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In the article, “Child abuse and the prevalence of suicide attempts among those reporting suicide ideation,” published recently in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Michael Martin (lead author and APEAL Lab PhD student) and Jen Dykxhoorn (co-author and APEAL Lab MSc alumnus) … Continue reading →

In his new article, entitled “A Developmental pathways linking childhood and adolescent internalizing, externalizing, academic competence, and adolescent depression”, published recently in Journal of Adolescence, Murray examines longitudinal pathways through three domains of adaptation from ages 4-5 to 14-15 (internalizing problems, … Continue reading →

Congratulations to PhD student Michael Martin, who published this month in the PLoS ONE journal. In the article, entitled “Yield and Efficiency of Mental Health Screening: A Comparison of Screening Protocols at Intake to Prison,” he compares the yield (i.e. newly detected … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Dr. Ian Colman, Director of the APEAL Lab, who was recently elected to be a Fellow of the American Psychopathological Association. The American Psychopathological Association (APPA), founded in 1910, is one of the oldest research organizations in North … Continue reading →

The APEAL Lab is hiring two senior research associates – one research psychologist and one epidemiologist/biostatistician – for an ongoing project on military mental health. The project is in partnership with the Department of National Defence. The primary responsibility of … Continue reading →

Congratulations to PhD student Michael Martin, who published this month in the Journal of Correctional Health Care. His review, entitled “Diagnostic Error in Correctional Mental Health: Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences,” looked in depth at why diagnostic errors occur in jails and … Continue reading →

Congratulations to our very own François Thériault who recently won The Robert Spasoff Award, the top prize for best PhD presentation at the annual University of Ottawa School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventative Medicine Student Research Day. His presentation … Continue reading →