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Open AccessScreening for depression in children and adolescents in primary care or non-mental health settings: a systematic review update
The transition from childhood to adolescence is associated with an increase in rates of some psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, a debilitating mood disorder. The aim of this systematic...
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Open AccessImpact of COVID-19 pandemic on prescription stimulant use among children and youth: a population-based study
COVID-19 associated public health measures and school closures exacerbated symptoms in some children and youth with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Less well understood is how the pandemic inf...
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Open AccessImpact of a publicly-funded pharmacare program policy on benzodiazepine dispensing among children and youth: a population-based natural experiment
In January 2018, the Government of Ontario, Canada, initiated a universal pharmacare program (OHIP+) for all individuals aged 24 years and younger. In April 2019, the program was amended to cover only children...
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Open AccessElectronic health records identify timely trends in childhood mental health conditions
Electronic health records (EHRs) data provide an opportunity to collect patient information rapidly, efficiently and at scale. National collaborative research networks, such as PEDSnet, aggregate EHRs data acr...
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Open AccessGeographic variation and sociodemographic correlates of prescription psychotropic drug use among children and youth in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study
Population-based research examining geographic variability in psychotropic medication dispensing to children and youth and the sociodemographic correlates of such variation is lacking. Variation in psychotropi...
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Open AccessPeripheral and neural correlates of self-harm in children and adolescents: a sco** review
Self-harm in children and adolescents is difficult to treat. Peripheral and neural correlates of self-harm could lead to biomarkers to guide precision care. We therefore conducted a sco** review of research ...
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Open AccessScreening for depression in children and adolescents: a protocol for a systematic review update
Major depressive disorder is common, debilitating, and affects feelings, thoughts, mood, and behaviors. Childhood and adolescence are critical periods for the development of depression and adolescence is marke...
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Recruitment to Psychiatry in Canada: a COUPE Perspective
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Open AccessA familial risk enriched cohort as a platform for testing early interventions to prevent severe mental illness
Severe mental illness (SMI), including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe depression, is responsible for a substantial proportion of disability in the population. This article describes the aims and de...
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Open AccessConduct disorder in girls: neighborhoods, family characteristics, and parenting behaviors
Little is known about the social context of girls with conduct disorder (CD), a question of increasing importance to clinicians and researchers. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations betwee...
