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Current Juvenile Arthritis and Mental Health (JAMH) Study
Research in the mental health of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is growing, but gaps in our understanding remain. This study will address these gaps by: studying how the mental health of children with JIA changes and identify which children experience the largest changes over time describing what mental
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Current Suicidal Ideation and Attempts among Youth with Physical-Mental Comorbidity: A Pan-Canadian Study
This project uses data from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey of Children and Youth (CHSCY) to study the intersection of physical illness, mental or neurodevelopmental disorder (MND), and suicide ideation and attempts (suicidality) in youth. Youth who participated in the CHSCY aged 15-17 years (n=15,670) were asked specific questions about
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Current A Pan-Canadian Study of Physical-Mental Comorbidity in Children
As many as 30% of children under 18 years of age have co-occurring physical and mental illness (e.g., diabetes and depression). Multimorbidity has tremendous public health implications. These children report compromised quality of life that extends throughout the life-course, have parents and families that experience elevated stress, and use considerably
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Completed COVID-19 Effects on Mental Health and Service Provision on Children and Families: The MY LIFE Experience
Children with co-occurring physical and mental illness, or multimorbidity, have poorer quality of life and use more health services. Their parents also often experience poor mental health. These burdens are likely amplified by COVID-19 and the subsequent countermeasures to reduce transmission. Understanding the extent to which COVID-19 has affected the
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Completed Determinants and Outcomes of Youth Psychiatry Readmission (DETOUR)
Nearly 20% of hospitalizations for youth aged 18 years or younger are due to mental illness. Psychiatric hospitalizations are costly to the health care system, accounting for one-third of all youth mental health expenditures. In addition to the health care costs, hospitalized youth tend to have substantial emotional distress, function
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Current Multimorbidity in Children and Youth Across the Life Course (MY LIFE)
The Multimorbidity in Children and Youth Across the Life-course (MY LIFE) Study began in 2017, recruiting children aged 2-16 years from McMaster Children’s hospital; it is currently in its 6th year of follow-up. Results so far showed that 25% to 40% of children living with a long-term physical illness, like
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Completed 2014 Ontario Child Health Study (OCHS)
Results from the 1983 Ontario Child Health Study were partially responsible for over 3 billion dollars of investment in federal and provincial programs and services, resulting in the creation of programs such as the Ontario Early Years Centres; thirty years later, a sequel was conducted. The 2014 Ontario Child Health
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Completed Multimorbidity In Youth Receiving Mental Health Services
Contemporary estimates suggest 13% of children and youth in Canada have a mental disorder. The negative effects associated with having a mental disorder are even more pronounced when youth also have a chronic health condition (known as multimorbidity). Little is known about the number of youth in Canada experiencing both
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Completed Researching Adolescent and Child Heath (REACH)
The comorbidity of chronic health conditions and mental disorder in children can adversely impact children’s quality of life and family functioning. It also presents complex treatment challenges and increased costs to our health care system. The primary goal of the REACH study are to assess the course (prognosis and risk)
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Completed Depressive Symptoms In Youth With Physical Illness During The Transition From Adolescence To Young Adulthood
Cross-sectional studies have shown that youth with a chronic health condition compared to their healthy peers have twice the risk of developing mental health problems. However, there is a paucity of information describing the trajectories of these problems and how their determinants change over time, particularly as youth transition to