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Date of PublicationTitleJournalLocationAuthorsLed vs SupportedTopic AreasPublication Type
2024-03-23
Heart Rate Variability and Pulse Rate Variability: Do Anatomical Location and Sampling Rate Matter?
SensorsCerebrovascular Concussion Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of CalgaryJoel S. Burma, James K. Griffiths, Andrew P. Lapointe, Ibukunoluwa K. Oni, Ateyeh Soroush, Joseph Carere, Jonathan D. Smirl, Jeff F. DunnAtlas SupportedClinical assessmentPrimary ResearchHeart rate variability; pulse rate variability; cerebral vasculature; peripheral vasculature; validityYhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/7/2048
2024-03-21
Improving Health Professional Recognition and Response to Child Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence: Protocol for Two Mixed Methods Pilot Randomized Controlled Trials
JMIR Research ProtocolsOfford Centre for Child Studies, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster UniversityMelissa Kimber, Elizabeth Baker-Sullivan, Donna E Stewart, Meredith VanstoneAtlas SupportedIPVPrimary Researchmedical education; health professions education; child maltreatment; intimate partner violence; mixed methods; pilot trial; qualitative description; family violenceYhttps://www.researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e50864
2024-02-09
Exposure to moral stressors and associated outcomes in healthcare workers: Prevalence, correlates, and impact on job attrition
European Journal of PsychotraumatologyMacDonald Franklin Operational Stress Injury Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada.Anthony Nazarov, Callista A Forchuk, Stephanie A Houle, Kevin T Hansen, Rachel A Plouffe, Jenny J W Liu, Kylie S Dempster, Tri Le, Ilyana Kocha, Fardous Hosseiny, Ann Heesters, J Don RichardsonAtlas SupportedCovid-19, Moral injuryPrimary ResearchMoral stressors, healthcare workers, job attrition, moral distress, moral injuryYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10860421/
2024-02-09
The independent and combined impact of moral injury and moral distress on post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
European Journal of PsychotraumatologyMcMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.Andrea M D'Alessandro-Lowe, Herry Patel, Bethany Easterbrook, Kim Ritchie, Andrea Brown, Yuanxin Xue, Mauda Karram, Heather Millman, Emily Sullo, Mina Pichtikova, Andrew Nicholson, Alex Heber, Ann Malain, Charlene O'Connor, Hygge Schielke, Sara Rodrigues, Fardous Hosseiny, Randi E McCabe, Ruth A Lanius, Margaret C McKinnonAtlas SupportedMoral injury, PTSDPrimary ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorder, moral injury, moral distress, healthcare workers, COVID-19Yhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10860446/
2024-02-05"Proud, Brave, and Tough": Women in the Canadian Combat ArmsFrontiers SociologyDepartment of National Defence, CanadaEmalie Hendel, Kate MacEachern, Alma Haxhiu, Barbara T. WaruszynskiAtlas SupportedWomen VeteransPrimary ResearchCombat arms, diversity, Inclusion, masculinized culture, gender, military career, women, military cultureNhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2024.1304075/abstract
2024-01-29
Increasing understanding of the barriers to military-sexual-trauma-related reporting and treatment seeking in Canada
Journal of Military, Veteran and Family HealthMcMaster University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaAndrea Brown, Heather Millman, Linna Tam-Seto, Bibi Imre-Millei, Ashley Ibbotson, Lori Buchart, Alexandra Heber, Marguerite E. Samplonius, Ashlee Mulligan, MaryAnn Notarianni, Margaret C. McKinnonAtlas SupportedMSTPrimary ResearchCAF, Canadian Armed Forces, mental health, military sexual misconduct, military sexual trauma, moral injury, MST, support-seeking, treatment-seekingYhttps://jmvfh.utpjournals.press/doi/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0021
2024-01-29
Evidence for locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system abnormality in military PTSD revealed by neuromelanin-sensitive MRI
Biological PsychiatryUniversity of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at the Royal, Ottawa, CanadaAdelina McCall, Reihaneh Forouhandehpour, Seyda Celebi, Claude Richard-Malenfant, Rami Hamati, Synthia Guimond, Lauri Tuominen, David Weinshenker, Natalia Jaworska, Robyn J McQuaid, Jakov Shlik, Rebecca Robillard, Zachary Kaminsky, Clifford M CassidyAtlas SupportedPTSD, Brain imagingPrimary ResearchHyperarousal, Locus coeruleus, Neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (NM-MRI), Norepinephrine, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Veterans’ healthNhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38296219/#full-view-affiliation-1
2023-12-27
Measuring moral distress and moral injury: A systematic review and content analysis of existing scales
Clinical Psychology ReviewMacDonald Franklin Operational Stress Injury Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada.Stephanie A. Houle, Natalie Ein, Julia Gervasio, Rachel A. Plouffe, Brett T. Litz, R. Nicholas Carleton, Kevin T. Hansen, Jenny J.W. Liu, Andrea R. Ashbaugh, Walter Callaghan, Megan M. Thompson, Bethany Easterbrook, Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, Sara Rodrigues, Stéphanie A.H. Bélanger, Katherine Bright, Ruth A. Lanius, Clara Baker, William Younger, Suzette Bremault-Phillips, Fardous Hosseiny, J. Don Richardson, Anthony Nazarov, the Atlas Institute Moral Injury Research Community of PracticeAtlas SupportedMoral injuryReviewMoral distress, Moral injury, Psychometrics, Scale development, MeasurementYhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272735823001356
2023-11-29A tale of two targets: examining the differential effects of posterior cingulate cortex- and amygdala-targeted fMRI-neurofeedback in a PTSD pilot studyFrontiers in NeuroscienceLawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, CanadaJonathan M. Lieberman, Daniela Rabellino, Maria Densmore, Paul A. Frewen, David Steyrl, Frank Scharnowski, Jean Théberge, Niki Hosseini-Kamkar, Richard W. J. Neufeld, Rakesh Jetly, Benicio N. Frey, Tomas Ros, Ruth A. Lanius, Andrew A. NicholsonAtlas LedPTSD, Brain imagingPrimary ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorder, fMRI neurofeedback, posterior cingulate cortex, amygdala, default mode networkYhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1229729/full
2023-11-27Machine Learning Models Predict PTSD Severity and Functional
Impairment: A Personalized Medicine Approach for Uncovering Complex
Associations Among Heterogeneous Symptom Profiles
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice,and PolicyDepartment of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster UniversityHomewood Research Institute, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster UniversityAnna H. Park, Herry Patel, James Mirabelli, Stephanie J. Eder, David Steyrl, Brigitte Lueger-Schuster, Frank Scharnowski, Charlene O’Connor, Patrick Martin, Ruth A. Lanius, Margaret C. McKinnon, and Andrew A. NicholsonAtlas SupportedPTSD, Brain imagingPrimary ResearchTrauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, machine learning, dissociation, functional impairmentYhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38010788/
2023-11-22Canadian respiratory therapists who considered leaving their clinical position experienced elevated moral distress and adverse psychological and functional outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemicHealth Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada Research, Policy and Practice McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaAndrea M. D’Alessandro-Lowe, Kimberly Ritchie, Andrea Brown, Bethany Easterbrook, Yuanxin Xue, Mina Pichtikova, Max Altman, Isaac Beech, Heather Millman, Fatima Foster, Kelly Hassall, Yarden Levy, David L. Streiner, Fardous Hosseiny, Sara Rodrigues, Alexandra Heber, Charlene O’Connor, Hugo Schielke, Ann Malain, Randi E. McCabe, Ruth A. Lanius, Margaret C. McKinnonAtlas SupportedCovid-19, Mental healthPrimary ResearchRespiratory therapists, COVID-19, turnover, mental health, PTSD, health care, moral distressYhttps://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-43-no-10-11-2023.html
2023-11-01Adverse Life Experiences and Brain Function
A Meta-Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings
JAMA Network OpenAtlas Institute for Veterans and Families, Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaNiki Hosseini-Kamkar, Mahdieh Varvani Farahani, Maja Nikolic, Kaycee Stewart, Samantha Goldsmith, Mahdie Soltaninejad, Reza Rajabli, Cassandra Lowe, Andrew A. Nicholson, J. Bruce Morton, Marco LeytonAtlas LedBrain imagingReview-Yhttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811174?resultClick=3
2023-09-29The mediating roles of workplace support and ethical work environment in associations between leadership and moral distress: a longitudinal study of Canadian health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemicFrontiers in PsychologyMacDonald Franklin Operational Stress Injury Research Centre, London, ON, CanadaRachel A. Plouffe, Anthony Nazarov, Ann M. Heesters, Chandlee C. Dickey, Laura Foxcroft, Fardous Hosseiny, Tri Le, P. Andrea Lum, Maede S. Nouri, Patrick Smith and J. Don RichardsonAtlas SupportedCovid-19, Moral injuryPrimary ResearchLeadership, moral distress, healthcare, workplace ethics, workplace supportYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10570733/
2023-09-11
Towards a Holistic Model of Care for Moral Injury: An Australian and New Zealand Investigation into the Role of Police Chaplains in Supporting Police Members following exposure to Moral Transgression
Journal of Religion and HealthPhoenix Australia-Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia.Andrea J Phelps, Kelsey Madden, R Nicholas Carleton, Lucinda Johnson, Lindsay B Carey, Jean-Michel Mercier, Andrew Mellor, Jeffrey Baills, David Forbes, Peter Devenish-Meares, Fardous Hosseiny , Lisa DellAtlas SupportedMoral injuryPrimary ResearchBiopsychosocial-spiritual, Chaplains, Holistic approach, Moral injury, Police, Religion, SpiritualityYhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37697218/
2023-05-12
Determinants of Telehealth Experiences in Canadian Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
BMJ JournalsMacDonald Franklin Operational Stress Injury Research Centre, London, CanadaDeanna L Walker, M S Nouri, R A Plouffe, J J W Liu 1, T Le, C A Forchuk, D Gargala, K St Cyr, A Nazarov, J D RichardsonAtlas SupportedCovid-19, Mental healthPrimary ResearchCOVID-19, psychiatry, telemedicineYhttps://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/early/2023/05/11/military-2022-002249.long
2023-05-12Against everything that got you into the job: Experiences of potentially morally injurious events in Canadian PSPEuropean Journal of PsychotraumatologyAtlas Institute For Veterans and Families, Ottawa, CanadaSara Rodrigues, Jean-Michel Mercier, Adelina McCall, Molly Nannarone, Fardous HosseinyAtlas LedMoral injuryPrimary ResearchMoral injury, Potentially morally injurious event, Moral distress, Organizational betrayal, Public safety personnel, First responder, Paramedics, 911 call-takers, Mental health, TraumaYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10184585/
2023-05-06Problematic anger in military and veteran populations with and without PTSD: The elephant in
the room
Journal of Anxiety DisordersUniversity of Melbourne, Australia.David Forbes, Amy B Adler, David Pedlar, Gordon J G Asmundson; MHRIC across the Five Eyes NationsAtlas SupportedPTSDEditorialYhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0887618523000543?via%3Dihub
2023-04-28Altered Resting-State Functional Connectivity in the Anterior And Posterior Hippocampus in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: The Central Role of the Anterior HippocampusNeuroimage: ClinicalMcMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaMohammad Chaposhloo, Andrew A Nicholson, Suzanna Becker, Margaret C McKinnon, Ruth Lanius, Saurabh Bhaskar Shaw; Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging InitiativeAtlas SupportedBrain imaging, PTSDPrimary ResearchPTSD, Hippocampus, Functional connectivity, Resting-state fMRI, Graph theory, HubYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10193024/
2023-04-19Comparing the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders to prolonged exposure for the treatment of PTSD: Design of a non-inferiority randomized controlled trialContemporary Clinical Trials CommunicationsUniversity of Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaW. Lau, K. Chisholm, M.W. Gallagher, K. Felmingham, K. Murray, A. Pearce, N. Doyle, S. Alexander, H. O'Brien, A. Putica, J. Khatri, P. Bockelmann, F. Hosseiny, A. Librado, M. Notarianni, M.L. O'DonnellAtlas SupportedPTSD, Clinical assessment, Implementation scienceResearch Protocol Posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Randomized controlled trial, Prolonged exposure, Unified protocol, Transdiagnostic treatment, Emotion regulationYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10205430/
2023-04-15A scoping review of military and Veteran families within international
suicidality and suicide prevention research
Preventive Medicine ReportsFamilies Matter Research Group, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queens University, Kingston, ON, CanadaDenise DuBois, Rachel Richmond, Lauren Stephanie Roberts, Alyson Mahar, Nicola Fear, Kamaldeep Gill, Janette Samantha Leroux, Heidi Cramm Atlas SupportedMental health, Veteran familiesReviewSuicidality, Military Families, Suicide Prevention, Scoping Review, FamiliesYhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523000979
2023-03-22Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and well-being of Veterans’ spouses: a cross sectional analysisBMC PsychiatryLawson Health ResearchInstitute, London, ON, CanadaKevin T. Hansen, Rachel A. Plouffe, Deanna L. Walker, Sonya G. Wanklyn, Laryssa Lamrock, Polliann Maher, Anthony Nazarov & J. Don Richardson Atlas SupportedCovid-19, Mental health, Families and friendsPrimary ResearchMilitary spouses, Mental health, Well-being, Telehealth use, COVID-19Yhttps://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-023-04687-y
2023-03-17Associations between trauma and substance use among healthcare workers and public safety personnel during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic: the mediating roles of dissociation and emotion dysregulationEuropean Journal of PsychotraumatologyMcMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.Herry Patel, Bethany Easterbrook, Andrea M D'Alessandro-Lowe, Krysta Andrews, Kimberly Ritchie, Fardous Hosseiny, Sara Rodrigues, Ann Malain, Charlene O'Connor, Hugo Schielke, Randi E McCabe, Andrew A Nicholson, Ruth Lanius, Margaret C McKinnonAtlas SupportedCovid-19, Mental healthPrimary ResearchTrauma, dissociation, Emotion dysregulation, Alcohol, Substance useYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10026820/
2023-03-16Homeostatic normalization of alpha brain rhythms within the default-mode network and reduced symptoms in post-traumatic stress disorder following a randomized controlled trial of electroencephalogram neurofeedbackBrain CommunicationsAtlas Institute For Veterans and Families, Ottawa, CanadaAndrew A Nicholson, Maria Densmore, Paul A Frewen, Richard W J Neufeld, Jean Théberge, Rakesh Jetly, Ruth A Lanius, Tomas Ros Atlas LedBrain imaging, PTSD, Clinical assessmentPrimary ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Neurofeedback, EEG, Alpha reboundYhttps://academic.oup.com/braincomms/article/5/2/fcad068/7079074
2023-03-09The Hidden Crisis: Understanding Potentially Morally Injurious Events Experienced by Healthcare Providers during COVID-19 in CanadaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthTrent University, Peterborough, ONKim Ritchie, Andrea M D'Alessandro-Lowe, Andrea Brown, Heather Millman, Mina Pichtikova, Yuanxin Xue, Maxwell Altman, Isaac Beech, Mauda Karram, Fardous Hosseiny, Sara Rodrigues, Charlene O'Connor, Hugo Schielke, Ann Malain, Randi E McCabe, Alexandra Heber, Ruth A Lanius , Margaret C McKinnonAtlas SupportedCovid-19, Moral injuryPrimary ResearchCOVID-19, Healthcare providers, Moral injury, Potentially morally injurious eventsYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10049639/
2023-02-22Characterizing the mental health and functioning of Canadian respiratory therapists during the COVID-19 pandemicEuropean Journal of PsychotraumatologyMcMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaAndrea M D'Alessandro-Lowe, Kimberly Ritchie, Andrea Brown, Yuanxin Xue, Mina Pichtikova, Max Altman, Isaac Beech, Heather Millman, Yarden Levy, Senay Asma, Kelly Hassall, Fatima Foster, Sara Rodrigues, Fardous Hosseiny, Charlene O'Connor, Alexandra Heber, Ann Malain, Hugo Schielke, Ruth A Lanius, Randi E McCabe, Margaret C McKinnon Atlas SupportedCovid-19, Mental healthPrimary ResearchRespiratory therapists, COVID-19, Mental health, PTSD, HealthcareYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9990694/
2023-02-18Peer Support Activities for Veterans, Serving Members, and Their Families: Results of a Scoping ReviewInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthAtlas Institute For Veterans and Families, Ottawa, CanadaJean-Michel Mercier, Fardous Hosseiny, Sara Rodrigues, Anthony Friio, Suzette Brémault-Phillips, Duncan M Shields, Gabrielle DupuisAtlas LedPeer supportReviewMilitary family, Military personnel, Peer group, Peer support, Scoping review, Social support, Veterans, Well-beingYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9964749/
2023-02-15Posterior cingulate cortex targeted real-time fMRI neurofeedback recalibrates effective connectivity with the amygdala, posterior insula, and default-mode network in PTSD.Brain and BehaviourAtlas Institute For Veterans and Families, Ottawa, Canada and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario, CanadaJonathan M. Lieberman, Daniela Rabellino, Maria Densmore, Paul A. Frewen, David Steyrl, Frank Scharnowski, Jean Théberge, Richard W. J. Neufeld, Christian Schmahl, Rakesh Jetly, Sandhya Narikuzhy, Ruth A. Lanius, and Andrew A. NicholsonAtlas LedBrain imaging, PTSDPrimary ResearchDefault mode network, fMRI neurofeedback, Posterior cingulate cortex, Posttraumatic stress disorderYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10013955/
2023-01-31A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Canadian Healthcare Workers’ Use of Coping Strategies during the COVID-19 PandemicInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthMcMaster University, Hamilton, ONMauda Karram, Andrea M D'Alessandro-Lowe, Kimberly Ritchie, Andrea Brown, Yuanxin Xue, Mina Pichtikova, Maxwell Altman, Isaac Beech, Heather Millman, Fardous Hosseiny, Sara Rodrigues, Alexandra Heber, Charlene O'Connor, Hugo Schielke, Ann Malain, Ruth A Lanius, Randi E McCabe, Margaret C McKinnonAtlas SupportedCovid-19Primary ResearchCOVID-19, Coping strategy, Healthcare Workers, StressYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9915458/
2023-01-31The Transcending Protocol: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach for Addressing the Psychosocial Impact of Minority Stress in Transgender and Gender Diverse IndividualsJournal of LGBTQ Issues in CounselingMcMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. Mélise J. Ouellette,Christina Mutschler,Sophia L. Roth,Randi E. McCabe,Talia Tissera,Herry Patel,Jenna E. BoydORCID Icon,Andrew A. Nicholson,Jennifer Hewitt,Jillian Lopes,Lisa Jeffs,Maiko A. Schneider,Margaret C. McKinnon &Taylor Hatchard Atlas SupportedMental healthResearch Protocol Counseling, Cognitive-behavioural therapy, Trauma-focused, Affirmative counseling, Trauma, Transgender, Minority stress, Victimization, Gender diverseNhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26924951.2022.2096168?scroll=top&needAccess=true&role=tab
2023-01-09Loving a broken soul: The lived experience perspective on the implications of Veterans’ moral injuries for familiesJournal of Military, Veteran and Family HealthAtlas Institute For Veterans and Families, Ottawa, CanadaLaryssa LamrockAtlas LedFamilies and friends, Moral injuryPerspective PieceFamilies, Implications, Injuries, Lived experience, Moral injury, Perspective, VeteransYhttps://jmvfh.utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.3138/jmvfh-2022-0038?role=tab
2023-01-03Increased top-down control of emotions during symptom provocation working memory tasks following an RCT of alpha-down neurofeedback in PTSDNeuroimage: ClinicalDepartment of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaSaurabh Bhaskar Shaw, Nicholson, A. A., Tomas Ros, Sherain Harricharan, Braeden Terpou, Maria Densmore, Jean Theberg, Paul Frewen, and Ruth A. LaniusAtlas SupportedBrain imaging, PTSDPrimary ResearchCognition, DLPFC, Emotion regulation, Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), Neurofeedback (NFB), Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Top-down controlYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9868881/
2022-12-08Involving families in Veteran mental health care: Key considerations and recommendationsJournal of Military, Veteran and Family HealthAtlas Institute For Veterans and Families, Ottawa, CanadaVictoria Carmichael, Sara Rodrigues, Laryssa Lamrock, Meriem Benlamri, MaryAnn Notarianni, Fardous HosseinyAtlas LedFamilies and friends, Mental healthPerspective PieceCanada, Families, Mental health, Military, Patient- and family-centred care, Stepped care approach, VeteranYhttps://jmvfh.utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.3138/jmvfh-2022-0060?role=tab
2022-10-26Virtually-delivered Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) for Canadian veterans with PTSD: A study protocol for a nation-wide effectiveness and implementation evaluationPLOS OneBridgepoint Collaboratory, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Justin Ryk, Robert Simpson, Fardous Hosseiny, MaryAnn Notarianni, Martin D Provencher, Abraham Rudnick, Ross Upshur, Abhimanyu SudAtlas SupportedPTSD, YogaPrimary ResearchYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9605019/
2022-10-04Mental Health Reform: Design and Implementation of a System to Optimize Outcomes for Veterans and Their FamiliesInt. J. Environ. Res. Public HealthPhoenix Australia-Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3053, Australia.Andrea Phelps, Ellie Lawrence-Wood, Anne-Laure Couineau, Mark Hinton, Paul Dolan, Patrick Smith, MaryAnn Notarianni, David Forbes, Fardous HosseinyAtlas SupportedImplementation scienceImplementation ResearchMental health, Service system, VeteransYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9565186/
2022-08-22Mental health services use among Canadian Armed Forces members and Veterans: Data from the 2018 Canadian Armed Forces members and Veterans mental health follow-up survey (CAFMVHS)Front.Health ServLawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.Kate St. Cyr, Aihua Liu, Rachel A. Ploue, Maede S. Nouri, Callista A. Forchuk, Sonya G. Wanklyn, Brian M. Bird, Deniz Fikretoglu, Alyson L. Mahar, Anthony Nazarov and J. Don RichardsonAtlas SupportedMental healthPrimary Research (Secondary Data Use)Mental health services use, Military personnel, Veterans, Follow up survey, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)Yhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frhs.2022.954914/full
2022-07-21Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Military and Veteran Populations: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Surveys and Population Screening StudiesInt. J. Environ. Res. Public HealthPhoenix Australia-Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of MelbourneSean Cowlishaw, Isabella Freijah, Dzenana Kartal, Alyssa Sbisa, Ashlee Mulligan, MaryAnn Notarianni, Anne-Laure Couineau, David Forbes, Meaghan O'Donnell, Andrea Phelps, Katherine M Iverson, Alexandra Heber, Carol O'Dwyer, Patrick Smith, Fardous HosseinyAtlas SupportedIPVReviewCoercive control, Intimate partner violence, Military, Prevalence, VeteranYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316917/
2022-07-05Defining and Assessing the Syndrome of Moral Injury: Initial Findings of the Moral Injury Outcome Scale ConsortiumFrontiers in Psychiatry – Moral Injury special issue.Psychiatry Department, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University, Boston, MA, United StatesBrett T. Litz, Rachel A. Plouffe, Anthony Nazarov, Dominic Murphy, Andrea Phelps, Alanna Coady, Stephanie A. Houle, Lisa Dell, Sheila Frankfurt, Gadi Zerach, Yossi Levi-Belz and the Moral Injury Outcome Scale ConsortiumAtlas SupportedMoral injuryPrimary ResearchMoral injury syndrome, Moral injury outcome scale, Multinational, Psychometric evaluation, Moral injury outcome scale consortiumYhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.923928/full
2022-06-15Addressing moral injury in the militaryBMJ MilitaryPhoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, AustraliaAndrea J Phelps, A B Adler, S A H Belanger, C Bennett, H Cramm, L Dell, D Fikretoglu, D Forbes, A Heber, F Hosseiny, J C Morganstein, D Murphy, A Nazarov, D Pedlar, J D Richardson, N Sadler, V Williamson, N Greenberg, R Jetly; Members of the Five Eyes Mental Health Research and Innovation CollaborativeAtlas SupportedMoral injuryReviewAdult psychiatry, Mental health, PsychiatryNhttps://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/early/2022/06/14/bmjmilitary-2022-002128
2022-06-08Sustaining NATO service member mental health during the crisis in UkraineBMJ Military HealthCenter for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USAAmy B Adler, D Forbes and R J UrsanoAtlas SupportedMental healthLetterYhttps://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/early/2022/06/07/bmjmilitary-2022-002136
2022-05-16Media coverage of Canadian Veterans, with a focus on post traumatic stress disorder and suicideBMC PsychiatryDepartment of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaRob Whitley & Anne-Marie Saucier Atlas SupportedMedia analysis, Veterans in the mediaPrimary ResearchVeterans, Media, Suicide, Post traumatic stress disorder, Canada, Stigma, NewspaperYhttps://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-022-03954-8
2022-04-01Working together to address sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed ForcesJournal of Military, Veteran and Family HealthMcMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaAndrea Brown, Heather Millman, Bethany Easterbrook, Alexandra Heber, Rosemary Park, Ruth Lanius, Anthony Nazarov, Rakesh Jetly, Ruth Stanley-Aikens, Carleigh Sanderson, Christina Hutchins, Kathy Darte, Amy L. Hall, Suzette Brémault-Phillips, Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, Daphne Doak, Tanya Oakley, Andrew A. Nicholson, Mina Pichtikova, Patrick Smith, Ashlee Mulligan, Corinne Byerlay and Margaret C. McKinnonAtlas SupportedMSTPerspective PieceCanadian Armed Forces, Military sexual trauma, Sexual misconduct, Trauma, VeteransYhttps://jmvfh.utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.3138/jmvfh-2021-0033?role=tab
2022-03-17Health Service Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence among Military Personnel and Veterans: A Framework and Scoping ReviewInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthThe University of Melbourne, Australia.Sean Cowlishaw, Alyssa Sbisa, Isabella Freijah, Dzenana Kartal, Ashlee Mulligan, MaryAnn Notarianni, Katherine Iverson , Anne-Laure Couineau, David Forbes, Meaghan O'Donnell, Andrea Phelps, Patrick Smith, Fardous HosseinyAtlas SupportedIPVReviewHealth services, Intervention, Intimate partner violence, Military, VeteranYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955703/
2022-03-15Moral Injury, Chaplaincy and Mental Health Provider Approaches to Treatment: A Scoping ReviewJournal of Religion and HealthPhoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, AustraliaKimberley A. Jones, Isabella Freijah, Lindsay Carey, R. Nicholas Carleton, Peter Devenish-Meares, Lisa Dell, Sara Rodrigues, Kelsey Madden, Lucinda Johnson, Fardous Hosseiny & Andrea J. PhelpsAtlas SupportedMoral injuryReviewMoral injury, Treatment, Chaplaincy, Mental health practitioner, Psychological, Spiritual, ReviewYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8922078/
2022-02-28A systematic review of the neural correlates of sexual minority stress: Towards an intersectional minority mosaic framework with implications for a future research agendaEuropean Journal of PsychotraumatologyMcMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.Andrew A Nicholson, Magdalena Siegel, Jakub Wolf, Sandhya Narikuzhy, Sophia L Roth, Taylor Hatchard, Ruth A Lanius, Maiko Schneider, Chantelle S Lloyd, Margaret C McKinnon, Alexandra Heber, Patrick Smith, Brigitte Lueger-SchusterAtlas SupportedBrain imagingReviewMinority stress, PTSD, Intrinsic connectivity networks, Neurobiology, Neuroimaging, Sexual minorities, StressYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8890555/
2022-02-17Association of locus coeruleus integrity with Braak stage and neuropsychiatric symptom severity in Alzheimer’s disease.NeuropsychopharmacologyInsitute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, ON, CanadaClifford M. Cassidy, Joseph Therriault, Tharick A. Pascoal, Victoria Cheung, Melissa Savard, Lauri Tuominen, Mira Chamoun, Adelina McCall, Seyda Celebi, Firoza Lussier, Gassan Massarweh, Jean-Paul Soucy, David Weinshenker, Christine Tardif, Zahinoor Ismail, Serge Gauthier & Pedro Rosa-Neto Atlas SupportedBrain imagingPrimary ResearchYhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-022-01293-6
2022-02-17Moral Wounds Run Deep: Exaggerated Midbrain Functional Network Connectivity across the Default Mode Network in Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderJournal of Psychiatry and NeuroscienceWestern University, London, ONBraeden A Terpou, Chantelle S Lloyd, Maria Densmore, Margaret C McKinnon, Jean Théberge, Richard W J Neufeld, Rakesh Jetly, Ruth A LaniusAtlas SupportedPTSD, Brain imagingPrimary ResearchYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8865964/
2022-02-14Healthcare Workers and COVID-19-Related Moral injury: An Interpersonally-Focused Approach Informed by PTSDFrontiers in PsychiatryMcMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.Andrea M D'Alessandro, Kimberly Ritchie, Randi E McCabe, Ruth A Lanius, Alexandra Heber, Patrick Smith, Ann Malain, Hugo Schielke, Charlene O'Connor, Fardous Hosseiny, Sara Rodrigues, Margaret C McKinnonAtlas SupportedCovid-19, PTSDReviewCOVID-19, Healthcare workers, Interpersonal factors, Moral injury, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Social cognitionYhttps://jmvfh.utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.3138/jmvfh-2021-0033?role=tab
2022-01-24Well-being of Canadian Veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional results from the COVID-19 Veteran well-being studyEuropean Journal of PsychotraumatologyLawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, CanadaJ. Don Richardson, Kate St Cyr, Callista Forchuk, Jenny J. W. Liu, Rachel A. Plouffe, Tri Le, Dominic Gargala, Erisa Ded, Vanessa Soares, Fardous Hosseiny, Patrick Smith, Gabrielle Dupuis, Maya Roth, Andrew Bridgen, Michelle Marlborough, Rakesh Jetly, Alexandra Heber, Ruth Lanius, and Anthony NazarovAtlas SupportedCovid-19, Health and well-beingPrimary ResearchVeterans, Mental health, Well-being, COVID-19, TelehealthYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8788339/
2021-12-07Accounting for Complexity and Context in Implementation through Coaching, Convening, and Co-Design: A New Intermediary’s ApproachCanadian Journal of Community Mental HealthAtlas Institute For Veterans and Families, Ottawa, CanadaMaryAnn Notarianni and Fardous HosseinyAtlas LedImplementation sciencePrimary ResearchIntermediary organizations, Implementation, Networks, Co-design, VeteransYhttps://www.cjcmh.com/doi/abs/10.7870/cjcmh-2021-024
2021-11-16Well-being of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans and Spouses of Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Prospective Longitudinal SurveyJMIR Research ProtocolsParkwood Institute, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, ON, CanadaCallista A Forchuk, Anthony Nazarov, Rachel A Plouffe, Jenny J W Liu, Erisa Deda, Tri Le, Dominic Gargala, Vanessa Soares, Jesse Bourret-Gheysen, Kate St Cyr, Maede S Nouri, Fardous Hosseiny, Patrick Smith, Gabrielle Dupuis, Maya Roth, Michelle Marlborough, Rakesh Jetly, Alexandra Heber, Ruth Lanius, and J Don RichardsonAtlas SupportedCovid-19, Families and friendsResearch Protocol Well-being, Mental health, Veterans, Military, Survey, COVID-19, Protocol, Veteran, Physical health, Pandemic, Longitudinal survey, Healthcare, Treatment, Family support, Peer supportYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8757585/
2021-11-11Pathways to mental health care in active military populations across the five-eyes nations: An integrated perspectiveClinical Psychology ReviewFive-Eyes Nations (led by Defence Research and Development Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada)Deniz Fikretoglu, Marie-Louise Sharp, Amy B. Adler, Stéphanie Bélanger, Helen Benassi, Clare Bennett, Richard Bryant, Walter Busuttil, Heidi Cramm, Nicola Fear, Neil Greenberg, Alexandra Heber, Fardous Hosseiny, Charles W. Hoge, Rakesh Jetly, Alexander McFarlane, Joshua Morganstein, Dominic Murphy, Meaghan O'Donnell, Andrea Phelps, Don J. Richardson, Nicole Sadler, Paula P. Schnurr, Patrick Smith, Robert Ursano, Miranda Van Hooff, Simon Wessely, David Forbes, David PedlarAtlas Supported Mental healthReviewMilitary, Service member, Help-seeking, Service use, Treatment engagementYhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272735821001434
2021-11-10Impacts of morally distressing experiences on the mental health of Canadian health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemicEuropean Journal of PsychotraumatologyLawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada.Rachel A Plouffe, Anthony Nazarov, Callista A Forchuk, Dominic Gargala, Erisa Deda, Tri Le, Jesse Bourret-Gheysen, Brittni Jackson, Vanessa Soares, Fardous Hosseiny, Patrick Smith, Maya Roth, Arlene G MacDougall, Michelle Marlborough, Rakesh Jetly, Alexandra Heber, Joy Albuquerque, Ruth Lanius, Ken Balderson, Gabrielle Dupuis , Viraj Mehta, J Don RichardsonAtlas SupportedCovid-19Primary ResearchMoral distress, COVID-19, Health care, Depressive disorders, Anxiety, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Organizational environmentYhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34777712/
2021-10-27Exploring the Well-being of Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Prospective Longitudinal StudyJMIR Research ProtocolsLawson Health Research Institute, St. Joseph's Health Care London, London, ON, Canada.Jenny J W Liu, Anthony Nazarov, Rachel A Plouffe , Callista A Forchuk, Erisa Deda, Dominic Gargala, Tri Le, Jesse Bourret-Gheysen, Vanessa Soares, Maede S Nouri, Fardous Hosseiny, Patrick Smith, Maya Roth, Arlene G MacDougall, Michelle Marlborough, Rakesh Jetly, Alexandra Heber, Joy Albuquerque, Ruth Lanius, Ken Balderson, Gabrielle Dupuis, Viraj Mehta, J Don RichardsonAtlas SupportedCovid-19Research Protocol COVID-19, Challenge, Design, Distress, Health care worker, Impact, Longitudinal, Mental health, Pandemic, Perception, Prospective, Protocol, Survey, WellbeingYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8478052/
2021-10-25Four Decades of Military Posttraumatic Stress: Protocol for a Meta-analysis and Systematic Review of Treatment Approaches and EfficacyJMIR Research ProtocolsLawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.Jenny J W Liu, Anthony Nazarov, Bethany Easterbrook, Rachel A Plouffe, Tri Le, Callista Forchuk, Alec Brandwood, Kate St Cyr, Edouard Auger, Ken Balderson, Mathieu Bilodeau, Amer M Burhan, Murray W Enns, Patrick Smith, Fardous Hosseiny, Gabrielle Dupuis, Maya Roth, Natalie Mota, Vicky Lavoie, J Don RichardsonAtlas SupportedPTSDReviewCanada, Disorder, Efficacy, Meta-analysis, Military, Military personnel, Pharmacotherapy, Posttraumatic, Posttraumatic stress disorder, psychotherapy, Review, Stress, Stress disorders, Systematic review, Therapy, Treatment, VeteranYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8576591/
2021-10-05Veterans in the media: Assessing Canadian newspaper coverage of the Lionel Desmond murder-suicideJournal of Military, Veteran and Family HealthMcGill University, Department of Psychiatry, Montréal, Québec, Canada,Rob Whitley, Victoria CarmichaelAtlas Supported Media analysis, Veterans in the mediaPrimary ResearchCanada, Lionel Desmond, Media, Mental health, Military, Newspaper, Posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Stigma, Suicide, VeteransYhttps://jmvfh.utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.3138/jmvfh-2021-0060?role=tab
2021-01-16A pilot study of the efficacy of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in treating posttraumatic psychopathology: a randomized controlled trialJournal of Traumatic StressPhoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Melbourne, AustraliaMeaghan L O'Donnell, Winnie Lau, Katherine Chisholm, James Agathos, Jonathon Little, Sonia Terhaag, Rachel Brand, Andrea Putica, Alexander C N Holmes, Lynda Katona, Kim L Felmingham, Kim Murray, Fardous Hosseiny, Matthew W GallagherAtlas SupportedClinical assessment, PTSDPrimary ResearchNhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jts.22650