Congratulations to Marc-André Bélair for the successful defence of his MSc. thesis this morning! MAB’s thesis is entitled “The relationship between physical and sedentary activity on the mental health outcomes of children and youth in…
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…
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…
APEAL lab members made an impressive showing at the annual scientific symposium of the Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology in Toronto. Dr. Ian Colman gave a presentation on ‘Factors associated with consistency in adult reporting…
MSc student Jen Dykxhoorn had the opportunity to visit beautiful Tallin, Estonia to attend the European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour in August. She presented part of her Masters research entitled “Early life…
A new paper from the APEAL lab looking at the prediction of self-harm during the first six months in prison was recently published in the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. The paper titled, ‘The…