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  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 of child and adolescent symptoms … Continue reading →

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 health approaches to suicide prevention, … Continue reading →

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 of childhood traumatic events’, PhD … Continue reading →

  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 predictors of adolescent suicidal thoughts.” … Continue reading →

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 predictive validity of the Depression … Continue reading →

A new paper out of the APEAL lab has recently been published in Preventive Medicine. The paper, “Protective factors against depression during the transition from adolescence to adulthood: Findings from a national Canadian cohort”, is a collaboration involving Dr. Ian … Continue reading →

  The APEAL lab congratulates Michael Martin, whose first-author paper “The incidence and prediction of self-injury among sentenced prisoners” was recently published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. The paper reported on the incidence of self-injury among sentenced prisoners during … Continue reading →

Congratulations to APEAL lab student Kiyuri Naicker, who was recently awarded a PhD studentship by the Ontario Mental Health Foundation. Kiyuri will use this 3-year award to fund her doctoral research on the relationships between anxiety, depression, and diabetes.

Friday, March 21, was a big day for APEAL lab students. Kiyuri Naicker successfully passed her PhD candidacy exam; Michael Martin won first prize for best PhD student presentation at the Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine’s student research day; … Continue reading →

Dr. Colman was recently one of the featured researchers at a uOttawa Faculty of Medicine gala, hosted by CBC’s Jian Ghomeshi. The evening featured Cirque du Soleil performers and several magicians, highlighting the link between medicine and magic.