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ARCH Lab Publishes New Paper Using MY LIFE Study Data
The ARCH Lab recently published a paper titled “Prevalence and Correlates of Physical-mental Multimorbidity in Outpatient Children from a Pediatric Hospital in Canada”. The aim of this study was to estimate the six-month prevalence of mental illness in children with chronic physical illness (multimorbidity), examine agreement between parent and child reports of multimorbidity, and identify […]
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ARCH Lab Publishes Paper on Hair Cortisol and HRQoL in Children with Mental Disorder
The ARCH Lab has recently published a paper, titled “Hair Cortisol and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Mental Disorder”. While it is established that children living with mental disorder are at risk for lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) compared to their peers, and evidence suggests that cortisol dysregulation is implicated in the […]
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ARCH Lab Publishes Paper on Use of KIDSCREEN-27 in Young Children with Chronic Physical Illness
The ARCH Lab collaborated with the authors of the KIDSCREEN-27, a measure of health related quality of life for children and adolescents, to assess whether it was a reliable and valid measure in young children 2-7 years with chronic physical illnesses. The paper, “Measuring health-related quality of life in young children with physical illness: psychometric […]
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Dr. Ferro Panelist in CAPE Career Talk
Dr. Ferro participated in a CAPE (Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology) Conversation on June 30, 2021. This particular conversation focused on career opportunities, how to be successful in graduate school and other related topics. Click here to watch the talk.
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ARCH Lab and COMPASS Collaborate on Paper
Members of the ARCH Lab recently collaborated with colleagues from the COMPASS study on a paper titled “Measurement Invariance of the GAD-7 and CESD-R-10 Among Adolescents in Canada” that was published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. The primary objective of the study was to assess measurement invariance (by grade and sex) of the 7-item […]
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Arch Lab Publishes Paper on Covid-19 Distress among Parents and Youth with Physical Illness
The ARCH Lab published a paper titled “COVID-19-Related Psychological and Psychosocial Distress Among Parents and Youth With Physical Illness: A Longitudinal Study” that describes changes in psychological distress from prior to during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors collected responses from youth with physical illness and their parents and compared perceptions of COVID-19-related psychosocial health. There were […]
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ARCH Lab Publishes Paper on Parent-Child Agreement of Child Psychopathology
Members of the ARCH Lab recently published a paper titled “Parent-Child Agreement on the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents (MINI-KID)” using data from the completed study “Multimorbidity in Youth Receiving Mental Health Services”. Multiple informants are often used in the assessment of child psychopathology; however, parent-child agreement is low in child psychiatry. […]
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ARCH Lab collaborates on study of PPD Intervention
The ARCH Lab collaborated with colleagues from McMaster University on a paper published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, titled “Peer-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Postpartum Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial”. The objective of this paper was to determine if a 9-week group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention delivered by women who have recovered from postpartum depression […]
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ARCH Lab Collaborates on Newly Published Paper
The ARCH Lab collaborated on a paper with colleagues from the COMPASS study, titled “Associations between longitudinal patterns of substance use and anxiety and depression symptoms among a sample of Canadian secondary school students”. The purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal associations between latent classes of substance use and anxiety and depression […]
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Dr. Ferro Guest on “Beyond the Books” Podcast
Dr. Ferro was an invited guest on the “Beyond the Books” podcast recently where he discussed childhood multimorbidity and the mental health of youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The very informative episode can be found on all podcast streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc.) and as a direct link here.
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