A growing need for youth mental health services in Canada: examining trends in youth mental health from 2011 to 2018

K Wiens, A Bhattarai, P Pedram, A Dores… - Epidemiology and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
AimsThe mental health of youth is continually changing and requires reliable monitoring to
ensure that adequate social and economic resources are allocated. This study assessed …

[HTML][HTML] Trajectories and mental health-related predictors of perceived discrimination and stigma among homeless adults with mental illness

C Mejia-Lancheros, J Lachaud, P O'Campo, K Wiens… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Stigma and discrimination toward individuals experiencing homelessness and mental
disorders remain pervasive across societies. However, there are few longitudinal studies of …

Mental health among Canadian postsecondary students: a mental health crisis?

K Wiens, A Bhattarai, A Dores… - The Canadian …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Recent reports express concerns about a mental health crisis among
postsecondary students. These assertions, however, often arise from surveys conducted in …

Is the prevalence of major depression increasing in the Canadian adolescent population? Assessing trends from 2000 to 2014

K Wiens, JVA Williams, DH Lavorato, A Duffy… - Journal of Affective …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Major depressive disorder is a relatively common diagnosis with onset across
the lifespan. There is a recent belief that major depressive episodes (MDE) are increasing in …

The G-protein-coupled receptor GCR1 regulates DNA synthesis through activation of phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C

F Apone, N Alyeshmerni, K Wiens, D Chalmers… - Plant …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Different lines of evidence suggest that specific events during the cell cycle may be
mediated by a heterotrimeric G-protein activated by a cognate G-protein coupled receptor …

The association of homelessness with rates of diabetes complications: a population-based cohort study

R Sharan, K Wiens, PE Ronksley, SW Hwang… - Diabetes …, 2023 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To estimate the rates of diabetes complications and revascularization
procedures among people with diabetes who have experienced homelessness compared …

Why is major depression prevalence not changing?

SB Patten, JVA Williams, DH Lavorato… - Journal of affective …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Increasing provision of treatment should theoretically lead to a decreased
burden of major depressive episodes (MDE) in the population. However, there is no …

Validation study of health administrative data algorithms to identify individuals experiencing homelessness and estimate population prevalence of homelessness in …

L Richard, SW Hwang, C Forchuk, R Nisenbaum… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To validate case ascertainment algorithms for identifying individuals
experiencing homelessness in health administrative databases between 2007 and 2014; …

[HTML][HTML] Cold weather conditions and risk of hypothermia among people experiencing homelessness: implications for prevention strategies

P Zhang, K Wiens, R Wang, L Luong, D Ansara… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hypothermia is a preventable condition that disproportionately affects individuals who
experience homelessness, yet limited data exist to inform the response to cold weather. To …

[HTML][HTML] Mental and substance use disorders and food insecurity among homeless adults participating in the At Home/Chez Soi study

J Lachaud, C Mejia-Lancheros, R Wang, K Wiens… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Few studies have examined how food insecurity changes over time when living
with severe mental disorders or substance use disorders. This study identifies food …