New research from the APEAL lab was recently published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The study, titled: “Associations between fruit and vegetable consumption and depressive symptoms: evidence from a national Canadian longitudinal…
Congratulations to APEAL alumna Jen Dykxhoorn, who is heading to London this fall to begin her PhD at University College London. Jen was awarded the John Grace QC scholarship in Psychiatry by Mental Health Research…
New research from the APEAL lab, in partnership with University College London, points to the effects of the neighbourhood social environment on adolescent mental health. The paper, published in Psychological Medicine, examined neighbourhood social cohesion…
Congratulations to APEAL lab member Mila Kingsbury, whose abstract was selected as one of two oral presentations delivered at the annual conference of the Canadian Depression Research and Intervention Network (CDRIN). Dr. Kingsbury presented data…
Congratulations to APEAL lab alumna Maeve Wickham, whose first-author paper was recently published in Pediatrics. Maeve graduated from the APEAL lab with an MSc in Epidemiology. Her paper, ‘Maternal Depressive Symptoms During Childhood and Risky…
Recent APEAL research is making headlines! Published in the lighthearted Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal, the paper, titled “CARTOONS_KILL: Casualties in Animated Recreational Theater in an Objective Observational New Study of Kids’ Introduction…
Congratulations to APEAL PhD student Kiyuri Naicker, who recently broke the 100 citation barrier. We are sure the rest of your career will be even more illustrious!
Congratulations to APEAL member Jen Dykxhoorn, who has officially joined the ranks of lab alumni! She successfully defended her MSc thesis, entitled “Early Life Predictors of Adolescent Suicidality”, on November 24th. Way to go Jen!
A new APEAL lab paper entitled ‘Time trends in symptoms of mental illness in children and adolescents in Canada’ was recently published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. This study showed that the prevalence…
Dr. Colman was recently the keynote speaker for an event hosted by the Ottawa Suicide Prevention Coalition to mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2014. At the event, 117 attendees heard Dr. Colman speak about public…