Browsing Health (Faculty of) by Supervisor "Perlman, Christopher"
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Alcohol use among Older Adults in Inpatient Psychiatry in Ontario: Individual and Community Factors Related to Problematic Use
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-18)Background: Alcohol use among older adults is usually not identifiable and could be mistaken for other medical or psychiatric conditions. As sometimes an underlying cause, problematic alcohol use (PAU) continues to impact ... -
Cannabis use among individuals in inpatient psychiatry: Trends in use, factors associated with use, and risk of 30-day readmission
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-20)Purpose: The Canadian Government has approved Bill C-45 to legalize and regulate the production, sale, and use of non-medical cannabis. Certain subpopulations, including those with psychiatric disorders, need to be uniquely ... -
Examining the association between affective disorders with psychotic features and cannabis use 30 days prior to admission to inpatient psychiatry in Ontario, Canada from 2015-2019.
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-09)Background: Cannabis use is associated with the risk of developing psychosis. There is substantial research on the association between cannabis use and non-affective psychotic disorders, but few studies have examined the ... -
Gender Differences in Control Intervention Use: A Population-Based Cohort Study of Acute Psychiatric Hospital Patients in Ontario, Canada between 2006-2018
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-09)Background: Both gender differences (GDs) have been explored in various areas of mental health including disease epidemiology, treatment, risk factors and community engagement. However, few articles examine GDs in quality ... -
Living on the Edge: the Influence of Marginalization on Mental Health Needs and Service Use
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-27)Background: Persons with severe mental illnesses are a small portion of the population that require a disproportionate amount of health and social services to meet their complex needs. This group is particularly vulnerable ... -
MENTAL HEALTH INPATIENT USE OVER TIME: IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED USE FOLLOWING INDEX ADMISSION
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-06)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe patterns of inpatient mental health service following index admission and to identify individual and socio-environmental factors associated with high use following index ... -
Older Adult Mental Health Considerations and Differences in the COVID-19 Context: A Mixed Methods Study
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-25)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted older adult mental health in Ontario. Information around the aging and mental health considerations of older adults and their support network is lacking. There is also a ... -
Substance Use and Acute Inpatient Psychiatry: Identifying Factors Associated with Receipt of Addiction Care
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-22)Integrated care models are evidence-based approaches that advocate for identifying and simultaneously treating mental illness and problematic substance use. However, in psychiatric settings, current literature suggests ...