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ARCH Lab Contributes to Study on Changes in Emotional Functioning Following Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
The ARCH Lab contributed to a study titled “Longitudinal changes in emotional functioning following pediatric resective epilepsy surgery: 2-year follow-up”. The study looked at long term changes and predictors of depression and anxiety in the two years following epilepsy surgery in children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). Data came from 128 children and adolescents with DRE […]
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ARCH Lab Contributes to Paper on the Canadian Movement Guidelines and Mental Health in Adolescents
The ARCH Lab recently contributed to a paper titled “The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and Psychological Distress among Adolescents: Les Directives canadiennes en matière de mouvement sur 24 heures et la détresse psychologique chez les adolescents”. The study reviewed the current Canadian 24-Hour movement guidelines for children and youth and examined the association between meeting […]
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ARCH Lab Contributes to Two Studies Using COMPASS Data
The ARCH Lab has contributed to two articles using data collected as part of the COMPASS (Cannabis, Obesity, Mental Health, Physical activity, Alcohol, Smoking, Sedentary behavior) study. The first article, “Does having one or more smoking friends mediate the transition from e-cigarette use to cigarette smoking: a longitudinal study of Canadian youth”, looks at data from over 5000 […]
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ARCH Lab Contributes to Feasibility Study Among Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect the development of movement and posture. Current neuroimaging research in CP has focused on the brain during early development, but research is lacking in CP brain structure and functioning during young adulthood. The ARCH Lab recently contributed to a feasibility study titled “Functional connectivity and […]
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ARCH Lab Contributes to Paper Validating the Flourishing Scale in Canadian Youth
Positive mental health factors such as social wellbeing have been found to be protective against developing mental disorders such as depression. When adolescents have positive mental health they are more likely to thrive in areas such as academics and less likely to engage in risk taking behaviour. The secondary school environment presents an opportunity for […]
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ARCH Lab Contributes to Paper on Profile Analysis of Heavy Episodic Drinking in Emerging Adults
Among emerging adults, heavy episodic drinking (HED) is a major public health concern. Within the literature there is currently much heterogeneity within concurrent substance use and psychopathology. To begin to address this, ARCH Lab recently contributed to a paper titled “Latent Profile Analysis of Heavy Episodic Drinking in Emerging Adults: A Reinforcer Pathology Approach” which […]
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ARCH Lab Graduate Students Publish Paper on Psychometric Properties of Three Commonly Used Scales
ARCH Lab Graduate Students Megan Dol and Erica McDonald recently published a paper with Dr. Ferro titled “Psychometric properties of the CESD, STAI-T, and PSS among parents of children with mental illness”. The study looked at commonly used scales to assess psychological distress in adults to find out if the measures are still valid when […]
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Dr. Mark Ferro Appears on Behind The Numbers Podcast
Mark Ferro recently was recently featured on Gabirele Zitikyte’s podcast, Behind The Numbers, to discuss his research interests regarding the link between mental and physical health among youth. They further talked about his initial research interests with respect to pediatric epilepsy and how that led to an interest in a larger assessment related to youth […]
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ARCH Lab Contributes to Study on Child-Parent Agreement in Youth with Epilepsy
Arch Lab recently contributed to a study titled “Self-reported quality of life and degree of youth-parent agreement: A long-term follow-up of childhood-onset epilepsy”. The data used came from the Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Epilepsy Study, a 10-year longitudinal study which included children aged 4-12 years old with a new epilepsy diagnosis. While […]
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ARCH Lab Contributes to Study on Mode of Cannabis Use in Youth
ARCH Lab contributed to a study titled “Does how you use matter? The link between mode of use and cannabis-related risk”. Information on mode of use and cannabis-related risks are currently lacking, even though due to the recent legalization of cannabis there are more cannabis products available to consumers than ever before. This study looked […]
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