A recent APEAL Lab paper on suicide contagion in the CMAJ generated worldwide media attention. The paper, entitled “Association between exposure to suicide and suicidality outcomes in youth” caught the eye of CNN, CBS, CTV,…
A new paper on outcomes of adolescent depression from Kiyuri Naicker, a PhD student in the APEAL Lab, was published this month in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The paper, entitled “Social, demographic, and health…
The APEAL Lab recently collaborated with Dr. Felice Jacka, based at Deakin University in Australia and an expert in the field examining diet and mental health, on a study examining the relationship between fruit and…
The APEAL Lab is delighted to announce success in the September 2012 open operating grant competition of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, receiving $410,418 to support a project entitled “The burden of depression on…
Congratulations to Rebecca North, who recently published a paper in PLoS ONE entitled “Early Neurodevelopment and Self-Reported Adolescent Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in a National Canadian Cohort Study”. This study, which was the focus…
Congratulations to APEAL M.Sc. student Marc-André Bélair who received a Leadership Award from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine on December 12, 2012 for his achievements in being a student leader.
The APEAL Lab Movember team shaved four longstanding beards to support men’s health and raised more than $2,000 in the process. Who knew a mustache could be such an effective fundraising tool?
Congratulations to Seanna McMartin, whose first-author paper entitled “Diet quality and mental health in subsequent years among Canadian youth” appeared in the December issue of Public Health Nutrition. Seanna’s paper showed that children who had…
Congratulations to Maeve Wickham and Yasmin Garad, who graduated two weeks ago with M.Sc. in Epidemiology degrees from the University of Alberta School of Public Health.