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Applying Theory-Driven Approaches To Predicting Pediatric Mental Health Clinician Behavior In The Utilization Of Evidence-Based Practice
(2010-09-09)
Within pediatric mental health, of the only 25% of children with emotional and behavioral disorders that receive mental health services many receive treatments and interventions that are not based upon evidence. The question ...
What is the culture (i.e., values and beliefs) of a Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) in providing care to children/youth who arrive in the ED primarily for care regarding a mental health concern?
(2014-12-17)
Children/youth with mental health concerns are presenting to Pediatric Emergency Departments (ED) at increasing rates. Staff in the ED feel ill equipped to provide care. The introduction of the Emergency Mental Health and ...
SUBSTANCE USE AND PSYCHIATRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PRESCRIPTION OPIOID USERS IN A LOW-THRESHOLD METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT PROGRAM IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2011-12-21)
Prescription opioid use is highly prevalent and may be replacing heroin as the predominant illicit opioid that is used. Little is known about specific prescription opioid use characteristics, or issues faced by these ...
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF SUBJECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND FREQUENCY OF LEISURE ENGAGEMENT
(2015-06-11)
Mental health has traditionally been understood as the presence or absence of disease – however, research shows it is much more. Mental health is a complete state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or ...
Access to Mental Health Supports and Services in Rural Nova Scotia: Perceptions and Experiences of Young Women
(2018-08-22)
Although a growing number of Canadian youth live with diagnosed and undiagnosed mental health issues, only one in six youth has access to mental health services and supports. Existing literature suggests there may be ...
MENTAL HEALTH OF UNIVERSITY CLUB RUGBY PLAYERS FOLLOWING INJURY: IDENTIFYING RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS
(2017-08-08)
Mental health, rather than mental illness, is an important area of focus within health promotion. Although sport participation has many health benefits, athletes are vulnerable to poor mental health following athletic ...
A MOBILE SENSING APP FOR MENTAL HEALTH TO SUPPORT FEDERATED LEARNING
(2020-12-18)
Smartphones are used by half of the world population. More than 10,000 applications are targeted at Mental health. Available apps are limited in four major ways: One, most apps are designed for the Android platform, 80% ...
Lost in Transition? Health Service Utilization of IWK Mental Health and Addictions Patients on Transition to Adult Services
(2021-08-09)
The objective of this thesis was to improve our understanding of transition aged youth accessing public Mental Health & Addictions (MHA) services in Nova Scotia and identify potential inequities using routinely collected ...
Associations Between the Presence or Absence of a Lifetime History of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Current Mental Health Issues in a Sample of Canadian Men: A Secondary Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
(2021-05-05)
The present study examined the prevalence of lifetime history of prostate cancer (PCa) in a cross-sectional sample of Canadian men (N = 25, 183) and investigated the contribution of presence or absence of history of a PCa ...
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH CHRONIC NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
(2021-04-15)
The purpose of this study was to explore the factors associated with self-reported general health (SRH) and mental health (SRMH) for adults living in Canada with chronic neurological conditions. A secondary analysis of ...