even with the medical interventions available. Also, these patients o…
The COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected long-term care in Canada, exposing gaps in the provision of care for a vulnerable aging population. Moreover, the pandemic revealed a lack of information collec…
PI: Mazurka, Raegan
Improved access to and delivery of quality mental health care in primary care is a key priority for Nova Scotia Health (NSH). This includes the treatment of depression. Depression is a common health …
IWK Health aspires to transform care through fully integrated, internationally recognized research, teaching, and care. IWK Health's impact goal is to advance the science of learning health systems b…
PI: Hood, Kalli M
Lead exposure is an ongoing public health concern due to the association with cognitive deficits and neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly in children and infants. While several vectors of expos…
Occupational heat stress directly threatens workers' ability to live healthy and productive lives. The heat stress guidance provided to Canadian workplaces currently prescribes a one-size-fits-all ap…
PI: Shin, Hwayeon
BACKGROUND: Suicide is currently the second leading cause of death among youth and young adults in Canada. One best practice for suicide prevention is Safety Planning Intervention (SPI), a collaborat…
Poor mental health is the number one healthcare issue facing young Canadians, yet evidence shows that young people's needs are not being met within existing systems. A new Centre for Youth Mental Hea…
PI: Durocher, Keri
Despite being at higher risk of developing common mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression, women are significantly more likely to experience barriers in accessing specialized mental h…