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ARCH Lab Collaborates on Paper Examining Mental Health Needs of Youth in Physical Rehabilitation
The ARCH Lab collaborated on a recently published paper, titled “Services Addressing Mental Health Needs of Youth in Physical Rehabilitation: Perspectives of Clinicians, Youth and Family Members” in the journal Child: Care, Health and Development. The study, examining youth with physical disabilities in a rehabilitation setting, aimed to better understand the needs, supports, challenges and […]
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ARCH Lab student Christopher Barclay successfully defends Master’s Thesis
Congratulations to ARCH Lab MSc student, Chris Barclay, on the successful defense of his thesis. Chris’ project focused on perceived differential parenting and childhood physical-mental multimorbidity in the MY LIFE cohort. Notable findings indicate: Chris notes that his research has implications for the provision of family-centered approaches to healthcare for children with chronic physical illnesses. […]
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ARCH Lab Publishes Paper on School Belonging in MY LIFE Sample
Dr. Ferro and colleagues recently a paper titled “Perceived School Belonging Among Youth with Chronic Physical Illness” in the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. Data come from a sample of youth aged 10-16 with chronic illness participating in the longitudinal Multimorbidity in Children and Youth Across the Life Course (MY LIFE) Study. A total of 105 […]
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ARCH Lab Publishes New Paper on General Psychopathology Factor (p Factor)
The ARCH Lab recently published a paper titled P factor in children with chronic physical illness in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research. The p factor is a marker of overall liability for the development of mental illness within individuals; there has been a rejuvenated attention placed on understanding this in the general population. This paper […]
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ARCH Lab PhD Student Publishes Paper
ARCH Lab PhD student, Shannon Reaume, has recently published a paper based on her dissertation work titled “An Epidemiological Study of Physical-Mental Multimorbidity in Youth” in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. This epidemiological study estimated the lifetime prevalence of chronic physical illness (i.e., an illness that lasted or was expected to last ≥6 months) and […]
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ARCH Lab Receives $1.3M of $4.3M Awarded to UWaterloo Researchers
Dr. Mark Ferro, director of the ARCH Lab, is proud to be one of seven recipients of funding from Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) at University of Waterloo, receiving nearly $1.3M of the overall $4.3M awarded across the institution. CIHR is Canada’s leading federal funding agency, collaborating with partners and researchers to support health-care […]
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MY LIFE Study Receives Full Funding from Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The ARCH Lab is very excited to announce that the Multimorbidity in Children and Youth Across the Life-course (MY LIFE) Study has been fully funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research; this will allow us to continue following the MY LIFE cohort for many more years to come! The MY LIFE Study began in 2017, […]
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ARCH Lab Examines Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Youth With Physical-Mental Comorbidity
The ARCH Lab recently published a paper titled “Suicidal ideation and attempts among youth with physical-mental comorbidity in Canada: proposal for an epidemiological study” in JMIR Research Protocols. Evidence suggests that having a chronic physical illness (CPI; eg, asthma, diabetes, and epilepsy) is an independent risk factor for suicidality (ie, suicidal ideation or attempts) among […]
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ARCH Lab Publishes Paper Validating OCHS-EBS-B in MY LIFE Study
The ARCH Lab recently published a paper titled “Validating the Ontario Child Health Study Emotional Behavioural Scales-Brief Version (OCHS-EBS-B) in children with chronic physical illness” in the journal Child: Care, Health and Development using data from the ongoing MY LIFE Study. Children and youth with physical illness are at greater risk of developing mental health […]
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ARCH Lab Collaborates on Paper Examining Mental Health in Youth with Physical Disabilities
The ARCH Lab recently collaborated on a paper titled “Mental health practices in rehabilitation for youth with physical disabilities: a chart review study” that was recently published in the journal Disability and Rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to examine current interprofessional rehabilitation practices for physical and mental health services. To accomplish this, youth […]
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