McGill University, Faculty of Medicine Curriculum Vitae for Promotion and Tenure Consideration Date of Last Revision: July 1, 2012
A. IDENTIFICATION Name
Brett D. Thombs, Ph.D.
Office Address
Jewish General Hospital Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, Room #302 4333 Cote Ste. Catherine Road Montreal, QC, H3T 1E4
Telephone
(514) 340-8222 ext. 5112
Fax
(514) 340-8124
E-mail
[email protected]
B. EDUCATION Post-graduate 2004 – 2005
Post-doctoral fellowship, Clinical Health Psychology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supervisor: Dr. James A. Fauerbach.
Graduate 2004
Doctor in Philosophy (PhD), Clinical Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, USA. Also completed all coursework requirements for doctoral program in psychometrics. Doctoral Thesis: Measurement invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire across gender and race/ethnicity: Applications of structural equation modeling and item response theory Supervisors: Dr. Charles Lewis and Dr. David P. Bernstein.
2003 – 2004
Pre-doctoral Clinical Psychology Internship, Department of Psychiatry, New York – Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. Supervisor: Dr. Susan Evans. Brett D. Thombs, PhD: Curriculum Vitae
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Master of Arts (MA), Clinical Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, USA. Masters Thesis: A validation study of the TEMAS (Tell-Me-A-Story) assessment for children: Factor structure and reliability Supervisor: Dr. Mary Procidano.
1995
Master of Arts (MA), Special Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Supervisor: Dr. Aldine Von Isser.
Undergraduate 1989
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics and the Honors Program in Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA. Honours Thesis: Racial discrimination in Major League Baseball: entry barrier and salary discrimination Supervisor: Dr. Michael F. Dacey.
Other 1998 – 1999
Spanish Language and Culture Program, Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
C. APPOINTMENTS University 2011 –
Associate Professor with Tenure (early), Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. William Dawson Scholar, 2012 – present.
2011 –
Associate Member, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2011 –
Associate Member, School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2009 –
Associate Member, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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2008 –
Associate Member, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2006 – 2011
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2005 – 2006
Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Hospital 2011 –
Senior Investigator, Division of Psychiatry Research, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2009 –
Associate Member, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2008 –
Associate Member, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2006 – 2011
Investigator, Division of Psychiatry Research, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2005 – 2006
Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Other Professional Experience 1997 – 1999
3rd Grade Teacher, Colegio Peterson, Mexico City, Mexico.
1995 – 1997
Special Education Teacher, Sierra Middle School, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
1991 – 1994
Child Care Worker, Rice Children’s Center, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
1989 – 1991
Financial Analyst, First Boston Corporation, New York, New York, USA and William Blair & Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
D. SPECIAL HONORS, AWARDS, RECOGNITION
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2012 –
McGill University William Dawson Scholar Award (Equivalent to Tier II Canada Research Chair)
2012
American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation, Abbott Health Professional Graduate Student Research Preceptorship Award (Katherine Milette)
2011
American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation, Abbott Health Professional Graduate Student Research Preceptorship Award (Ilya Razykov)
2011
American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation, Abbott Health Professional Graduate Student Research Preceptorship Award (Erin Arthurs)
2010
Jewish General Hospital, Award for Excellence in Clinical Research.
2010
Canadian Psychological Association, Health Psychology Section, Early Career Award.
2009
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Partnership Award to Canadian Scleroderma Research Group and Scleroderma Society of Canada ($25,000; member of Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, drafted award proposal)
2009
BMJ Group Awards, Finalist (top 8)– Research Paper of the Year (for Thombs et al., JAMA, 2008;300:2161-2171).
2009
Canadian Psychological Association, President’s New Researcher Award.
2009
American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation Health Professionals Investigator Award.
2008
Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec, Chercheur-Boursier Award, Junior 1 (2008 – 2012; declined).
2008
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, New Investigator Award (2008 – 2013).
2008
Arthritis Health Professionals Association, Carolyn Thomas Award for Best Scientific Abstract, 2008 Canadian Rheumatology Association Annual Meeting.
2008
U.S. Bone and Joint Decade Young Investigator Initiative, Program Participant (competitive selection).
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2004
Fordham University, Department of Psychology, Outstanding Dissertation Award.
2003
Sigma XI, The Scientific Research Society, Doctoral Research Prize.
2003
Network for Multicultural Training Professionals, First Prize, Annual Essay Contest.
2001, 2002
American Psychological Association, Student Travel Award.
1999 – 2003
Fordham University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Bennett Prestigious Fellowship.
1994 – 1995
University of Arizona, Department of Special Education, Merit-Based Tuition Scholarship.
1989
Northwestern University, Graduated with “Highest Distinction,” Departmental Honours.
1988 – 1989
Northwestern University, President, Mortar Board Senior Honorary Society.
1988
Northwestern University, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.
E. TEACHING E.1. Courses E.1.1. McGill Postgraduate Medical Courses 2012 –
Diploma Course in Psychiatry, Research Methods in Psychiatry Module. Department of Psychiatry, Lecture, Meta-analysis in psychiatry (2.5 class hours).
E.1.2. McGill Graduate Courses 2008 –
NUR2-515 Applied Statistics for Nursing, School of Nursing, Course developer, coordinator, and instructor (3 credits, 39 class hours).
2008 –
PSYT-713 Psychiatric Epidemiology, Department of Psychiatry, Lecture, Reliability, validity, and evaluation of diagnostic instruments (2 class hours).
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2008 –
EPIB-628 Measurement in Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, Lecture, Measurement equivalence and differential item functioning in epidemiological research (2 class hours).
2008 – 2010
PSYC-729 Theory of Assessment, Department of Psychology, Lecture, Issues in testing individuals from diverse populations (2 class hours).
2011 –
EPIB-619 Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, Lectures, Reporting of Conflicts of Interest in Meta-analyses of Trials of Pharmacological Treatments (2011); Systematic Reviews of Observational Studies (2012) (1.5 class hours).
2012
EPIM-600 Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, Lecture, Reporting of Conflicts of Interest in Meta-analyses and Systematic Reviews (1 class hour).
E.1.3. McGill Undergraduate Courses 2008 – 2009
PSYC-305 Statistics for Experimental Design, Department of Psychology, Course coordinator and instructor (3 credits, 39 class hours).
E.1.4. McGill Workshops 2007 – 2009
Quantitative Methods for Cross-Cultural Research, Summer Program in Social and Cultural Psychiatry, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Workshop co-coordinator (with Dr. Andrew Ryder) and instructor (15 class hours).
E.1.5. Other Undergraduate Courses 2004
PSMU-2030 Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics: Part II, Department of Psychology, Marymount College of Fordham University, Tarrytown, New York, USA, Course coordinator and instructor (3 credits, 45 class hours).
2003
PSMU-2020 Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics: Part I, Department of Psychology, Marymount College of Fordham University, Tarrytown, New York, USA, Course coordinator and instructor (3 credits, 45 class hours).
2003
PSRU-2000 Statistics, Department of Psychology, Fordham University, New York, New York, USA, Course coordinator and instructor (3 credits, 45 class hours).
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PSRU-3600 Multicultural Issues, Department of Psychology, Fordham University, New York, New York, USA, Course coordinator and instructor (3 credits, 45 class hours).
2002
PSRU-3200 Psychological Testing, Department of Psychology, Fordham University, New York, New York, USA, Course coordinator and instructor (3 credits, 45 class hours).
E.1.6. Clinical Instruction 2004 – 2006
Supervision in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, PGY3 Residents in Psychiatry, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital (3-4 hours weekly).
E.2. Supervision of Students and Research Assistants E.2.1. Postdoctoral Fellows Kwakkenbos, Linda
Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2012 – .
El-Baalbaki, Ghassan
Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2009 – 2010. Currently Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal. •
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis Travel Award (2010; $1,000).
Ruiz Casares, Monica
Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-supervisor (with Dr. Cécile Rousseau), 2007 – 2008. Currently post-doctoral fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Transcultural Research and Intervention Team, McGill University.
Benoit, Maryse
Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-supervisor (with Dr. Cécile Rousseau), 2007 – 2008. Currently Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Sherbrooke University.
E.2.2. Doctoral Students
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Delisle, Vanessa
PhD candidate, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, cosupervisor (with Dr. Annette Koerner), 2011 – present. Project to be determined. •
Milette, Katherine
PhD candidate, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, cosupervisor (with Dr. Annette Koerner), beginning fall 2012. Screening for depression in patients with systemic sclerosis: Single versus follow-up screening paradigms. • • •
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Jewett, Lisa
Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec Bourse de Formation – Formation de maîtrise (2011 – 2013; $15,000 per year)
CIBC Fellowship, Faculty of Education, McGill University (2012; $2,500). Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Award (20122015; $30,000 per year + $5,000 per year research allowance). Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec Bourse de Formation – Formation de doctorat (2012 – 2015; $20,000 per year; declined). American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation / Abbott Health Professional Graduate Student Preceptorship (2012, $3,500).
PhD candidate, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, cosupervisor (with Dr. Annette Koerner), beginning fall 2012. Body image concerns due to disfigurement from medical illness or injury. • •
Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec Bourse de Formation – Formation de doctorat (2012 – 2015; $20,000 per year). The Arthritis Society/Canadian Arthritis Network Graduate PhD Student Award (2012 – 2015; $10,500 per year; declined).
E.2.3. Visiting Doctoral Students Meijer, Anna
PhD candidate, Interdisciplinary Center for Psychiatric Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen/University of Groningen, The Netherlands (supervisors – Drs. Peter de Jonge and Henk Jan Conradi), September 2009 – December 2009.
E.2.4. Master’s Students
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Levis, Brooke
MSc, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-supervisor (with Dr. Rebecca Fuhrer), beginning fall 2012. Prevalence of major depression in chronic medical conditions: A meta-analysis of rates and moderators. Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec Bourse de Formation – Formation de maîtrise (2012 – 2014; $15,000 per year)
Razykov, Ilya
MSc candidate, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2011 – present. The reliability of reports of lifetime episodes of major depressive disorder. •
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Arthurs, Erin
MSc candidate (Qualifying Student Year), Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2011 – present. Assessing the measurement equivalence of English and French self-report measures: The PHQ-9 and MPQ-SF. Accepted in Masters of Public Health (Specialization Epidemiology), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. •
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Delisle, Vanessa
Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Studentship (2011 – present; $17,850 per year). (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research grant, PI: M Baron). Alexander McFee Fellowship, McGill University Faculty of Medicine (2011 – 2012, $10,000). American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation / Abbott Health Professional Graduate Student Preceptorship (2011, $3,500).
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis Travel Award (2011; $1,000). American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation / Abbott Health Professional Graduate Student Preceptorship (2011, $3,500).
MSc, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2010 – 2011. Identifying systemic sclerosis patients with high levels of fatigue. Currently enrolled in doctoral program in counseling psychology at McGill University.
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Milette, Katherine
MA candidate, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor (with Dr. Annette Koerner), 2010 – 2012. Screening for depression in patients with systemic sclerosis: Single versus follow-up screening paradigms. •
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canadian Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Award (2010-2011; $17,850).
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement. 3month research internship to study depression screening in cardiovascular care settings at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands with Dr. Peter de Jonge (2011; $6,000). Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis Travel Award (2010, 2011; $1,000). Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canadian Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Award (2010-2011; $17,850). Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Studentship (2010 – present; $8,925 per year). (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research grant, PI: M Baron). Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec Bourse de Formation – Formation de maîtrise (2011 – 2013; $15,000 per year).
MSc candidate, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2010 – present. Reporting of conflicts of interest in meta-analyses of trials of pharmacological interventions. Accepted in Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery program at McGill University. •
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canadian Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Award (2010-2011; $17,850). Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec Bourse de Formation – Formation de maîtrise (2010 – 2012; $15,000 per year). Birmingham – Dennis Award (2011; $1,000) – Top presentation at Student Research Day for a graduate student, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University. Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Institute of Health Services and Research Policy Travel Award (2011; $1,500).
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• Ma, Denise
MSc, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-supervisor (with Dr. David Dunkley), 2009 – 2011. Personal standards and self-criticism dimensions of perfectionism and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal study of stress generation and stress reactivity models in community adults. Currently enrolled in doctoral program in clinical psychology at Concordia University. •
Jewett, Lisa
Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program – Master’s Scholarship (2010-2011; $17,850).
MSc, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2008 – 2011. Development and validation of measures of body image distress in systemic sclerosis. Currently, coordinator of the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN). •
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Knafo, Ruby
McGill MedStar Award for excellent research carried out in the McGill Faculty of Medicine (2012; $1000).
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canadian Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Award (2009-2010; $17,850). Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec Bourse de Formation – Formation de maîtrise (2009 – 2011; $15,000). Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Studentship (2009 – 2011; $8,925). (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research grant, PI: M Baron). Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec – Programme de Formation de maîtrise ou de doctorat – Stages internationaux. 3-month research internship to study and research couples relationships in chronic illness at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands with Dr. Mariet Hagedoorn (2009; $7,500). Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Graduate Student Award (2010; $500). Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis Travel Award (2011; $1,000).
MSc, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2008 – 2010. Prevalence and clinical correlates of female sexual dysfunction in scleroderma. Currently
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MSc, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2008 – 2010. Bi-dimensional models of acculturation and the independence assumption. Currently enrolled in doctoral program in clinical psychology at Concordia University. • •
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Newton, Evan
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canadian Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Award (2009-2010; $17,850). Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Studentship (2009 – 2011; $8,925). (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research grant, PI: M Baron). Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec – Programme de Formation de maîtrise ou de doctorat – Stages internationaux. 3-month research internship to study and research couples relationships in chronic illness at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands with Dr. Mariet Hagedoorn (2009; $7,500). Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Graduate Student Award (2009; $500).
Fonds de recherché sur la société et la culture – Bourse de maîtrise en recherché (2009-2010; $15,000). Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program – Master’s Scholarship (2008-2009; $17,850). Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec – Programme de Formation de maîtrise ou de doctorat – Stages internationaux. 3-month research internship to study expression of psychological symptoms at Xiangya Hospital, an affiliated hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China with Dr. Zhu Xiongzhao (2010; $7,500).
MSc, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-supervisor (with Dr. Danielle Groleau), 2008 – 2011. The nature of distress among patients with scleroderma. •
Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Studentship (2008 – 2011; $17,850). (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research grant, PI: M Baron).
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Adeponle, Ademola
MSc, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-supervisor (with Dr. Laurence Kirmayer), 2007 – 2010. Psychosis in African immigrants: The usefulness of the Cultural Consultation Service model in addressing diagnostic uncertainty. Currently completing psychiatric residency at the University of Manitoba. •
Nath, Yogini
MSc, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-supervisor (with Dr. Laurence Kirmayer), 2007 – 2009. Prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviors among youth in Gujarat, India. Currently enrolled in doctoral program in educational psychology at McGill University. •
Schieir, Orit
Culture and Mental Health Services Studentship (2007 – 2010; $17,850). (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research grant, PI: L Kirmayer).
Culture and Mental Health Services Studentship (2007 – 2009; $17,850) (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research grant, PI: L Kirmayer).
MSc, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, co-supervisor (with Dr. James Hanley), 2007 – 2009. Prevalence, severity, and clinical correlates of pain in patients with systemic sclerosis. Currently enrolled in doctoral program in epidemiology at the University of Toronto. • •
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Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec Bourse de Formation – Formation de maîtrise (2008 – 2009; $15,000). Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canadian Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Award (2007-2008; $17,850). Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Studentship, (2007 – 2009; $8,925). (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research grant, PI: M Baron). Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Graduate Student Award (2008; $500).
E.2.5. Undergraduate Thesis and Summer Students Chandra, Achyuth
BA candidate, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, summer 2012. To be determined. Brett D. Thombs, PhD: Curriculum Vitae
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Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Summer Studentship, 2012 ($3,950; Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research grant, PI: M Baron).
Lober, Janie
BA candidate, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2009 – 2010. Pain measurement in systemic sclerosis.
Levis, Brooke
BSc candidate, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2010 – 2011. Prevalence and clinical correlates of sexual dysfunction in scleroderma. •
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Razykov, Ilya
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, Studentship in Mobility, Musculoskeletal, Oral, and Skin Health and Arthritis Across the Lifespan, 2010, 2011 ($4,950 per year). Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Summer Studentship, 2010, 2011 (declined; Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research grant, PI: M Baron). Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis Travel Award (2011; $1,000).
BA candidate, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2008 – 2010 (two thesis projects). (1) Prevalence and clinical correlates of pruritus in patients with systemic sclerosis. (2) Development and validation of a pruritus measure for patients with systemic sclerosis. •
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis Travel Award (2010; $1,000). Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, Studentship in Mobility, Musculoskeletal, Oral, and Skin Health and Arthritis Across the Lifespan, 2009, 2010 ($4,950 per year). Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Summer Studentship, 2009, 2010 (declined; Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research grant, PI: M Baron).
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Fuss, Samantha
BA, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supervisor, 2006 – 2008 (two thesis projects). (1) High rates of depressive symptoms among patients with systemic sclerosis are not explained by differential reporting of somatic symptoms, (2) Response patterns of patients with heart disease on the Beck Depression Inventory: An assessment of context effects. Currently enrolled in doctoral program in clinical psychology at York University.
Bassel, Marielle
BA, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Currently research coordinator for BD Thombs. 2007. Fatigue in systemic sclerosis: A systematic comparison with other chronic illnesses. •
Lattyak, Rose
Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Summer Studentship, 2007. (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research grant, PI: M Baron).
BA, Department of Psychology, Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, co-supervisor (with Dr. James A. Fauerbach), 2004 – 2005. A systematic review of posttraumatic stress disorders after burn injury: Implications for assessment and treatment. MPH, Community Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006 – 2008. Currently Emergency Planner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
E.2.7. Thesis Committees with Extensive Involvement Badawi, Ghislaine
MSc candidate, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Supervisor Dr. Norbert Schmitz. 2011 – present. The association between self-rated health and depression in a community sample of people with Type II diabetes: A longitudinal study.
Brosseau, Danielle
PhD candidate, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Supervisor Dr. Annette Koerner, 2010 – present. A Multilevel Analysis of Dyadic Coping and Traumatic Stress in Couples Facing Cancer.
Nath, Yogini
PhD candidate, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Supervisors Drs. Nancy Health and Laurence Kirmayer, 2010 – present. Social stress and suicidal ideation and attempts among college students in Gujarat, India.
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Gariepy, Genevieve
PhD candidate, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Supervisor Dr. Norbert Schmitz. 2010 – present. Neighbourhood characteristics and depressive symptoms among community dwellers with and without chronic conditions.
Meijer, Anna
PhD candidate, Interdisciplinary Center for Psychiatric Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen/University of Groningen, The Netherlands, Supervisors Dr. Peter de Jonge and Dr. Henk Jan Conradi, 2010 – present. Depression in Patients with Somatic Disease: Using Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Get the Correct Picture.
Farthing, Dasa
MSc candidate, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Supervisor Dr. Anne Crocker, 2009 – 2011. Validation of the Hayes Ability Screening Index (HASI) for intellectual disabilities among federal inmates in Quebec.
Persson, Tonje
MSc candidate in Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Supervisor Dr. Cécile Rousseau. 2008 – 2010. School-based interventions for children who are immigrants and refugees. Currently enrolled in doctoral program in clinical psychology at Concordia University.
Pierre, Andrena
MSc in Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Supervisors Dr. Laurence Kirmayer and Dr. Karl Looper. 2006 – 2008. Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and its Relationship to Physical Functioning in Pulmonary Hypertension. Currently enrolled in doctoral program in psychology at Carleton University.
E.2.8. Skilled Research Personnel Lisa Jewett
Griffiths, Cathryn Leavens, Allison Arthurs, Erin
MSc, Research Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 2011 – present. Accepted as PhD student in Counselling Psychology, McGill University (supervisors, A Koerner and BD Thombs). BSc, Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 2011. Currently Associate Project Manager, NeuroRx Research. BSc, Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 2010 – 2012. BA, Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 2010 – 2011. Currently qualifying student, MSc in Psychiatry, McGill University (supervisor, BD Thombs).
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Milette, Katherine
Roseman, Michelle Bassel, Marielle Bresnick, Melissa
Price, Melissa
BSc, Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 2009 – 2010. Currently PhD student in Counselling Psychology, McGill University (supervisors, A Koerner and BD Thombs). BA, Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 2009. Currently MSc student in Psychiatry, McGill University (supervisor, BD Thombs). BA, Research Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 2008 – 2012. BSc, Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2005 – 2006. Currently in combined MPH/MBA program of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. BA, Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2005 – 2006. Currently enrolled in University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
E.2.9. Undergraduate Research Assistants Smith, Sascha Levis, Brooke
BA candidate, Department of Psychology, McGill University, 2009. BSc candidate, Department of Psychology, McGill University, 2009 – present.
E.3. Invited Talks, Lectures, Symposia E.3.1. International Scientific Community 1. Using the cmRCT model in a rare disease context: The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network. Cohort Multiple Randomised Controlled Trial (cmRCT) Design Workshop. The University of Sheffield, School of Health and Related Research, Public Health Section, Sheffield, United Kingdom, July 6, 2012. 2. Rethinking depression screening: A look at the evidence. The University of York, Department of Health Sciences, York, United Kingdom. July 5, 2012. 3. Should physicians screen for depression? A look at the evidence. Department of Psychological Medicine, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, United Kingdom, July 2, 2012. 4. An overview of assessment research in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. In symposium (BD Thombs, Chair), Measure by measure: Assessing psychological health and well-being in scleroderma. American College of Rheumatology/Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. November 2010.
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5. Screening for depression in cardiac patients. In symposium (P de Jonge, Chair), Should we apply routine screening for depression? Evidence against screening in several populations, XIII Annual Scientific Meeting, European Association for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatics/XXVIII European Conference on Psychosomatic Research. Innsbruck, Austria. July 2010. 6. Does depression screening benefit patients? Should we expect benefits in the absence of evidence? Plenary Session, XIII Annual Scientific Meeting, European Association for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatics/XXVIII European Conference on Psychosomatic Research. Innsbruck, Austria. July 2010. 7. To screen or not to screen: depression screening in cardiovascular disease. American Psychosomatic Society, Psychosomatic Interest Groups 2010 Online Interactive Seminars. March 2010. 8. Improving health-related quality of life of patients with scleroderma. Scleroderma World Congress. Florence, Italy. February 2010. 9. Health and well-being in scleroderma: A behavioral health research and practice agenda. In Thombs BD (Chair), The psychology of improving health and well-being in scleroderma: Assessment and intervention approaches. American College of Rheumatology / Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. October 2009. 10. Will recommendations for depression screening benefit patients with cardiovascular disease? In invited session, Whooley MA (Chair), The pros and cons of depression screening in patients with coronary heart disease. American Heart Association Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Conference 2009. Washington, DC, USA. April 2009. 11. Depression screening and patient outcomes in cardiovascular care: A systematic review. Author in the RoomTM teleconference. JAMA and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. December 2008. 12. Why cardiologists don’t care about depression: Should they? University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Psychiatry, Interdisciplinary Center for Psychiatric Epidemiology, Groningen, Netherlands. September 2008. E.3.2. National Scientific Community 1. Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN). Scleroderma Society of Canada, 13th Annual Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. September 28, 2012. 2. “SPIN” – Managing depression and body image. Scleroderma Society of Canada, 13th Annual Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. September 29, 2012. 3. The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network. 43rd Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology. Mt. Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. May 11, 2012. 4. The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network. 2012 Rare Disease Day Conference: Innovations in Research, Therapies and Policy for Rare Disorders. (Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. March 1, 2012. 5. The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network. 5th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. October 2011.
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6. New directions for patient-centered care in scleroderma: the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network. Tipping Point for Rare Disorders in Canada (Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders). Toronto, Ontario, Canada. September 2011. 7. Living well with scleroderma: A patient’s toolbox – self-management. Scleroderma Society of Canada Annual General Meeting. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. November 2010. 8. Behavioral health in systemic sclerosis: A(nother) progress report. 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. October 2009. 9. Smoke screens: Do recommendations for depression screening in cardiovascular care benefit patients? In Lee CM (Chair), Canadian Psychological Association President’s New Investigator Award Symposium. 2009 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2009. 10. Psychological well-being in scleroderma: Should rheumatologists care? Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Annual Clinical Researcher’s Meeting. Web conference. April 2009. 11. Detection, assessment, and treatment of mental health issues in the general healthcare setting. University of New Brunswick, Department of Psychology. Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. October 2008. 12. The Canadian Scleroderma Research Group – Scleroderma Society of Canada National Survey. Scleroderma Society of Canada Annual General Meeting. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. September 2008 13. Behavioral health in systemic sclerosis: A progress report. 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. September 2008. 14. Patient reported outcome assessment in scleroderma: Quality of life, depression, fatigue, pain, body image distress. Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Annual Clinical Researcher’s Meeting. Web conference. April 2008. 15. Things we know and things we need to know about living with scleroderma: developing collaborative approaches to improving quality of life. 1st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. September 2007. 16. Cultural sensitivity in screening for history of childhood abuse among adults. Western Washington University, Department of Psychology, Bellingham, Washington, USA. January 2006. E.3.3. Local Scientific Community 1. The reporting of conflicts of interest in meta-analyses of trials of pharmacological treatments. Royal Victoria Hospital, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. May 24, 2012. 2. An introduction to systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Academic Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. February 7, 2013. 3. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses: A user’s guide. Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. May 1, 2012. 4. Rethinking recommendations for depression screening. Montreal Chest Institute. Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. February 2012.
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5. Propaganda-based medicine: The case of depression screening. Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Second Annual Scientific Retreat, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. May 2011. 6. Screening for depression in medical settings: A series of studies. Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Principal Investigator Meetings, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. May 2011. 7. The reporting of conflicts of interest in meta-analyses of trials of pharmacological treatments. Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. February 2011. 8. Does depression screening benefit patients? Should we expect benefits in the absence of evidence? Jewish General Hospital, Medical Grand Rounds. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. February 2010. 9. Smoke screens: Will recommendations for depression screening benefit patients in medical care? McGill University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, 2009-2010 Seminar Series. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. January 2010. 10. Does depression screening benefit patients? Should we expect benefits in the absence of evidence? Douglas Hospital Research Centre, Clinical Research Division, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. December 2009. 11. Does screening for depression help patients? Can it harm them? Jewish General Hospital, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 2009. 12. Does screening for depression improve outcomes for patients in cardiovascular care? A systematic review of the evidence. Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Psychosocial Axis Seminar Series, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. December 2008. 13. Should we screen for depression in specialty medicine? A systematic review of the evidence from cardiovascular care. Concordia University, Department of Psychology, Clinical Health Science Research Group, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. December 2008. 14. Smoke screens: Do recommendations for depression screening really benefit patients? Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. November 2008. 15. Behavioral health research in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Improving Health and Well-Being in Scleroderma: Establishing a Collaborative Behavioural Health Research Agenda. Hosted conference. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. November 2008. 16. Depression in scleroderma. Improving Health and Well-Being in Scleroderma: Establishing a Collaborative Behavioural Health Research Agenda. Hosted conference. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. November 2008. 17. Fatigue in scleroderma. Improving Health and Well-Being in Scleroderma: Establishing a Collaborative Behavioural Health Research Agenda. Hosted conference. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. November 2008. 18. “I think my patients are depressed – Should I ask them? Screening for depression in specialty medicine. Jewish General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry Research Day, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 2008. 19. Depression in cardiovascular disease: Should cardiologists care? Jewish General Hospital, Division of Cardiology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 2008. 20. Assessing and controlling for somatic symptom bias in measurement of depressive symptoms among patients with medical illness. Concordia University, Department of Psychology, Clinical Health Science Research Group, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. February 2008.
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21. Is depression an independent predictor of post-acute myocardial infarction outcomes? A structural equation modeling approach. McGill University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, 2007-2008 Seminar Series. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. January 2008. 22. Do patient responses to research questionnaires mean what we think they do? The mysterious case of post-myocardial infarction depression and the missing somatic symptoms. Jewish General Hospital, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. January 2008. 23. Does overreporting of somatic symptoms account for high rates of depressive symptoms among hospitalized post-acute myocardial infarction patients? Detecting differential item functioning using MIMIC modeling. Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. December 2008. 24. Can we measure symptoms of depression in patients with post-acute myocardial infarction well enough to talk about an independent risk factor? A structural equation modeling approach to controlling for somatic symptom overlap. McGill University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Research Day, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. October 2007. 25. Culture and confounding: What does multiple regression really tell us? Jewish General Hospital, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. July 2007. 26. Cross-cultural considerations in clinical assessment: Screening for history of childhood maltreatment. Jewish General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Research Section, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 2007. 27. Getting to the heart of measurement in transcultural psychiatry. Jewish General Hospital, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. February 2007. 28. Screening for depression among patients with acute myocardial infarction: Disentangling the heart from mind-body depression. Jewish General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. January 2006. 29. Assessing depression in patients with acute myocardial infarction: Disentangling the heart from mind-body depression. Center for Mind-Body Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. November 2005. 30. What do culturally sensitive mental health services mean? Fifteen years later. The 8th Student Alliance for Multicultural and Mental Health Issues Conference, Bronx, New York, USA. April 2003. E.3.4. Supervised Invited Talks by Trainees 1. Lisa Jewett. The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network: Internet-based management of body image distress. Scleroderma Educational Forum. Scleroderma Society of Ontario / Scleroderma Foundation. Niagara Falls, New York, USA. October 20, 2012. 2. Michelle Roseman. Reporting of conflicts of interest in Cochrane reviews of trials of pharmacological treatments. Montreal Chest Institute. Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 2012.
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3. Marielle Bassel. Psychological health and well-being in scleroderma. Scleroderma Patient Education Bilingual Conference. Scleroderma Society of Canada. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. October 2011. 4. Michelle Roseman. Unreported conflicts of interest when pharmacological treatment trials are synethesized in meta-analyses. Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Psychosocial Axis Seminar Series, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. January 2011. 5. Katherine Milette. Measuring depression in systemic sclerosis. In symposium (BD Thombs, Chair), Measure by measure: Assessing psychological health and well-being in scleroderma. American College of Rheumatology/Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. November 2010. 6. Ghassan El-Baalbaki. Measuring pain in systemic sclerosis: The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire or a single-item measure of pain? In symposium (BD Thombs, Chair), Measure by measure: Assessing psychological health and well-being in scleroderma. American College of Rheumatology/Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. November 2010. 7. Katherine Milette. Clinical Correlates of Sleep Problems in Systemic Sclerosis: The Prominent Role of Pain. 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Halifax, New Brunswick, Canada. November 2010. 8. Katherine Milette. Outcome reporting and trial registration standards: A neglected necessity for quality research. McGill University, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. October 2010. 9. Michelle Roseman. Hidden conflicts of interest in meta-analyses of pharmacological treatments. Montreal Chest Institute. Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. October 2010. 10. Ademola Adeponle. Use of cultural consultation to resolve uncertainty of psychosis diagnosis. Jewish General Hospital, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2010. 11. Evan Newton. The experience of women living with scleroderma; A qualitative approach. 2nd Jewish General Hospital Department of Psychiatry Student Research Day, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2010. 12. Katherine Milette. Transparency of outcome reporting in behavioral health research: A systematic review. Jewish General Hospital, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2010. 13. Michelle Roseman. Hidden Conflicts of Interest in Meta-Analyses of Pharmacological Treatments. Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, First Annual Scientific Retreat, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. May 2010. 14. Michelle Roseman. Hidden conflicts of interest in meta-analyses of pharmacological treatments. McGill University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, 2009-2010 Seminar Series. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. May 2010. 15. Ruby Knafo. Female sexual impairment in scleroderma: Too important to ignore. Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Web Conference. April 2010. 16. Michelle Roseman. How transparent is evidence reporting in meta-analyses? An assessment of hidden conflicts of interests in meta-analyses of pharmacological treatments. Jewish
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General Hospital, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 2010. 17. Lisa Jewett. Measuring Body Image in Scleroderma: Past, Present, and Future. Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Web Conference. March 2010. 18. Evan Newton. The experience of women living with scleroderma: A qualitative approach. Jewish General Hospital, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 2010. 19. Yue Zhao. Risk for suicide ideation and attempt among adolescents reporting “unsure” sexual identity or heterosexual identity plus same-sex attraction or behavior: Forgotten groups? Jewish General Hospital, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. January 2010. 20. Yue Zhao. Risk of mental health problems among non-heterosexual identified adolescents: What about adolescents who are unsure of their sexual identity? Jewish General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Student Research Day, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2009. 21. Orit Schieir. Clinical signs and symptoms associated with pain in patients with systemic sclerosis. Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 2009. 22. Lisa Jewett. Comparing disease-specific and general measures of body image avoidance from acquired disfigurement. Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Web Conference. March 2009. 23. Ruby Knafo. Sexual impairment in women with scleroderma. Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Web Conference. March 2009. 24. Orit Schieir. The epidemiology of pain in systemic sclerosis. Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Web Conference. March 2009. 25. Evan Newton. Depression in scleroderma: a longitudinal analysis. Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Web Conference. February 2009. 26. Orit Schieir. Where does it hurt? An examination of clinical signs and symptoms associated with pain in patients with systemic sclerosis. McGill University Hospital Center, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. January 2009. 27. Ademola Adeponle. Family participation in treatment and post-discharge appointment and medication adherence at a Nigerian psychiatric hospital. Jewish General Hospital, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. August 2008. 28. Monica Ruiz Casares. Promoting child and adolescent mental health in the context of HIV/AIDS: Measuring Depression in Namibia. Jewish General Hospital, Culture and Mental Health Research Unit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 2008. 29. Orit Schieir. Socio-demographic and clinical correlates of pain in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Web Conference. February 2008. 30. Orit Schieir. Baseline depression predicts depression and pain at 6-month follow-up when controlling for objective disease severity. Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. January 2008. F. OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS F.1. Academic Journals and Scientific Meetings Brett D. Thombs, PhD: Curriculum Vitae
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F.1.1. Editorial Board Appointments 2010 –
Arthritis Care & Research, Editorial Board [Impact Factor = 4.9]
2010 –
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Associate Editor [Impact Factor = 3.3]
2009 – 2010
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Editorial Board [Impact Factor = 3.3]
2008 –
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Editorial Board [Impact Factor = 2.4]
2006 –
Transcultural Psychiatry, Statistical Editor [Impact Factor = 1.0]
2007 – 2010
Burns, Editorial Board [Impact Factor = 2.0]
2005 – 2007
Journal of Burns and Wounds [Impact Factor = N/A]
F.1.2. Journal Peer Review Activities 2006-2012 Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (2); Addiction (1); American Journal of Cardiology (1); American Journal of Managed Care (1); Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2); Annals of Internal Medicine (1); Annals of Oncology (1); Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2); Archives of General Psychiatry (6); Arthritis Care & Research (16); Arthritis & Rheumatism (1); Biological Psychiatry (1); BMC Health Services Research (1); Brain Research Bulletin (1); British Journal of Psychiatry (1); Burns (24); Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (25); Circulation (1); Contemporary Clinical Trials (2); Critical Care Medicine (1); Diabetes Care (3); European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (1); European Journal of Psychiatry (1); General Hospital Psychiatry (2); Harvard Review of Psychiatry (1); Health Psychology (2); Heart (2); JAMA (3); Journal of Affective Disorders (1); Journal of the American College of Cardiology (13); Journal of Burn Care & Research (2); Journal of Burns and Wounds (3); Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (1); Journal of General Internal Medicine (3); Journal of Health Psychology (1); Journal of Psychosomatic Research (56); Journal of Rheumatology (2); Medicine (1); PLoS One (3); Psychiatry Research (1); Psychological Bulletin (1); Psychological Medicine (1); Psychology, Health, & Medicine (1); Psychosomatic Medicine (6); Rheumatology (2); Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology (1); Transcultural Psychiatry (62) F.1.3. Supervised Article Reviews by Trainees: 2009-2012 Ghassan El-Baalbaki: Journal of Psychosomatic Research (1); Transcultural Psychiatry (1)
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Lisa Jewett: Arthritis Care & Research (1); Burns (2); Journal of Psychosomatic Research (1) Katherine Milette: Arthritis Care & Research (2); Journal of Psychosomatic Research (1) Michelle Roseman: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (1); Psycho-oncology (1) F.1.4. Peer-Review for Scientific Meetings 2009 – 2011 2011 –
Society of Behavioral Medicine, Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. Abstract Review. Health Psychology Division, Canadian Psychological Association, 72nd Annual Convention. Abstract Review.
F.1.5. Conferences/Meetings Organized 2011-2012 1. Title: Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Planning Meeting Funding: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (PI: BD Thombs); Scleroderma Society of Canada. Objective: Planning meeting of international consortium to develop intervention protocols and funding proposal. Participants: Baron M (McGill University), Hudson M (McGill University), Steele RJ (McGill University), Nielson W (University of Western Ontario), Assassi S (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), Costa Maia A (Universidade do Minho, Portugal), Furst D (University of California at Los Angeles), Haythornthwaite J (Johns Hopkins University), Impens A (University of Michigan), Khanna D (University of Michigan), Malcarne V (University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University), Mayes M (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Mouthon L (Assistance Publique – Hopitaux de Paris, France), Poiraudeau S (Groupe Hospitalier Cochin, France), Poole J (University of New Mexico), Suarez-Almazor M (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), Gottesman K (Scleroderma Foundation), Leite C (Federation of European Scleroderma Societies), Plante D (Sclérodermie Quebec), Sauve M (Scleroderma Society of Ontario, Scleroderma Society of Canada), Pope J (University of Western Ontario), Marra C (University of British Columbia), Bartlett S (McGill University), Ahmed S (McGill University), 2010-2011 2. Title: Initial Organizational Meeting of the International Consortium for Behavioral, Educational, and Psychological Trials to Improve Health in Scleroderma.
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Funding: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (PI: BD Thombs); Sclérodermie Quebec; Scleroderma Society of Ontario; Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research of the Jewish General Hospital; Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands. Objective: Initial organizational meeting to develop funding proposals for clinical trials. Participants: Baron M (McGill University), Hudson M (McGill University), Körner A (McGill University), Steele RJ (McGill University), Taillefer SS (McGill University), Nielson W (University of Western Ontario), Assassi S (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), Costa Maia A (Universidade do Minho, Portugal), Furst D (University of California at Los Angeles), Haythornthwaite J (Johns Hopkins University), Impens A (University of Michigan), Khanna D (University of California at Los Angeles), Malcarne V (University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University), Mayes M (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), Motivola S (University of California at Los Angeles), Mouthon L (Assistance Publique – Hopitaux de Paris, France), Poiraudeau S (Groupe Hospitalier Cochin, France), Poole J (University of New Mexico), Suarez-Almazor M (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), Van den Ende C (Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands), Gottesman K (Scleroderma Foundation), Leite C (Federation of European Scleroderma Societies), Plante D (Sclérodermie Quebec), Suave M (Scleroderma Society of Ontario). 2009-2010 3. Title: Evidence-based Perspectives on Detection and Clinical Care for Depression in Medical Settings. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 2009. Funding: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (PI: BD Thombs). Objective: Meeting of internationally recognized experts in detection and treatment of depression in non-psychiatric settings to present evidence on detection and care strategies, facilitate active collaboration, and produce a position paper. Participants: Paris J (McGill University), Coyne JC (University of Pennsylvania), Ziegelstein R (Johns Hopkins University), Stewart DE (University of Toronto), Gilbody S (University of York, United Kingdom), Patten S (University of Calgary), Turner E (Oregon Health and Science University), Johnson B (University of Connecticut), de Jonge P (University of Groningen, the Netherlands). 4. Title: Joint Patient – Researcher Meeting to Interpret and Plan for Dissemination of Patient Survey Results. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 2009. Funding: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (PIs: BD Thombs and R Buzza). Objective: To bring researchers and knowledge-users together to engage both groups actively in synthesizing and interpreting results from the Scleroderma Society of Canada/Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Patient Survey. Participants: Baron M (McGill University), Hudson M (McGill University), Buzza R (Scleroderma Society of Canada) Pacy M (Scleroderma Society of Canada) Haslam S (Scleroderma Society of Canada), Clark MB (Scleroderma Society of Canada), Collard D (Sclérodermie Quebec), Pelletier M (Sclérodermie Quebec), Suave M (Scleroderma Society of Ontario).
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2008-2009 5. Title: Improving Health and Well-Being in Scleroderma: Establishing a Collaborative Behavioural Health Research Agenda. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 2008. Funding: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (PI: BD Thombs). Objective: Meeting of internationally recognized experts in behavioral health in scleroderma and patient advocates to produce a consensus on research priorities, establish a long-term research agenda, and facilitate active collaboration. Participants: Baron M (McGill University), Hudson M (McGill University), Nielson W (University of Western Ontario), Haythornthwaite J (Johns Hopkins University), Malcarne V (University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University), Motivola S (University of California at Los Angeles) van Lankveld W (Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands) Buzza R (Scleroderma Society of Canada) Pacy M (Scleroderma Society of Canada) Haslam S (Scleroderma Society of Canada) Ricard N (Scleroderma Society of Canada, Sclérodermie Quebec). F.1.5. Session Organizer/Chair/Moderator 1. Symposium Organizer/Chair, Myths and measures: Mental health assessment in medical settings. 2011 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 2011. 2. Session Chair, What a pain rheumatic disease can be! American College of Rheumatology/Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. November 2010. 3. Symposium Organizer/Chair, Measure by measure: Assessing psychological health and wellbeing in scleroderma. American College of Rheumatology/Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. November 2010. 4. Symposium Organizer/Chair, Current controversies in the definition, identification, and care of depression. Canadian Psychiatric Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. September 2010. 5. Symposium Chair, Cognitive and somatic depression in cardiac patients, XIII Annual Scientific Meeting, European Association for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatics/XXVIII European Conference on Psychosomatic Research. Innsbruck, Austria. July 2010. 6. Session Chair, 1st Annual Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research Scientific Retreat. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2010. 7. Symposium Organizer/Chair, The psychology of improving health and well-being in scleroderma: Assessment and intervention approaches. American College of Rheumatology / Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. October 2009. 8. Symposium Organizer/Chair, Clinical psychology in medical settings: Does one size fit all? 2009 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2009. F.2. Grant Reviews
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F.2.1. Review Committee Member 2012
The Arthritis Society / Canadian Arthritis Network Training Competition (2 reviews). June 2012.
2012
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Knowledge Synthesis Grant Program (10 reviews). June 4-6, 2012.
2012
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Pfizer Operating Grant in Disease Prevention and Management (6 reviews). February 7, 2012.
2011
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada – Grants-in-Aid: Committee VII (Behavioural research / health psychology / rehabilitation / population health; 7 reviews); December 6-8, 2011.
2011
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Team Grant: Chronic Disease Risk and Intervention Strategies (3 reviews). October 21, 2011.
2011
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Meetings, Planning, and Dissemination Grants (5 reviews). July-August 2011.
2011
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Team Grant: Chronic Disease Risk and Intervention Strategies (8 reviews of letters-of-intent). May 25-26, 2011.
2011
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Meetings, Planning, and Dissemination Grants (8 reviews). April 2011.
2011
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Pfizer Operating Grant in Disease Prevention and Management (7 reviews). January 19-20, 2011.
2010
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Meetings, Planning, and Dissemination Grants (6 reviews). December 2010.
2010
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada – Grants-in-Aid: Committee VII (Behavioural research / health psychology / rehabilitation / population health; 7 reviews); December 15-16, 2010.
2010
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Pfizer Operating Grant in Disease Prevention and Management (4 reviews). June 22, 2010.
F.2.2. External Reviewer 2012
Rheumafonds – Dutch Arthritis Association (1 review).
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European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) – Research Proposals in the Area of Patient Reported Outcomes (2 reviews).
2010
Ireland Health Research Board – Health Research Awards (1 review).
2010
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (1 review).
2010
Douglas Mental Health University Research Center – Bombardier Fellowship (4 applications).
2009
Yale University School of Medicine – Donaghue Women’s Health Investigator Program (1 review).
2009
Dutch Burns Foundation (1 review).
F.2.3. External Reviewer for Tenure/Promotion 2012
1 review (identity of candidate and institution confidential)
F.3. Administrative Responsibilities F.3.1. Institutional Administrative Appointments and Responsibilities 2012 –
Annual Scientific Retreat Organizing Committee, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2012 –
Review Committee, Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research Clinical Research Pilot Project Funding Initiative, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2012 –
Student Poster Judge, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research Retreat, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2011 –
Review Committee, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research Internal Studentships, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2010 –
Internal Pre-Submission Peer-Reviewer, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 2010 – 2011: 2 proposals, approximately 6 hours.
2010 –
Internal Pre-Submission Peer-Reviewer, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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2010 – 2011: 4 proposals, approximately 12 hours. 2011 – 2012: 7 proposals, approximately 21 hours. 2010 –
Chair, Seminar Series, Psychosocial Axis, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2009, 2012
Member, Admissions Committee, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2007 –
Member, Research Ethics Committee/Science Review Committee, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2007
Member, Research Day Program Committee, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
F.3.2. Advisory Committees 2012
Member, Nominating Committee for Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Canadian Psychiatric Association.
2009 – 2011
Member, Research Committee, Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals.
2007 –
Member, Clinical Research Committee, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group.
2007 –
Member, Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Committee, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group.
2007 –
Chair, Joint National Patient Survey Committee, Canadian Scleroderma Society and Canadian Scleroderma Research Group.
2005 – 2008
Member, Research Committee, American Burn Association.
F.3.3. Professional Societies 2012 –
Member, Division 38, Health Psychology – American Psychological Association
2010 –
Network Investigator, Canadian Arthritis Network
2008 –
Member, Society of Behavioral Medicine
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Member, Canadian Psychological Association. Section Member, Health Psychology
2008 –
Member, American Psychosomatic Society
2007 –
Member, Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
2004 – 2008
Member, American Burn Association
2003 – 2008
Member, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
1999 – 2008
Member, American Psychological Association. Section Member, Division 5, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics; Division 12, Clinical Psychology; Division 38, Health Psychology
F.3.4. Other Community Involvement 2012 –
Judge, Royal West Academy Annual Science Fair, Montreal, Quebec.
G. RESEARCH G.1. Personal Support Awards 2012 – 2017
McGill University William Dawson Scholar Award (Equivalent to Tier II Canada Research Chair; $125,000)
2008 – 2013
Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award ($300,000)
2008 – 2012
Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec, Chercheur-Boursier, Junior 1 ($225,075; declined, will accept non-overlapping funds only in 2011-2012).
G.2. Research Grants G.2.1. Pending Research Grants 2012
$25,000
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Meetings, Planning, and Dissemination Grant. Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Planning Meeting - II Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. Co-Investigator: Sauve M.
G.2.2. Current Grants as Principal Investigator
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2012 – 2014
$74,888
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Insight Development Grant. Searching for identity in the dark: The experiences of women living with a rare and unpredictable disease. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. Co-Investigators: Hudson M, Koerner A, Malcarne V, Mendelson C.
2012 – 2017
$1,499,765*
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Emerging Team Grant: Rare Diseases. Emerging Team: The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Principal Investigator: Thombs BD Co-Investigators: Ahmed S, Arnaert A, Assassi S, Baron M, Bartlett S, Boutron I, Costa Maia A, Dennis C-L, ElBaalbaki G, Ells C, Furst D, Haythornthwaite JA, Hudson M, Impens A, Khanna D, Koerner A, Lehman A, Malcarne V, Marra C, Mayes M, Mendelson C, Mouthon L, Nielson WR, Poiraudeau S, Poole J, Pope J, Semenic S, Steele R, Suarez-Almazor M, Taillefer S, Thombs BD, van den Ende C. * There is an additional *205,000 in partner funding from McGill University Faculty of Medicine ($125,000), the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research of the Jewish General Hospital ($75,000), and the Scleroderma Association of British Columbia ($5,000).
2012 – 2013
$99,977
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange Grant. Depression screening and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Principal Investigator/Knowledge-User: Thombs BD, Ickowicz A. Co-Investigators/Knowledge-Users: Baltzer F, Katz L, Patten S, Roy D, Rousseau C.
2011 – 2012
$25,000
Scleroderma Society of Ontario. Coordinator for the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD.
2011 – 2012
$12,500
Scleroderma Society of Canada. Coordinator for the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD.
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2011 – 2012
$92,989
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange Grant. Will routine depression screening benefit patients in cardiovascular care settings? An updated systematic review. Principal Investigator/Knowledge-User: Thombs BD, Pullen C. Co-Investigators/Knowledge-Users: Langleben D.
G.2.3. Current Operating Grants as Co-investigator 2011 – 2012
$22,324
Ride to Conquer Cancer Research Fund, Jewish General Hospital Foundation. Understanding psychological core issues and coping patterns in reaction to melanoma and skin selfexamination: a mixed-methods approach. Principal Investigator: Koerner, A. Co-Investigators: Drapeau M, Rosberger Z, Thombs B.
2011 – 2014
$172,547
Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec. Operating Grant. Réduction de la mortalité liée auz melanomes chez les patients à risque: les facteurs facilitant et réduisant l’adhérence à un protocole d’auto-examen de la peau. Principal Investigator: Koerner, A. Co-Investigators: Batist G, Drapeau M, Rosberger Z, Spatz A, Thombs B.
2011 – 2014
$389,781
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Operating Grant. Assessment of a Drama Workshop Program for Immigrant and Refugee Adolescents Principal Investigator: Rousseau C. Co-Investigators: Benoit M, Hechtman L, Petrakos H, Thombs B, Vasiliadis H.
2010 – 2015
US$2,050,000
National Institutes of Health. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Research Project Grant Program (R01). Mechanisms of Platelet Activation in Depression and Acute Coronary Syndromes. Principal Investigator: Williams M. Co-Investigators: Gould N, McCann U, Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC.
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G.2.4. Current Team, Centre, and Training Grants as Co-investigator 2009 – 2014
$2,000,000
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Centre for Research Development Grant. Centre for research development in gender, mental health and violence across the lifespan. Principal Investigators: MacMillan HL, Stewart D, Wathen CN, Coben J, Herrman H. Co-Investigators: Feder G, Tonmyr L, Chamberland C, Ford-Gilboe, M, Hegadoren K, Jenkins R, Kothari A, Sareen J, Waddell C, Wekerle C, Afifi T, Ahmad F, Barata P, Barlow J, Boyle MH, Chartier M, Collin-Vézina D, De Bellis M, Diaz-Granados N, Donelle D, Edleson J, Erickson P, Gagnon, A, Georgiades, K, Gonzalez A, Hegarty K, Jack S, Jackson B, Kelleher K, Olds DL, Oliffe J, Schmidt L, Sibbald S, Thombs BD, Trocmé N, Varcoe, C.
2009 – 2012
$405,000
Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec. Team Grant. Écoles, culture et santé mentale: une articulation à repenser dans une société en transformation. Principal Investigator: Rousseau, C. Co-Investigators: Armand F, Ghosh R, Guzder J, Measham T, Petrakos H, Thombs BD.
2009 – 2013
$947,600
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Emerging Team Grant. CIHR team in perinatal mental health. Principal Investigators: Gold IJ, Groleau D, Zelkowitz P. Co-Investigators: Abenhaim HA, Carter SC, Feeley NL, Libman E, Rodriguez R, Thombs BD, Tulandi T, Whitley R.
2007 – 2012
$895,865
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Emerging Team Grant. New and emerging team: The Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Principal Investigators: Baron M, Philip A, Pope JE. Co-Investigators: Bernatsky S, Dunne JV, Fritzler MJ, Gornitsky M, Hart DA, Hudson M, Leask AC, Mort JS, Pukall CF, Raymond Y, Recklies AD, Roughley PJ, Senécal JL, Steele RJ, Thombs BD, van Eeden SF.
2007 – 2013
$1,800,000
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Strategic Training in Health Research Initiative.
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Strategic training initiative: The Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Principal Investigators: Baron M, Leask AC, Mort JS, Philip A, Pope JE. Co-Investigators: Hudson M, Pukall CF, Roughley PJ, Steele RJ, Thombs BD. G.2.5. Past Grants as Principal Investigator 2010 – 2011
$88,489
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange Grant. Will screening for distress improve patient well-being in cancer? A systematic review. Principal Investigator/Knowledge-User: Thombs BD, Rosberger Z. Co-Investigators/Knowledge-Users: Batist G, Coyne JC, Koerner A, Palmer S, Stefanek M, Stewart D.
2010 – 2011
$97,766*
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange Grant. Depression screening and patient outcomes in pregnancy and postpartum: A systematic review. Principal Investigator/Knowledge-User: Thombs BD, Ciofani L. Co-Investigators/Knowledge-Users: Abenhaim H, Coyne JC, Feeley N, Gilbody S, Hewitt C, MacMillan H, Stewart D, Zelkowitz P, Frunchak V, Schinazi J. * Funding for full project to complement bridge funding (see below). Accepted non-overlapping funds of $91,588.
2010 – 2011
$60,000*
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Operating Grant - Priority Announcement Knowledge Translation. Depression screening and patient outcomes in pregnancy and postpartum: A systematic review. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. Co-Investigators: Abenhaim H, Coyne JC, Feeley N, Gilbody S, Hewitt C, MacMillan H, Stewart D, Zelkowitz P. * Bridge funding. Funding for complete project subsequently obtained (see above).
2009 – 2011
US$100,000
American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation Health Professional Investigator Award.
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Improving depression screening in rheumatology clinics: Detection of persistent versus acute depression in systemic sclerosis. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. Co-Investigators: Hudson M, Baron M. 2008 – 2011
$217,160
Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec. Operating Grant. Development and validation of an integrated system to evaluate fatigue in systemic sclerosis. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. Co-investigators: Baron M, Hudson M, Libman E, Taillefer S.
2008 – 2011
$45,000
2009 – 2010
$50,000
Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec. Startup Funding. Patient-reported outcomes in scleroderma. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance. Developmental and Exploratory Grant. Depression screening in cancer: systematic review and recommendations for research and practice. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. Co-Investigators: Coyne JC, Palmer S, Stefanek M, Stewart D.
2008 – 2009
$78,317
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Operating Grant. Evaluation of a self-management program for scleroderma: Predictors of participation, attrition and beneficial health outcomes. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. Co-Investigators: Baron M, Haythornthwaite J, Hudson M, Mendelson C, Poole J, Taillefer S.
2006 – 2007 Declined
US$25,000
Johns Hopkins Blaustein Pain Treatment Center Grant. Improving pain management and functional outcomes among patients with burn injuries through the use of immersive virtual reality. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. Co-Investigator: Fauerbach JA.
2005 – 2006
US$15,000
Johns Hopkins Regional Burn Center Community Fund Grant. Body image distress in burn survivors.
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Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. G.2.6. Past Grants as Co- Investigator 2009 – 2010
$100,000
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Operating Grant. Parents, daughters, and the HPV vaccine: Factors affecting parental decision-making in a universal immunization program. Principal Investigator: Rosberger Z. Co-Investigators: Dubé E, Franco E, Gilca V, Knauper B, Lau S, Thombs BD.
2007 – 2009
$170,000
Max Bell Foundation. Creativity and prevention of mental health problems in multiethnic schools. Principal Investigator: Rousseau, C. Co-Investigators: Benoit M, Guzder J, Lacroix L, Thombs BD.
G.2.7. Meetings and Travel Grants 2011
$24,994
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Meetings, Planning, and Dissemination Grant. Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Planning Meeting Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. Co-Investigator: Sauve M.
2010
$18,880
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Meetings, Planning, and Dissemination Grant. Consortium for clinical trials of behavioral, psychological, and educational interventions in scleroderma; Initial planning meeting. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD.
2010
$8,000
Sclérodermie Québec. Research Support Program. Consortium for clinical trials of behavioral, psychological, and educational interventions in scleroderma; Initial planning meeting. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD.
2009
$11,240
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Meetings, Planning, and Dissemination Grant.
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Joint Patient – Researcher Meeting to Interpret and Plan for Dissemination of Patient Survey Results. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. Co-Investigator: Buzza B. 2009
$14,497
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant. Evaluating evidence for detection and treatment of mental health problems in medical settings: Developing a “user’s guide” for behavioral health professionals and a collaborative behavioral health research agenda. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD.
2009
$2,150
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, Institute Community Support Program, New Investigator Travel Award. Symposium on screening for major depressive disorder in cardiovascular care. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD.
2008
$18,454
Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant. Improving health and well-being in scleroderma: Developing a collaborative behavioral health research agenda. Principal Investigator: Thombs BD. Co-Investigators: Baron M, Hudson M, Nielson W, Taillefer, S.
G.3. Publications1 G.3.1. Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals: Submitted or in Revision 1. 2. 3.
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Depression (CES-D) Scale in systemic sclerosis: A comparison of Canadian and Dutch patients. Arthritis Care & Research. Arthurs E, Steele R, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Are scores on the English and French versions of the PHQ-9 comparable? An assessment of differential item functioning. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. Delisle VC, Arthurs E, Abbey SE, Grace SL, Stewart DE, Steele R, Ziegelstein R, Thombs BD. Somatic Symptom Reporting on the Beck Depression Inventory Among Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients: In-hospital Versus Follow-up Assessments. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. Razykov I, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Prevalence and clinical correlates of pruritus in patients with systemic sclerosis: An updated analysis. Rheumatology. Arthurs E, Steele R, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Assessment of differential item functioning across English and French versions of the McGill Pain Questionnaire. PLoS ONE. Delisle VC, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Time to diagnosis of systemic sclerosis in women versus men: An analysis of 1,200 Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Registry patients. Rheumatology. Levis B, Burri A, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Comparison of rates of sexual activity and dysfunction between women with systemic sclerosis and women from a population sample. Arthritis Care & Research. Milette K Hudson M, Körner A, Baron M, Thombs BD. Sleep disturbances in systemic sclerosis: Evidence for the role of pain, pruritus, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Rheumatology. Jewett LR, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD. Lifetime, 12-month, and 30-day prevalence of major depressive disorder among patients with systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology. Jewett LR, Malcarne V, Hudson M, Heinberg L, Wigley F, Haythornthwaite JA, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Development and validation of the Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire – Scleroderma. Arthritis Care & Research. Jewett LR, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Clinical correlates of symptoms of depression in systemic sclerosis: An analysis of 1,200 Canadian Scleroderma Research Group patients. PLoS ONE. Meijer A, Roseman M, Delisle VC, Milette K, Stefanek ME, Ziegelstein RC, Stewart DE, de Jonge P, Coyne JC, Thombs BD. Does distress screening improve patient outcomes in cancer care? A systematic review. PLoS ONE.
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Delisle VC, Beck AT, Ziegelstein RC, Thombs BD. Symptoms of heart disease or its treatment may increase Beck Depression Inventory scores in hospitalized post-myocardial infarction patients. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. [Impact Factor = 3.3]. Razykov I, Ziegelstein RC, Whooley MA, Thombs BD. The PHQ-9 versus the PHQ-8 – Is Item 9 useful for assessing suicide risk in coronary artery disease patients? Data from the Heart and Soul Study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. [Impact Factor = 3.3]. Thombs BD, Razykov I. Inappropriate self-citation via peer review: A simple solution. Canadian Medical Association Journal. [Impact Factor = 8.2]. Harel D, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Steele R. Measuring fatigue in systemic sclerosis: A comparison of the SF-36 Vitality subscale and FACIT fatigue scale. Rheumatology [Impact factor = 4.4]. Roseman M, Turner EH, Lexchin J, Coyne JC, Bero LA, Thombs BD. Reporting of conflict of interest from drug trials in Cochrane reviews: A cross-sectional survey. BMJ. [Impact Factor = 14.1]. Delisle V, Abbey SE, Beck AT, Dobson KS, Dozois DJA, Grace SL, Stewart DE, Ziegelstein RC, Thombs BD. The influence of somatic symptoms on Beck Depression Inventory scores in hospitalized post-myocardial infarction patients. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. [Impact Factor = 2.4]. Leavens A, Patten S, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Influence of somatic symptoms on PHQ-9 depression scores among patients with systemic sclerosis compared to a healthy general population sample. Arthritis Care & Research. [Impact Factor = 4.9]. Bassel M, Hudson M, Baron M, Taillefer SS, Mouthon L, Poiraudeau S, Poole JL, Thombs BD. Physical and occupational therapy referall and use among systemic sclerosis patients with impaired hand function: Results from a Canadian national survey. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. [Impact Factor = 2.1]. Newton E, Thombs BD, Groleau D. The experience of emotional distress among women with scleroderma. Qualitative Health Research. [Impact Factor = 2.2]. Wang J, Thombs BD, Schmid MR. The Swiss Health Literacy Survey: development and psychometric properties of a multi-dimensional instrument to assess competencies for health. Health Expectations. [Impact Factor = 2.3].
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Nath Y, Paris J, Thombs BD, Kirmayer LJ. Prevalence and social determinants of suicidal behaviours among college youth in India. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2012;58(4):393-399. [Impact Factor = 1.1].
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Thombs BD, Jewett LR, Assassi S, Baron M, Bartlett S, Costa Maia A, El-Baalbaki G, Furst D, Gottesman K, Haythornthwaite JA, Hudson M, Impens A, Korner A, Leite C, Mayes MD, Malcarne VL, Motivala SJ, Mouthon L, Nielson WR, Plante D, Poiraudeau S, Poole JL, Pope J, Sauve M, Steele RJ, Suarez-Almazor ME, Taillefer S, van den Ende C, Arthurs E, Bassel M, Delisle V, Milette K, Leavens A, Razykov I, Khanna D. New
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directions for patient-centered care in scleroderma: The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN). Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 2012;30(Suppl. 71):S23-S29. [Impact Factor = 2.1]. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC. When prevention is a bad idea: Problems with the DECARD trial and the premise behind it. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2012;72(5):333-335. [Impact Factor = 3.3]. Jewett LR, Hudson M, Baron M, Malcarne V, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Sociodemographic and disease correlates of body image distress among patients with systemic sclerosis. PLoS ONE. 2012;7(3):e33281. [Impact Factor = 4.1]. Thombs BD, Coyne JC, Cuijpers P, de Jonge P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Johnson BT, Patten SB, Turner EH, Ziegelstein RC. Rethinking recommendations for depression screening in primary care. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2012;184(4):413-418. [Impact Factor = 8.2]. Levis B, Hudson M, Knafo R, Baron M, Nielson WR, Hill M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Sexual activity and impairment among women with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Care & Research. 2012;64(3):340-350. [Impact Factor = 4.9]. Delisle V, Beck AT, Dobson KS, Dozois DJA, Thombs BD. Revisiting gender differences in somatic symptoms of depression: Much ado about nothing? PLoS ONE. 2012;7(2):d32490. [Impact Factor = 4.1]. Adeponle A, Thombs BD, Groleau D, Jarvis EG, Kirmayer LJ. Use of the cultural formulation to resolve uncertainty in the diagnosis of psychosis among ethnocultural minority and immigrant patients. Psychiatric Services. 2012;63(2):147-153. [Impact factor = 2.4]. El-Baalbaki G, Lober J, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. A comparison of the McGill Pain Questionnaire and single-item pain measures in systemic sclerosis. Journal of Rheumatology. 2011;38(2):2581-2587. [Impact Factor = 3.7]. Meijer A, Roseman M, Milette K, Coyne JC, Stefanek M, Ziegelstein RC, Arthurs E, Leavens A, Palmer SC, Stewart DE, De Jonge P, Thombs BD. Depression screening and patient outcomes in cancer: A systematic review. PLoS ONE. 2011; 6(11): e27181. [Impact Factor = 4.1]. Czarny MJ, Arthurs E, Coffee D-F, Smith C, Ziegelstein RC, Thombs BD. The prevalence of antidepressant prescription or use in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review. PLoS ONE 2011;6(11): e27671. [Impact Factor = 4.1]. Thombs BD, Körner A. Is there evidence that depression screening benefits patients with chronic medical illness? Should physicians routinely screen for depression in the absence of evidence? Der Nervenarzt. 2011;82(11):1469-1475. [Impact Factor = 0.7]. Magyar-Russell G, Thombs BD, Cai JX, Baveja T, Kuhl E, Singh PP, Barroso MMB, Arthurs E, Roseman M, Amin N, Marine J, Ziegelstein RC. Prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2011;71(4):223-231. [Impact Factor = 3.3]. Pottie K, Greenaway C, Feightner J, Welch V, Greenaway C, Swinkels H, Rashid M, Narasiah L, Kirmayer L, Ueffing E, MacDonald N, Hassan G, McNally C, Kahn K, Burhmann R, Dunn S, Dominic A, McCarthy AE, Gagnon A, Rousseau C, Tugwell P and
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the Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health (listed author). Review: Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2011;183:E824-E925. [Impact Factor = 8.2]. Hassan G, Thombs BD, Rousseau C, Kirmayer LJ, Feightner J, Ueffing E, Pottie K. Child Maltreatment: Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2011;183:E824-E925, Appendix 12. [Impact Factor = 8.2]. Hassan G, Thombs BD, Rousseau C, Kirmayer LJ, Feightner J, Ueffing E, Pottie K. Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 183:E824-E925, Appendix 13. [Impact Factor = 8.2]. Rousseau C, Pottie K, Thombs BD, Munoz M, Jurcik T. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2011;183:E824-E925, Appendix 11. [Impact Factor = 8.2]. Thombs BD, Arthurs E, El-Baalbaki G, Meijer A, Ziegelstein RC, Steele RJ. Risk of bias from inclusion of patients who already have diagnosis of or are undergoing treatment for depression in diagnostic accuracy studies of screening tools for depression: systematic review. BMJ. 2011;343:d4825. [Impact Factor = 14.1].
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Roest A, Thombs BD, Grace SL, Stewart DE, Abbey SE, de Jonge P. Somatic/affective, but not cognitive/affective symptoms, of depression after acute coronary syndrome are associated with 12-month all-cause mortality. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2011;131(13):158-163. [Impact Factor = 3.7]. Knafo R, Haythorthwaite JA, Heinberg L, Wigley F, Thombs BD. The association of body image distress and pain with sexual impairment in women with systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology. 2011;50(6):1125-1130. [Impact Factor = 4.2]. Meijer A, Conradi HJ, Bos E, Thombs BD, van Melle J, de Jonge P. Prognostic association of depression following myocardial infarction with mortality and cardiovascular events: a meta-analysis of 25 years of research. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2011;33(3):203-216. [Impact Factor = 2.8]. Rousseau C, Hassan G, Moreau N, Thombs BD. The perception of discrimination and its association with mental health in newly arrived immigrants before and after 9/11. American Journal of Public Health. 2011;101(5):909-915. [Impact Factor = 3.9]. Milette K, Razykov I, Pope J, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD. Clinical correlates of sleep problems in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology. 2011;50(5):921-925. [Impact Factor = 4.2] Bassel M, Hudson M, Taillefer S, Schieir O, Baron M, Thombs BD. Frequency and impact of symptoms experienced by patients with systemic sclerosis: Results from a Canadian national survey. Rheumatology. 2011;50(4):762-767. [Impact Factor = 4.2]. Zuidersma M, Thombs BD, de Jonge P. Onset and recurrence of depression as a predictor for worsened cardiovascular prognosis in depressed ACS patients: a systematic review. Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics. 2011;80(4):227-237. [Impact Factor = 6.0].
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Roseman M, Milette K, Bero LA, Lexchin J, Turner E, Coyne JC, Thombs BD. Reporting of conflicts of interest in meta-analyses of pharmacological treatments. JAMA. 2011;305(10):1008-1017. [Impact Factor = 30.0]. Milette K, Roseman M, Thombs BD. Transparency of outcome reporting and trial registration of randomized controlled trials in psychosomatic and behavioural health research: A systematic review. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2011;70(3):205-217. [Impact Factor = 2.8]. De Jonge P, Conradi HJ, Thombs BD, Rosmalen JGM, Burger H, Ormel J. Prevention of false positive findings in observational studies: Registration will not work But replication might. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 2011;65(2):95-96. [Impact Factor = 3.0]. Lawrence JW, Rosenberg L, Rimmer RB, Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA. Measuring perceived stigmatization and social comfort among pediatric burn survivors. Rehabilitation Psychology. 2010;55(4):360-371. [Impact Factor = 1.7]. Jewett LR, Hudson M, Haythornthwaite JA, Heinberg L, Wigley F, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Development and validation of the BriefSatisfaction with Appearance Scale (Brief-SWAP) for systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Care & Research. 2010;62(12):1779-1786. [Impact Factor = 4.7]. Hudson M, Impens A, Baron M, Thombs BD, Walker JG, Steele R, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Discordance between patient and physician assessments of disease severity in systemic sclerosis. Journal of Rheumatology. 2010;37(11):2307-2312. [Impact Factor = 3.6]. El-Baalbaki G, Razykov I, Hudson M, Bassel M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. The association of pruritus with quality of life and disability in systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Care & Research. 2010;62(10):1489-1495. [Impact Factor = 4.7]. Eze-Nliam CM, Thombs BD, Lima BB, Smith CG, Ziegelstein RC. The association of depression with adherence to antihypertensive medications: A systematic review. Journal of Hypertension. 2010;28(9):1785-1795. [Impact Factor = 4.0]. Thombs BD, van Lankveld W, Bassel M, Baron M, Buzza R, Haslam S, Haythornthwaite JA, Hudson M, Jewett LR, Knafo R, Kwakkenbos L, Malcarne V, Milette K, Motivala S, Newton EG, Nielson W, Pacy M, Razykov I, Schieir O, Worron-Sauve M, Taillefer S. Psychological health and well-being in systemic sclerosis: State of the science and consensus research agenda. Arthritis Care & Research. 2010;62(8):1181-1189. [Impact Factor = 4.7]. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC, de Jonge P, Grace SL, Pilote L, Dozois DJA, Beck AT, Fuss S, Stewart DE, Ormel J, Dobson KS, Abbey SE. Somatic symptom overlap in Beck Depression Inventory-II Scores following myocardial infarction. British Journal of Psychiatry. 2010;197(1):61-66. [Impact Factor = 5.9].
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the evidence. Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics. 2010;79(4):208-216. [Impact Factor = 5.4]. Thombs BD, Adeponle AB, Kirmayer LJ, Morgan JF. A Brief Scale for Assessing Hospital Doctors’ Attitudes Toward Collaborative Care for Mental Health (DACC-MH). Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 2010;55(4):264-267. [Impact Factor = 2.2]. Milette K, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Comparison of the PHQ-9 and CES-D depression scales in systemic sclerosis: Internal consistency reliability, convergent validity, and clinical correlates. Rheumatology. 2010;49(4):789-796. [Impact Factor = 4.2]. Coyne JC, Thombs BD, Hagedoorn M. Ain’t necessarily so: Review and critique of recent meta-analyses of behavioral medicine interventions in Health Psychology. Health Psychology. 2010;29(2):107-116. [Impact factor = 3.5]. Schieir O, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Boivin JF, Steele R, Bernatsky S, Hanley J, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Prevalence, severity, and clinical correlates of pain in patients with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 2010;62(3):409-417. [Impact Factor = 4.2]. Zhao Y, Montoro R, Igartua K, Thombs BD. Risk for suicide ideation and attempt among adolescents reporting “unsure” sexual identity or heterosexual identity plus same-sex attraction or behavior: Forgotten groups? Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2010;49(2):104-113. [Impact Factor = 5.0]. Parakh K, Bhat U, Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA, Bush DE, Ziegelstein RC. Self-Assessed Physical Health Predicts Ten-Year Mortality after Myocardial Infarction. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 2010;30(1):35-39. [Impact Factor = 1.6]. Stefanek M, Palmer SC, Thombs BD, Coyne JC. Finding what is not there: Unwarranted claims of an effect of psychosocial intervention on recurrence and survival. Cancer. 2009;115(24):5612-5616. [Impact Factor = 5.4]. Razykov I, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Bassel M, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Prevalence and clinical correlates of pruritus in patients with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 2009;61(12):1765-1770. [Impact Factor = 4.2]. Igartua K, Thombs BD, Burgos G, Montoro R. Concordance and discrepancy in sexual identity, attraction, and behaviour among adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2009;45(6):602-608. [Impact Factor = 3.3]. Hudson M, Steele R, Lu Y, Thombs BD, Schieir O, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Work disability in systemic sclerosis. Journal of Rheumatology. 2009;36(11):2481-2486. [Impact Factor = 3.9]. Thombs BD, Bernstein DP, Lobbestael J, Arntz A. A validation study of the Dutch Childhood Trauma Questionnaire – Short Form: Factor structure, reliability, and knowngroups validity. Child Abuse & Neglect. 2009;33(8):518-523. [Impact Factor = 2.3]. Thombs BD, Jewett LR, Knafo R, Coyne JC, Ziegelstein RC. Learning from history: A commentary on the AHA Scientific Advisory on depression screening. American Heart Journal. 2009;158(4):503-505. [Impact Factor = 4.4]. Knafo R, Thombs BD, Jewett LR, Hudson M, Wigley F, Haythornthwaite JA. (Not) talking about sex. A systematic comparison of sexual impairment in women with
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systematic sclerosis and other chronic disease samples. Rheumatology. 2009;48(10):13001303. [Impact Factor = 4.2]. Ziegelstein RC, Thombs BD, Coyne JC, de Jonge P. Routine screening for depression in patients with coronary heart disease: Never mind. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009;54(10):886-890. [Impact Factor = 12.5]. Hudson M, Thombs BD, Steele R, Panopalis P, Newton E, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Health-related quality of life in systemic sclerosis: A systematic review. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 2009;61(8):11121120. [Impact Factor = 4.2]. Thombs BD, Hudson M, Bassel M, Taillefer SS, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Sociodemographic, disease, and symptom correlates of fatigue in systemic sclerosis. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 2009;61(7):966973. [Impact Factor = 4.2].
2008-2009 63. 64. 65.
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Hudson M, Steele R, Lu Y, Thombs BD, Panopalis P, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Clinical correlates of self-reported physical health status in systemic sclerosis. Journal of Rheumatology. 2009;36(6):1226-1229. [Impact Factor = 3.3]. Ruiz-Casares M, Thombs BD, Rousseau C. The association of single and double orphanhood with symptoms of depression among children and adolescents in Namibia. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2009;18(6):369-376. [Impact Factor = 1.8]. Hudson M, Thombs BD, Steele R, Panopalis P, Newton E, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Quality of life in systemic sclerosis compared to the general population and patients with other chronic conditions. Journal of Rheumatology. 2009;36(4):768-772. [Impact Factor = 3.3]. Coyne JC, Thombs BD, Stefanek M, Palmer SC. Time to let go of the illusion that psychotherapy extends the survival of cancer patients: A reply to Kraemer and colleagues. Psychological Bulletin. 2009;135(2):179-182. [Impact Factor = 12.6]. Schieir O, Thombs BD, Berkson L, Couture F, Fitzcharles MA, Gagné M, Garfield B, Gutkowski A, Hudson M, Kang H, Kapusta M, Ligier S, Mathieu J-P, Ménard H, Starr M, Stein M, Zummer M, Baron M. Symptoms of depression predict trajectory of pain among patients with early inflammatory arthritis: A path analysis approach to assessing pain. Journal of Rheumatology. 2009;36(2):231-239. [Impact Factor = 3.3]. Hudson M, Thombs BD, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Time to diagnosis in systemic sclerosis: Is gender a factor? Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 2009;61(2):274-278. [Impact Factor = 6.8]. Adeponle AB, Thombs BD, Adelekan ML, Kirmayer LJ. Family participation in treatment and post-discharge appointment and medication adherence at a Nigerian psychiatric hospital. British Journal of Psychiatry. 2009;194(1):86-87. [Impact Factor = 5.1]. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC, Whooley MA. Optimizing detection of major depression among patients with coronary artery disease using the Patient Health Questionnaire: Data from the Heart and Soul Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2008;23(12):20142017. [Impact Factor = 2.7].
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Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC, Stewart DE, Abbey SE, Parakh K, Grace SL. Physical Health Status Assessed During Hospitalization for Acute Coronary Syndrome Predicts Mortality 12 Months Later. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2008;65(6):587-593. [Impact Factor = 2.5]. Thombs BD, de Jonge P, Coyne JC, Whooley MA, Frasure-Smith N, Mitchell AJ, Zuidersma M, Eze-Nliam C, Bezerra B, Smith CG, Soderlund K, Ziegelstein RC. Depression screening and patient outcomes in cardiovascular care: A systematic review. JAMA. 2008;300(18):2161-2171. [Impact Factor = 31.7]. Parakh K, Thombs BD, Bhat U, Fauerbach JA, Bush DE, Ziegelstein RC. Long-term significance of Killip class and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. American Journal of Medicine. 2008;121(11):1015-1018. [Impact Factor = 5.1]. Thombs BD, Bassel M, McGuire L, Smith MT, Hudson M, Haythornthwaite JA. Fatigue in systemic sclerosis: A systematic comparison with other chronic illnesses. Rheumatology. 2008;47(10):1559-1563. [Impact Factor = 4.1]. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC, Stewart DE, Abbey SE, Parakh K, Grace SL. Usefulness of a single-item general self-rated health question to predict mortality 12 months after an acute coronary syndrome. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation. 2008;15(4):479-481. [Impact Factor = 2.4]. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC, Beck CA, Pilote L. A general factor model for the Beck Depression Inventory – II: Validation in a sample of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2008;65(2):115-121. [Impact Factor = 2.5]. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC, Parakh K, Stewart DE, Abbey SE, Grace SL. Probit structural equation regression model: General depressive symptoms predicted postmyocardial infarction mortality after controlling for somatic symptoms of depression. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2008;61(8):832-839. [Impact Factor = 2.9].
2007-2008 78. 79.
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Kirmayer LJ, Thombs BD, Jurcik T, Jarvis GE, Guzder J. Use of the DSM-IV cultural formulation on a cultural consultation service. Psychiatric Services. 2008;59(6):683-686. [Impact Factor = 2.1]. Baron M, Sutton E, Hudson M, Thombs BD, Markland J, Pope J, Robinson D, Jones N, Docherty P, Abu-Hakima M, LeClercq S, Smith D, Mathieu J-P. The relationship of dyspnea to function and quality of life in systemic sclerosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2008;67(5):644-650. [Impact Factor = 6.4]. Thombs BD, Hudson M, Taillefer SS, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Prevalence and clinical correlates of symptoms of depression in patients with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 2008;59(4):504-509. [Impact Factor = 7.7]. Parakh K, Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA, Bush DE, Ziegelstein RC. Effect of depression on late (8 years) mortality after myocardial infarction. American Journal of Cardiology. 2008;101(5):602-606. [Impact Factor = 3.6]. Thombs BD, Hudson M, Schieir O, Taillefer SS, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Reliability and validity of the Center for Epidemiological Studies
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Depression Scale in patients with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 2008;59(3):438-443. [Impact Factor = 7.7]. Thombs BD, Fuss S, Hudson M, Schieir O, Taillefer SS, Fogel J, Ford DE, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. High rates of depressive symptoms among patients with systemic sclerosis are not explained by differential reporting of somatic symptoms. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 2008;59(3):431-437. [Impact Factor = 7.7]. Thombs BD. Patient and injury characteristics, mortality risk, and length of stay related to child abuse by burning: Evidence from a national sample of 15,802 pediatric admissions. Annals of Surgery. 2008;247(3):519-523. [Impact Factor = 7.4]. Hudson M, Thombs BD, Steele R, Watte R, Taillefer S, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Clinical correlates of quality of life in systemic sclerosis measured with the World Health Organization Disease Assessment Schedule II. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 2008;59(2):279-284. [Impact Factor = 7.7]. Thombs BD, Notes LD, Magyar-Russell G, Lawrence JW, Bresnick MG, Fauerbach JA. Body image satisfaction in burn survivors: From survival to socialization. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2008;64(2):205-212. [Impact Factor = 1.9]. Thombs BD, Bresnick MG. Mortality risk and length of stay associated with self-inflicted burn injury: Evidence from a national sample of 30,382 adult patients. Critical Care Medicine. 2008;36(1):118-125. [Impact Factor = 6.3]. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC, Stewart DE, Abbey SE, Parakh K, Grace SL. Usefulness of persistent symptoms of depression to predict physical health status 12 months after an acute coronary syndrome. American Journal of Cardiology. 2008;101(1):15-19. [Impact Factor = 3.6]. Edwards RR, Magyar-Russell G, Thombs B, Smith MT, Holavanahalli R, Patterson DR, Blakeney P, Lezotte D, Haythornthwaite JA, Fauerbach JA. Acute pain at discharge from hospitalization is a prospective predictor of long-term suicidal ideation after burn injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2007;88(12 Supplement 2):S36-42. [Impact Factor = 1.8]. Thombs BD, Miller SD, Ziegelstein RC. On pot, potomania, and (couch) potatoes: The link between habits and mood. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2007;63(5):459-462. [Impact Factor = 1.9]. Thombs BD, Lewis C, Bernstein DP, Medrano MA, Hatch JP. An evaluation of the measurement invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire – Short Form across gender and race in a sample of drug abusing adults. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2007;63(4):391-398. [Impact Factor = 1.9].
2006-2007 92. 93.
Thombs BD, Taillefer SS, Hudson M, Baron M. Depression in patients with scleroderma. A systematic review of the evidence. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 2007;57(6):1089-1097. [Impact Factor = 7.8]. Price LA, Thombs BD, Chen CL, Milner SM. Liver disease in burn injury: Evidence from a national sample of 31,338 adult patients. Journal of Burns and Wounds. 2007;7(June 12):e1. [Impact Factor = N/A].
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Thombs BD. Use of the Beck Depression Inventory for assessing depression in patients hospitalized with burn injuries: Disentangling symptoms of depressed mood from injury and treatment factors. Burns. 2007;33(5):547-553. [Impact Factor = 1.1]. Ziegelstein RC, Meuchel J, Kim TJ, Latif M, Alvarez W, Dasgupta N, Thombs BD. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in hospitalized acute coronary syndrome patients. American Journal of Medicine. 2007;120(6):525-530. [Impact Factor = 4.5]. Thombs BD, Bresnick MG, Magyar-Russell G. Who attempts suicide by burning? An analysis of age patterns of mortality by self-inflicted burning in the United States. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2007;29(3):244-250. [Impact Factor = 2.5]. Thombs BD, Magyar-Russell G, Bass EB, Stewart KJ, Tsilidis KK, Bush DE, Fauerbach JA, McCann UD, Ziegelstein RC. Performance characteristics of depression screening instruments in survivors of acute myocardial infarction: A review of the evidence. Psychosomatics. 2007;48(3):185-194. [Impact Factor = 2.0]. Thombs BD, Singh VA, Milner SM. The effect of pre-existing medical comorbidities on mortality and length of hospital stay in acute burn injury: Evidence from a national sample of 31,338 adult patients. Annals of Surgery. 2007;245(4):629-634. [Impact Factor = 7.7]. Thombs BD, Bennett W, Ziegelstein RC, Bernstein DP, Scher CD, Forde DR. Cultural sensitivity in screening adults for a history of childhood abuse: Evidence from a community sample. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2007;22(3):368-373. [Impact Factor = 3.0]. Thombs BD, Bresnick MG, Magyar-Russell G, Lawrence JW, McCann UD, Fauerbach JA. Symptoms of depression predict change in physical health after burn injury. Burns. 2007;33(3):292-298. [Impact Factor = 1.1]. Thombs BD, Bernstein DP, Ziegelstein RC, Bennett W, Walker EA. A brief 2-item screener for detecting a history of physical or sexual abuse in childhood. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2007;29(1):8-13. [Impact Factor = 2.5]. Thombs BD, Haines J, Bresnick MG, Magyar-Russell G, Fauerbach JA, Spence RJ. Depression in burn reconstruction patients: Symptom prevalence and association with body image dissatisfaction and physical function. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2007;29(1):1420. [Impact Factor = 2.5]. Brummett BR, Wade JC, Ponterotto JG, Thombs BD, Lewis C. Psychological well-being and a multicultural personality disposition. Journal of Counseling and Development. 2007;85(1):73-81. [Impact Factor = 0.6]. Thombs BD, Bernstein DP, Ziegelstein RC, Scher CD, Forde DR, Walker EA, Stein MB. An evaluation of screening questions for childhood abuse in two community samples: Implications for clinical practice. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2006;166(18):2020-2026. [Impact Factor = 7.9]. Thombs BD, Bresnick MG, Magyar-Russell. Depression in survivors of burn injury: A systematic review. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2006;28(6):494-502. [Impact Factor = 2.5]. Lawrence JW, Fauerbach JA, Thombs BD. Frequency and correlates of depression symptoms among long-term adult burn survivors. Rehabilitation Psychology. 2006;51(4):306-313. [Impact Factor = 0.9].
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107. Thombs BD, Bass EB, Ford DE, Stewart KJ, Tsilidis KK, Patel U, Fauerbach JA, Bush DE, Ziegelstein RC. Prevalence of depression in survivors of acute myocardial infarction: A review of the evidence. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2006;21(1):30-38. [Impact Factor = 3.0]. 108. Thombs BD, Singh VA, Milner SM. Children under 4 years are at greater risk of mortality following acute burn injury: Evidence from a national sample of 12,902 pediatric admissions. Shock. 2006;26(4):348-352. [Impact Factor = 3.1]. 109. Esselman PC, Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA, Magyar-Russell G. Burn rehabilitation: State of the science. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 2006;85(4):383-413. [Impact Factor = 1.1]. 110. Lawrence JW, Fauerbach JA, Heinberg LJ, Doctor M, Thombs BD. The reliability and validity of the Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire (PSQ) and the Social Comfort Questionnaire (SCQ) among an adult burn survivor sample. Psychological Assessment. 2006;18(1):106-11. [Impact Factor = 2.6]. 111. Lawrence JW, Fauerbach JA, Thombs BD. A test of the moderating role of importance of appearance in relation between perceived scar severity and body-esteem among adult burn survivors. Body Image. 2006;3(2):101-111. [Impact Factor = N/A]. 112. Fauerbach JA, Bush DE, Thombs BD, McCann UD, Fogel J, Ziegelstein RC. Depression following acute myocardial infarction: a prospective relationship with ongoing health and function. Psychosomatics. 2005; 46(4):355-361. [Impact Factor = 2.3]. 2004-2005 113. McCann UD, Fauerbach JA, Thombs BD. Anxiety and cardiac disease. Primary Psychiatry. 2005;12(5):47-50. [Impact Factor = N/A]. 114. Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA, McCann UD. Posttraumatic stress disorders following injury: Assessment and treatment. Primary Psychiatry. 2005;12(5):51-55. [Impact Factor = N/A]. 115. Ziegelstein RC, Kim SY, Kao D, Fauerbach JA, Thombs BD, McCann U, et al. Can doctors and nurses recognize depression in patients hospitalized with an acute myocardial infarction in the absence of formal screening? Psychosomatic Medicine. 2005;67(3):393-7. [Impact Factor = 3.4]. G.3.4. Peer-Reviewed Technical Reports Produced for Government Agencies 1.
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Bush DE, Ziegelstein RC, Patel UV, Thombs BD, Ford DE, Fauerbach JA, et al. Evidence report on post-myocardial infarction depression. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence Report/Technology Assessment. (Prepared by the Johns Hopkins Evidence-based Practice Center, Baltimore, MD). 2005. Esselman PC, Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA, Magyar-Russell, G, Price MC. State of the science in rehabilitation from burn injury. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research White Paper. 2005.
G.3.5. Other Reports
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Taillefer SS, Bernstein J, Schieir O, Buzza R, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Scleroderma Society of Canada, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Canadian scleroderma patient survey of health concerns and research priorities: An initiative of the Scleroderma Society of Canada and the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. 2010.
G.3.6. Invited Editorials, Commentaries 1. 2. 3. 4.
Ziegelstein RC, Thombs BD. Is routine screening a parachute for heart disease patients with depression? Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2011;71(1):3-5. [Impact Factor = 2.8]. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC. Back to the future in style: Psychosomatic research in cardiovascular disease. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2009;67(1):1-3. [Impact Factor = 2.5]. Ziegelstein RC, Thombs BD. The brain and the heart: The twain meet. European Heart Journal. 2005;26(24):2607-8. [Impact Factor = 7.3]. Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA. A cross-cultural study of perceived stress among parents of children with large burn injuries: a comment on Rose et al. Invited Guest Editorial. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 2005;26(5):444-445. [Impact Factor = 1.1].
G.3.7. Letters to the Editor and Replies In press 1. 2.
Thombs BD. Clarification of the REMIT trial protocol. American Heart Journal. [Impact Factor = 4.5]. Thombs BD. No Evidence for Depression Screening in Cardiovascular Care Settings: A Comment on CANMAT Task Force Recommendations. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. [Impact factor = 2.5].
2011-2012 3. 4. 5. 6.
Hudson M, Thombs BD, Steele R, Baron M. Patient-reported outcome measures in systemic sclerosis: Comment on the article by Hinchcliff et al. Arthritis Care & Research. 2012;64(6):942-943. [Impact Factor = 4.7]. Razykov I, Levis B, Thombs BD. Screening for depression and risk of suicide in patients with arthritis: Comment on the article by Tektonidou et al. Arthritis Care & Research. 2012;64(4):623. [Impact Factor = 4.7]. Thombs BD. Postpartum depression screening: a comment on Leung et al. Journal of Public Health. 2012;34(1):162-163. [Impact factor = 1.9]. Thombs BD, Coyne JC, Cuijpers P, de Jonge P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Johnson BT, Patten SB, Turner EH, Ziegelstein RC. Rethinking the article by Thombs and colleagues – the authors respond. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2012;184(4):438-439. [Impact Factor = 9.0].
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Delisle VC, Arthurs E, Ziegelstein RC, Thombs BD. A Meta-Analysis of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Cause for Concern. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 2011;25(12):1730-1731. [Impact Factor = 3.6].
2010-2011 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Arthurs E, Leavens A, Levis B, Thombs BD. Are couple-oriented interventions effective across chronic illnesses? A commentary on Martire et al. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2011;42(1):134-135. [Impact Factor = 3.2]. Leavens A, Arthurs E, Thombs BD. Should postpartum depression screening policies be re-evaluated? A commentary on Kozhimannil et al. Health Affairs. 2011;30(6):1216. [Impact Factor = 3.8]. Thombs BD, Jewett LR, Bassel M. Is there room for criticism of studies of psychodynamic psychotherapy? American Psychologist. 2011;66(2):148-149. [Impact Factor = 6.0]. Coyne JC, Hagedoorn M, Thombs BD. Most Published and Unpublished Dissertations Should Be Excluded from Meta-Analyses: Comment on Moyer et al. Psycho-Oncology. 2011;20(2):224-225. [Impact Factor = 2.9]. Zhao Y, Montoro R, Igartua K, Thombs BD. Sexual orientation and suicide: A comment on Renaud et al. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 2010;55(11):746-747. [Impact Factor = 2.5]. Palmer SC, Stefanek ME, Thombs BD, Coyne JC. Psychological intervention and survival: Wishing does not make it so. Clinical Cancer Research. 2010;16(21):5364-5365. [Impact Factor = 7.3]. Milette K, El-Baalbaki G, Thombs BD. Letter to the Editor: Intimacy and psychological distress among couples coping with head and neck or lung cancer. Psycho-Oncology. 2010;19(11):1235-1236. [Impact Factor = 2.9]. El-Baalbaki G, Arthurs E, Levis B, Thombs BD. Effects of befriending on depressive symptoms and distress: A precautionary note on promising findings. British Journal of Psychiatry. 2010;197(3):247. [Impact Factor = 5.9]. Thombs BD, Roseman M, Arthurs E. Prenatal and postpartum depression in fathers and mothers. JAMA. 2010;304(9):961. [Impact Factor = 30.0]. Thombs BD. Traumatic brain injury and major depressive disorder. JAMA. 2010;304(8):857. [Impact Factor = 30.0]. Knafo R, Jewett LR, Bassel M, Thombs BD. Sexual function in women with systemic sclerosis: A comment on Schouffoer et al. Arthritis Care & Research. 2010;62(8):1200. [Impact Factor = 4.7]. Razykov I, Newton EG, Lober J, Thombs BD. Daily SMS reminders for asthma treatment adherence: A comment on Strandbygaard et al. Respiratory Medicine. 2010;104(8):1234-1235. [Impact Factor = 2.5]. Jewett LR, Newton E, Smith S, Thombs BD. Time to Abandon Small-Sample Cohort Research in Health Psychology? Health Psychology.2010;29(4):339-340. [Impact factor = 4.0].
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Roseman M, Milette K, Zhao Y, Thombs BD. Is Optimism Associated with Physical Health? A Commentary on Rasmussen et al. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2010;37(3):204-206. [Impact Factor = 3.2]. Adeponle AB, Thombs BD. Depression in hospitalized and stable heart failure patients in an urban Nigerian teaching hospital: A cautionary comment. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2010;32(2):e1-e2. [Impact Factor = 2.7]. Ziegelstein RC, Thombs BD, de Jonge P, Coyne JC. No laughing matter – reply. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2010;55(8):836-837. [Impact Factor = 12.5]. Schieir O, Milette K, Adeponle A, Thombs BD. The effectiveness of tai chi for chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions: Is the evidence ready for meta-analysis? Comment on the article by Hall et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 2010;62(1):139140. [Impact Factor = 4.2]. Knafo R, Zhao Y, Newton E, Thombs BD. In reference to Sexual Problems After Total or Partial Laryngectomy. The Laryngoscope. 2009;119(8):1667-1668. [Impact Factor = 2.0]. Newton E, Jewett LR, Thombs BD. Childhood psychosocial stressors and adult onset arthritis: A comment on Von Korff et al. Pain. 2009;144(3):340-344. [Impact Factor = 5.4]. Thombs BD, Schieir O, Knafo R, Ziegelstein RC. Timing may be important, but methodology is everything: A commentary on Parker et al. Biological Psychiatry. 2009;66(3):e1-e2. [Impact Factor = 8.9]. Thombs BD, Coyne JC. Should alternative diagnostic criteria be used to assess major depression severity among patients with cancer? A comment on Akechi et al. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2009;31(4):397-398. [Impact Factor = 2.7]. Coyne JC, Thombs BD, Mitchell AJ. Monahan et al.: PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 in Western Kenya. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2009;24(7):890. [Impact Factor = 2.7].
2008-2009 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
Thombs BD, Adeponle AB, Kirmayer LJ, Rousseau C, Ziegelstein RC. More antidepressants for African Americans with coronary heart disease? Maybe – maybe not. American Heart Journal. 2009;157(5):e33. [Impact Factor = 4.3]. Thombs BD, de Jonge P, Ziegelstein RC. Screening for depression in patients with coronary heart disease – reply. JAMA. 2009;301(13):1338. [Impact Factor = 31.7]. Coyne JC, Thombs BD, Hagedoorn M. A meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for cancer patients gone awry. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2009;37(1):94-96. [Impact Factor = 3.2]. Thombs BD, Bassel M, Jewett LR. Analyzing effectiveness of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy. JAMA. 2009;301(9):930. [Impact Factor = 31.7]. Thombs BD. Do more predictors improve mortality risk estimates among burn patients? Comment on McGwin et al. Burns. 2009;35(2):303-304. [Impact Factor = 1.6]. Thombs BD, Hudson M. Problems using aggregate scores of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey in knee and hip osteoarthritis: Possible solutions. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2008;16(11):1431-1432. [Impact Factor = 4.1].
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Coyne JC, Thombs BD. Was it shown that "close relationships and emotional processing predict decreased mortality in women with breast cancer?" A critique of Weihs et al. (2008). Psychosomatic Medicine. 2008;70(6):737-738. [Impact Factor = 3.5]. Eze-Nliam CM, Thombs BD, Bezerra Lima B, Smith CG, Ziegelstein RC. Depression and adherence to antihypertensive therapy. American Journal of Hypertension. 2008;21(7):724725. [Impact Factor = 3.1].
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Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC. Diabetes, depression, and death: A randomized controlled trial of a depression treatment program for older adults based in primary care (PROSPECT): Response to Bogner et al. Diabetes Care. 2008;31(6):e54. [Impact Factor = 7.9]. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC. The effect of a primary care practice-based depression intervention on mortality in older adults: Replication needed. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2008;148(3):244-245. [Impact Factor = 15.5]. Thombs BD. Perceived social support predicts outcomes following myocardial infarction: A call for screening? Health Psychology. 2008;27(1):1. [Impact Factor = 3.0]. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC. Retrospective screening of patients for age of initial diagnosis of coronary artery disease: Shouldn’t we just ask? Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2008;23(1):79-81. [Impact Factor = N/A]. Thombs BD, Parakh K, Ziegelstein RC. Throw the window out the door. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2007;50(15):1519-1520. [Impact Factor = 11.1]. Hudson M, Thombs B, Baron M. Are the SF-36 physical and mental component scores useful measures in patients with systemic sclerosis? Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research). 2007;57(7):1339. [Impact Factor = 7.7].
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Parakh K, Bush DE, Ziegelstein RC, Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA. Mortality and adherence to pharmacotherapy after acute myocardial infarction. JAMA. 2007;297(17):1877. [Impact Factor = 23.2]. Ziegelstein RC, Thombs BD, Parakh K, Stewart DE, Abbey SE, Grace SL. The Brain and the heart: Independent or interactive. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2007;49(17):1824. [Impact Factor = 9.7]. Thombs BD, Bresnick MG, Magyar-Russell G, Kim TJ. Early treatment of acute stress symptoms in pediatric burn patients with imipramine and fluoxetine: Commentary on Tcheung et al. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2006;7(5):498. [Impact Factor = N/A]. Thombs BD, Grace SL, Ziegelstein RC. Do symptom dimensions of depression following myocardial infarction relate differently to physical health indicators and cardiac prognosis? American Journal of Psychiatry. 2006;163(7):1295-1296. [Impact Factor = 8.3].
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G.3.8. Book Reviews 1.
Thombs BD. Review of the book Culture and children’s intelligence: Cross-cultural analysis of the WISC-III. J. Georgas, L. G. Weiss, F. J. R. van de Vijver, & D. H. Saklofske (Eds.). Transcultural Psychiatry. 2008:45(4);708-711. [Impact Factor = N/A]. G.3.9. Book Chapters 1. 2.
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Jewett LR, Haythornthwaite J, Thombs BD. Psychosocial issues and care for patients with scleroderma. In Varga J, Denton CP, Wigley FM (eds.). Scleroderma: From pathogenesis to comprehensive management. Chicago: Springer. 2012. Jewett LR, Hudson M, Thombs BD. A 38-year-old woman with elevated muscle enzymes, Raynaud’s phenomenon and positive anti-topoisomerase I antibody: Is she depressed? In Silver RM, Denton CP (eds.), Case studies in systemic sclerosis. Chicago: Springer. 2011. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC. Screening in cardiovascular care. In Mitchell AJ, Coyne JC (eds.), Screening for depression in clinical practice: A practical guide for detection and diagnosis of mood disorders in primary & secondary care, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 2009. Chen EC, Thombs BD, Costa C. Building connection through diversity in group counseling: A dialogical perspective. In Pope-Davis DB, Coleman HLK, Liu WM, Toporek RL (eds.), Handbook of multicultural competencies in counseling and psychology, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 2003.
G.3.10. Professional or Cultural Journals 2011-2012 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Jewett LR. Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN). Sclerodata. Scleroderma Association of British Columbia. Summer 2012 (supervised trainee contribution). Jewett LR. Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN). The Researcher – The Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Newsletter. Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Fall-Winter 2011 (supervised trainee contribution). Thombs BD. Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN). The Scleroderma Report. Scleroderma Society of Ontario. Fall 2011-Winter 2012. Levis B. Sexual functioning in women with scleroderma: the taboo report. Sclerodata. Scleroderma Association of British Columbia. Autumn 2011 (supervised trainee contribution). Newton EG, Jewett LR, Thombs BD. Stepping Up: The Case for Stepped Psychosocial Care for Patients with Scleroderma. In Mini-Pearls: Online Rheumatology Cases, Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals. Forthcoming.
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Jewett LR. Getting under the skin: A look at body image in scleroderma. Canadian Scleroderma News. Scleroderma Society of Canada. May 2010 (supervised student contribution). Schieir O. The scleroderma pain puzzle: Putting the pieces together. Canadian Scleroderma News. Scleroderma Society of Canada. February 2010 (supervised student contribution). Bassel M. The experience of fatigue: Sick and tired of being sick and tired? Canadian Scleroderma News. Scleroderma Society of Canada. February 2010 (supervised student contribution). Newton E. Scleroderma and sadness: The inside scoop. Canadian Scleroderma News. Scleroderma Society of Canada. November 2009 (supervised student contribution).
2007-2008 10.
Thombs BD. Fatigue in scleroderma: A new Canadian Scleroderma Research Group study. Canadian Scleroderma News. Scleroderma Society of Canada. May 2008.
2004-2005 11.
Neel M, Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA. Coping with real, remembered and imagined stress III: Cognitive methods. Burn Support News. Issue II. Grand Rapids, MI: The Phoenix Society, Inc. 2005.
2002-2003 12.
Thombs BD. What do culturally sensitive psychological practices mean? Network for Multicultural Training in Psychology Newsletter, 2003.
G.3.11. Peer-Reviewed Oral Conference Presentations, Symposia 2012-2013 1.
Jewett LR, Hudson M, Baron M, Malcarne V, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Acquired disfigurement from medical illness: Correlates of body image distress among people with scleroderma. Appearance Matters 5, Bristol, UK, July 2012.
2011-2012 2.
Levis B, Hudson M, Knafo R, Baron M, Nielson W, Hill M, Thombs BD. Frequency and impact of symptoms experienced by patients with systemic sclerosis: Sexual activity and impairment among women with systemic sclerosis. American College of Rheumatology/Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA, November 2011.
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Thombs BD, Arthurs E, El-Baalbaki G, Meijer A, Ziegelstein R, Steele R. Forecasting yesterday’s weather: The risk of spectrum bias from the inclusion of already diagnosed/treated patients in studies of depression screening tools. 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain. October 2011.
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Delisle VC, Beck AT, Dobson KS, Dozois DJA, Thombs BD. Revisiting differences in somatic symptoms of depression among men and women: Much ado about nothing? National Student Conference of the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2011. Thombs BD, Arthurs E (presenter), El-Baalbaki G, Meijer A, Ziegelstein R, Steele R. Risk of bias from the inclusion of already diagnosed or treated patients in diagnostic accuracy studies of depression screening tools. National Student Conference of the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2011. Arthurs E, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD. Are French and English versions of the PHQ-9 comparable? An assessment of differential item functioning. National Student Conference of the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2011. Arthurs E, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD. Are French and English versions of the PHQ-9 comparable? An assessment of differential item functioning. In Thombs BD (Chair), Myths and measures: Mental health assessment in medical settings (Symposium). 2011 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 2011. Leavens A, Patten S, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD. Are self-report depression scales biased in medical settings? Somatic symptoms reported on the PHQ-9 by patients with scleroderma compared to a general population sample. In Thombs BD (Chair), Myths and measures: Mental health assessment in medical settings (Symposium). 2011 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 2011. Delisle V, Dozois DJA, Dobson KS, Beck AT, Thombs BD. Revisiting the role of somatic symptoms among depressed women and men: Much ado about nothing? In Thombs BD (Chair), Myths and measures: Mental health assessment in medical settings (Symposium). 2011 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 2011. Razykov I, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD. Screening for suicidal ideation and intent in medical patients: Is the PHQ-9 the answer? In Thombs BD (Chair), Myths and measures: Mental health assessment in medical settings (Symposium). 2011 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 2011. Milette K, Thombs BD. Moving research into practice: Why trial registration and outcome reporting standards matter. Theory Review. 2011 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2011. El-Baalbaki G, Lober J, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD. Measuring pain in systemic sclerosis: The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire or a single-item measure of pain.
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American College of Rheumatology/Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 2010. Bassel M, Hudson M, Taillefer S, Schieir O, Baron M, Thombs BD. Frequency and impact of symptoms experienced by patients with systemic sclerosis: Results from a Canadian national survey. American College of Rheumatology/Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 2010. Jewett LR, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Sociodemographic and disease correlates of body image in systemic sclerosis. American College of Rheumatology/Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 2010. Jewett LR, Hudson M, Haythornthwaite JA, Heinberg L, Wigley F, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Development and validation of the BriefSatisfaction with Appearance Scale (Brief-SWAP) for systemic sclerosis. American College of Rheumatology/Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 2010. Delisle V, Dozois DJA, Dobson KS, Beck AT, Thombs BD. Do women really report more somatic symptoms of depression than men? Innovations in Gender, Sex, and Health Research, Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Gender and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 2010. Thombs BD. Should we expect that screening for depression will benefit patients? In BD Thombs (Chair). Current controversies in the definition, identification, and care of depression. Canadian Psychiatric Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 2010.
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Roseman M, Milette K, Bero L, Coyne JC, Lexchin J, Turner E, Thombs BD. Hidden conflicts of interest in meta-analyses of pharmacological treatments. First Annual Lady Davis Institute of Medical Research Scientific Retreat, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 2010. Jewett LR, Thombs BD. Psychological health and well-being in scleroderma: What can we do to help? 41st Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, May 2010. Razykov I, Thombs BD. Psychological health and well-being in scleroderma: What are the most pressing issues? 41st Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, May 2010. Roseman M, Milette K, Bero L, Coyne JC, Lexchin J, Turner E, Thombs BD. Hidden conflicts of interest in meta-analyses of pharmacological treatments. 8th Annual Canadian Cochrane Symposium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 2010. Adeponle AB, Groleau D, Thombs BD, Kirmayer LJ. Use of cultural consultation to resolve uncertainty in the diagnosis of psychosis in immigrant patients. Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, 2010 Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April-May 2010.
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Knafo R, Thombs BD. Female sexual dysfunction in sclerdoerma: Too important to ignore. In Thombs BD (Chair), Clinical psychology in medical settings: Does one size fit all? (Symposium). 2009 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2009. Bassel M, Thombs BD. The great equalizer: How self-report depression questionnaires disproportionately inflate prevalence estimates. In Thombs BD (Chair), Clinical psychology in medical settings: Does one size fit all? (Symposium). 2009 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2009. Newton E, Thombs BD. A longitudinal analysis of depressive symptoms and treatment among patients with scleroderma. In Thombs BD (Chair), Clinical psychology in medical settings: Does one size fit all? (Symposium). 2009 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2009. Jewett L, Thombs BD. Validity and reliability of the Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire for Acquired Disfigurement (BIAQ-AD). In Thombs BD (Chair), Clinical psychology in medical settings: Does one size fit all? (Symposium). 2009 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2009. Thombs BD. Does size matter? A review of effect sizes. Theory Review. 2009 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2009. Thombs BD. Should we screen for depression in specialty medical settings? A review of screening basics. Theory Review. 2009 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2009. Knafo R, Thombs BD, Jewett L, Hudson M, Wigley F, Haythornthwaite JA. The impact of systemic sclerosis on female sexual function: A systematic comparison study. McGill University Department of Psychiatry Student Research Day, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 2009. Bassel M, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Taillefer SS, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Sociodemographic, disease, and symptom correlates of fatigue in scleroderma. 40th Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, May 2009. Newton E, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Steele R, Schnitzer M, Taillefer S, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. The longitudinal trajectory of depressive symptoms in systemic sclerosis. 40th Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, May 2009. Schieir O, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Boivin JF, Steele R, Bernatsky S, Hanley J, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Prevalence, severity, and clinical correlates of pain
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in patients with systemic sclerosis. 40th Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, May 2009. Razykov I, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Bassel M, Baron M, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Prevalence and clinical correlates of pruritus in patients with systemic sclerosis. 40th Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, May 2009. Jewett LR, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Heinberg L, Wigley F, Haythornthwaite J. Development of body image avoidance measures for patients with scleroderma. 40th Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, May 2009. Knafo R, Thombs BD, Jewett LR, Hudson M, Wigley F, Haythornthwaite J. A systematic comparison of sexual impairment in women with systemic sclerosis and other chronic disease samples. 40th Laurentian Conference of Rheumatology, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, May 2009. Coyne JC, Thombs BD, Hagedoorn M, Meta-analyses to establish the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in health psychology: Is the literature ready? Society of Behavioral Medicine, 30th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 2009.
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Schieir O, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Boivin JF, Hanley J, Taillefer S, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Pain in systemic sclerosis: Examining clinical correlates of pain in patients with systemic sclerosis. Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health Research Day, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 2008. Thombs BD, Whooley MA, Ziegelstein RC. Identifying and addressing barriers to screening for depression in cardiovascular care. In Ziegelstein RC (Chair), Why don't cardiologists care (about depression and anxiety)? – Identifying and overcoming barriers. (Symposium). American Psychosomatic Society, 66th Annual Scientific Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, March 2008. Montoro R, Thombs BD, Burgos G, Igartua K. Suicide and harassment based on being perceived as gay: Results from the Quebec Youth Risk Behaviour Survey. 7th Congress of the International Society for Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 2007.
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Thombs BD. Cross-cultural measurement in clinical psychology: Methodological and practical considerations. In Ryder AG (Chair), Research at the intersection of clinical and cultural psychology: The study of mental health in context, part I. (Symposium). Canadian Psychological Association, 2007 Annual Convention, Ottawa Ontario, Canada, June 2007. Schieir O, Thombs BD, Couture F, Fitzcharles MA, Gagne M, Garfield B, Gutkowski A, Kang H, Kapusta M, Ligier S, Mathieu JP, Menard H, Starr M, Stein M, Zummer M, Baron M. Baseline depression predicts depression and pain at 6 month when controlling for
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Thombs BD, Singh VA, Milner SM. Increased risk of mortality in burn injury related to medical comorbidities: Evidence from the National Burn Repository. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S74. Singh VA, Thombs BD, Milner SM. Increased risk of mortality in burn injury among children under four years old: Evidence from the National Burn Repository. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S61. Thombs BD, Singh VA, Milner SM. Female gender as a risk factor for mortality from burn injury: Evidence from the National Burn Repository. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S104. Lawrence JW, Rosenberg L, Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA. Comparing parent and child perceptions of stigmatizing behavior. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S67. Lawrence JW, Rosenberg L, Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA. Comparing the body-esteem of adolescent and young adult burn survivors to a nonburned control group. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S120. Thombs BD, Lattyak RM, Magyar-Russell G, Lawrence JW, Fauerbach JA. Screening for symptoms of acute stress in patients with burn injury: An evaluation of the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S89. Magyar-Russell GM, Bresnick MG, DeLateur BJ, Fauerbach JA, Ober MS, Thombs BD, Notes LD. The impact of psychological factors on adherence to a therapeutic exercise program among burn survivors. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S103. Thombs BD, Bresnick MG, Lawrence JW, McCann UD, Magyar-Russell G, Fauerbach JA. Depression in burn injury: Prevalence, persistence, comorbidity with PTSD, and association with functional outcome. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S85. Lawrence JW, Rosenberg L, Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA. Measuring perceived stigmatization among pediatric burn survivors. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S88. Fauerbach JA, Lezotte D, Holavanahalli R, Wiechman S, Engrav L, Kowalske K, B. DeLateur, MD, Thombs BD, Milner S, Patterson DR. Defining and tracking impairment after burn injury. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S101. McKibben JB, Magyar-Russell G, Fauerbach JA, Thombs BD, Lawrence JW. Predicting post traumatic stress disorder from acute stress disorder in burn injured patients: A
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longitudinal study. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S104. Fauerbach JA, Lezotte D, Engrav L, Kowalske K, DeLateur BJ, Holavanahalli R, MagyarRussell GM, McKibben J, Thombs BD, Patterson DR. Measuring post-burn participation in home, work and social Roles. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S102. Fauerbach JA, Thombs BD, Lezotte D, Holavanahalli R, Wiechman S, Engrav L, Kowalske K, DeLateur BJ, Magyar-Russell GM, Patterson Dr. Early predictors of long term psychological distress. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S76. Fauerbach JA, Heltshe S, Lezotte D, Holavanahalli R, Maygar-Russell GM, McKibben J, Thombs BD, Kowlaske K, Patterson DR, deLateur BJ. Early predictors of long-term participation in society following burn injury. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 38th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 2006. J Burn Care Res. 2006;27(2 Suppl):S64. Notes LD, Magyar-Russell G, Lawrence JW, Fauerbach JA, Thombs BD. Body image satisfaction in burn survivors: Transition from the hospital to the community. Mid-Atlantic Burn Association, 28th Annual Meeting, Princeton New Jersey, USA, November 2005. Lattyak RM, Bresnick MG, Notes LD, Magyar-Russell G, Fauerbach JA, Thombs BD. A systematic review of posttraumatic stress disorders after burn injury: Implications for assessment and treatment. Mid-Atlantic Burn Association, 28th Annual Meeting, Princeton New Jersey, USA, November 2005. Bresnick MG, Lattyak RM, Notes LD, Magyar-Russell G, Fauerbach JA, Thombs BD. A systematic review of depression after burn injury: Implications for assessment and treatment. Mid-Atlantic Burn Association, 28th Annual Meeting, Princeton New Jersey, USA, November 2005.
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Ullrich PM, Wiechman SA, Fauerbach JA, Kowalske KJ, Blakeney P, Engrav LH, Esselman PC, Lezotte DC, Thombs BD, Patterson DR. Course of distress over two-years among patients followed at NIDRR Burn Model System sites. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 37th Annual Meeting, Chicago Illinois, USA, April 2005. J Burn Care Res. 2005;26(2 Suppl):S115. Lawrence JW, Fauerbach JA, Thombs BD. Burn severity and importance of appearance: Testing the competence x importance model of body-esteem. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 37th Annual Meeting, Chicago Illinois, USA, April 2005. J Burn Care Res. 2005;26(2 Suppl):S115. Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA, Lawrence JW, Wiechman SA, Patterson DR, Kowalske KJ, Blakeney P, Rose MW. Body image satisfaction in burn survivors: Natural history across periods of wound healing, maximal scar activity, and approaching scar maturity. Proc Amer Burn Assoc, 37th Annual Meeting, Chicago Illinois, USA, April 2005. J Burn Care Res. 2005;26(2 Suppl):S56. Thombs BD. Psychological assessment in patients with acute burn injuries. Mid-Atlantic Burn Association, 27th Annual Meeting, Baltimore Maryland, USA, December 2004.
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Thombs BD. The diverse therapy group: How valid is consensual validation? American Psychological Association, 2002 Annual Convention, Chicago Illinois, USA, August 2002.
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Thombs BD. Building connection through feedback in the diverse counseling group: The group leader as participant-observer. In Trammel RL & Chen EC (Co-Chairs), Working with diverse populations in groups: Competencies, issues, and challenges (Symposium). American Psychological Association, 2001 Annual Convention, San Francisco California, USA, August 2001.
G.3.12. Peer-Reviewed Poster Presentations 2012-2013 1.
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Racine M, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Baron M, Nielson WR, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. Clinical correlates of pain versus itch in scleroderma: An exploratory study. 14th World Congress on Pain, International Association for the Study of Pain, Milan, Italy, August 2012. Milette K, Thombs B, Hudson M, Baron M. Sleep Disturbances in Scleroderma: Evidence for the Role of Pain and Gastrointestinal Symptoms 120th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, Florida, USA, August 2012.
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Roseman M, Bero L, Coyne JC, Lexchin J, Turner E, Thombs BD. Reporting of conflicts of interest in Cochrane reviews of trials of pharmacological treatments. 19th Cochrane Colloquium, Madrid, Spain, October 2011. Delisle V, Abbey S, Beck A, Dobson K, Dozois D, Grace S, Stewart D, Ziegelstein R, Thombs B. The influence of somatic symptoms on Beck Depression Inventory scores in patients hospitalized with an acute coronary syndrome. 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C., USA, August 2011. Jewett L, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs B. Acquired disfigurement from medical illness: Modeling correlates of body image distress among people with scleroderma. 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C., USA, August 2011. Milette K, Roseman M, Thombs B. Transparency of outcome reporting and trial registration of randomized controlled trials in top behavioural health journals: A systematic review. 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C., USA, August 2011. Milette K, Razykov I, Pope J, Hudson M, Motivala S, Baron M, Thombs B. Clinical correlates of sleep problems in systemic sclerosis: The prominent role of pain. 119th Annual
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Arthurs E, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD. Are French and English versions of the PHQ-9 comparable? An assessment of differential item functioning. 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2011. Thombs BD, Arthurs E (presenter), El-Baalbaki G, Meijer A, Ziegelstein RC, Steele R. Risk of Bias from the Inclusion of Already Diagnosed or Treated Patients in Diagnostic Accuracy Studies of Depression Screening Tools. 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2011. Razykov I, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD. Screening for suicide in medical patients: Is the PHQ-9 the Answer? 2011 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 2011. Arthurs E, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD. Are French and English versions of the PHQ-9 comparable? An assessment of differential item functioning. 2011 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 2011. Jewett LR, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD. Sociodemographic and disease-related predictors of body image distress among people with scleroderma: Examining acquired disfigurement from a chronic disease. 2011 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 2011. Milette K, Roseman M, Thombs BD. Transparency of outcome reporting and trial registration of randomized controlled trials in top psychosomatic and behavioural health journals: A systematic review. 2011 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 2011. Zhao Y, Montoro R, Igartua K, Thombs BD. Who identifies as gay, lesbian, or bisexual among adolescents with same-sex attraction/fantasy or behaviour? 2011 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 2011. Delisle VC, Beck AT, Dobson KS, Dozois DJA, Thombs BD. Do women really report more somatic symptoms than men? 2011 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. June 2011. Delisle VC, Abbey SE, Beck AT, Dobson KS, Dozois DJA, Grace SL, Stewart DE, Ziegelstein RC, Thombs BD. The influence of somatic symptoms on BDI versus BDI-II scores in patients hospitalized following myocardial infarction. National Student Conference of the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. June 2011. Razykov I, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs B. Development and validation of a pruritus measure in patients with systemic sclerosis. Canadian Rheumatology Association Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, February 2011. Roseman M, Milette K, Bero L, Coyne JC, Lexchin J, Turner E, Thombs BD. Hidden conflicts of interest in meta-analyses of pharmacological treatments. Joint Colloquium of the Cochrane & Campbell Collaborations, Keystone, Colorado, USA, October 2010.
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Milette K, Roseman M, Thombs BD. Transparency of outcome reporting in behavioral health research: A systematic review. XXVIII European Conference on Psychosomatic Research. Innsbruck, Austria, June 2010. Milette K, Roseman M, Thombs BD. Transparency of outcome reporting in behavioral health research: A systematic review. 8th Annual Canadian Cochrane Symposium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 2010. Razykov I, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Bassel M, Baron M. Prevalence and clinical correlates of pruritus in patients with systemic sclerosis. Canadian Rheumatology Association, 2010 Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, February 2010. Knafo R, Thombs BD, Wigley F, Haythornthwaite JA. Clinical correlates of sexual impairment in women with systemic sclerosis. Canadian Rheumatology Association, 2010 Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, February 2010. Jewett LR, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Heinberg L, Wigley F, Haythornthwaite JA. Measuring body image avoidance in patients with systemic sclerosis. Canadian Rheumatology Association, 2010 Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, February 2010. Newton E, Schnitzer M, Steele R, Hudson M, Baron M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. The longitudinal trajectory of depressive symptoms in systemic sclerosis. Canadian Rheumatology Association, 2010 Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, February 2010. Knafo R, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Wigley F, Haythornthwaite JA. Clinical correlates of sexual impairment in women with systemic sclerosis. American College of Rheumatology, 2009 Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, October 2009.
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Zhao Y, Thombs BD, Montoro R, Igartua K. Risk of mental health problems among nonheterosexual identified adolescents: What about adolescents who are unsure of their sexual identity? 2009 Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2009. Magyar-Russell G, Cai JX, Thombs BD, Bavja T, Singh PP, Kuhl E, Amin N, Marine J, Ziegelstein RC. Prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: A systematic review of the literature. American Psychosomatic Society, 67th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA, March 2009. Schieir O, Thombs BD, Bernatsky S, Hudson M, Boivin J-F, Hanley J, Taillefer S, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Pain is associated with higher physician use in patients with systemic sclerosis. American College of Rheumatology, 2008 Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, October 2008. Schieir O, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Bernatsky S, Boivin J-F, Hanley J, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Clinical signs and symptoms associated with global pain among patients with limited and diffuse scleroderma. American College of Rheumatology, 2008 Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, October 2008. Schieir O, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Boivin JF, Hanley J, Taillefer S, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. “Where does it hurt? Patient characteristics and
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Adeponle AB, Thombs BD, Adelekan ML, Kirmayer LJ. Family participation in treatment and post-discharge appointment and medication adherence at a Nigerian psychiatric hospital. Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, 2008 Conference, San Diego, California, USA, June 2008. Thombs BD, Hudson M, Taillefer S, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Prevalence and clinical correlates of symptoms of depression in patients with systemic sclerosis. Canadian Rheumatology Association, 2008 Annual Meeting, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, March 2008. Thombs BD, Bassel M, Hudson M, Taillefer S, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Sociodemographic and clinical correlates of fatigue in patients with systemic sclerosis: Evidence from 482 Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Registry patients. Canadian Rheumatology Association, 2008 Annual Meeting, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, March 2008. Schieir O, Thombs BD, Hudson M, Taillefer S, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Socio-demographic and clinical correlates of pain in patients with systemic sclerosis. Canadian Rheumatology Association, 2008 Annual Meeting, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, March 2008. Hudson M, Thombs BD, Fritzler M, Bernstein J, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Gender differences in antibody expression in systemic sclerosis. Canadian Rheumatology Association, 2008 Annual Meeting, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, March 2008. Hudson M, Thombs BD, Steele R, Panopalis P, Newton E, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Quality of life in systematic sclerosis compared to the general population and patients with other chronic conditions. Canadian Rheumatology Association, 2008 Annual Meeting, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, March 2008. Bhat U, Parakh K, Thombs BD, Fauerbach JA, Bush DE, Ziegelstein RC. Baseline physical function is an independent predictor of long-term mortality after myocardial infarction: A ten-year study. American Heart Association, 2007 Scientific Sessions, Orlando, Florida, USA, November 2007. Hudson M, Thombs BD, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Time to diagnosis in systemic sclerosis: Is gender a factor? American College of Rheumatology, 2007 Scientific Meeting, Boston, Massachussetts, USA, November 2007. Thombs BD, Hudson M, Taillefer SS, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Baron M. Prevalence and clinical correlates of symptoms of depression in patients with systemic sclerosis. American College of Rheumatology, 2007 Scientific Meeting, Boston, Massachussetts, USA, November 2007.
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Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC, Stewart DE, Abbey SE, Grace SL. Both depression and selfrated physical health during hospitalization for an acute coronary syndrome predict mortality one year later. 15th European Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain, March 2007. Eur Psychiatry. 2007;22(1 Suppl):S249. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC, Stewart DE, Abbey SE, Grace SL. Depression during hospitalization for an acute coronary syndrome predicts physical function one year later. 15th European Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain, March 2007. Eur Psychiatry. 2007;22(1 Suppl):S249. Thombs BD, Ziegelstein RC, Stewart DE, Abbey SE, Grace SL. Comorbid anxiety and depression during hospitalization for an acute coronary syndrome increase risk of mortality one year later. 15th European Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain, March 2007. Eur Psychiatry. 2007;22(1 Suppl):S290. Bresnick MG, Thombs BD. Self-Inflicted burn injury: Patient characteristics, mortality and length of hospital stay in a national sample of 30,382 adult patients. Amer Burn Assoc, 39th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, USA, April 2007. Thombs BD, Price LA, Milner SM. Liver Disease in burn injury: Evidence from a national sample of 30,382 adult patients. Amer Burn Assoc, 39th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, USA, April 2007. Spence RJ, Thombs BD, Haines J. Burns below the knee. An indication for hospitalization. Amer Burn Assoc, 39th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, USA, April 2007.
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Ortega A, Torres L, DiMaggio A, Strong W, Hanson K, Thombs BD. Body appearance satisfaction in female college students: Comparing graduates of coeducational and singlesex high schools across ethnicity. Eastern Psychological Association, 2003 Annual Meeting, Baltimore Maryland, USA, March 2003. [Mentored undergraduate course project].
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“In Session with Brett D. Thombs, PhD: Is screening for depression in primary care actually beneficial?” Psychiatry Weekly, Volume 6, Number 27, November 28, 2011. “It’s time to rebuild the evidence base: With medical science so contaminated by conflicts of interest, what evidence can we trust?” Ray Moynihan, BMJ, 2011;342:d3004. Radio broadcast interview: (Suicide risk among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth). Voice of America, April 20, 2011. “Suicide risk may be lower for gays, lesbians in ‘supportive’ areas,” Los Angeles Times, April 18, 2011 “Bias creeps into meta-studies: US medical journal,” Agence France Press, March 8, 2011. “Influential research misses financial conflicts,” Reuters, Hartford Courant, Chicago Tribune, March 8, 2011 “Major drug review research fails to disclose funding sources,” Health Day News Report, U.S. News & World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek, MSN Health, March 8, 2011. “Scientists Often Ignore Financial Conflicts When Reviewing Drugs, Study Finds,” AOL Health, March 9, 2011. “Gay, lesbian, bisexual higher suicide risk,” United Press International, February 8, 2010. “Teens who self-identify as gay, lesbian, at suicide risk,” Times of India, February 7, 2010. “Will treating depression treat heart disease?” Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2009. “Researchers debate universal depression screening in cardiac patients,” American Psychiatry News, February, 2009. “Depression and cardiovascular disease: A need for increased awareness,” Journal Watch Cardiology, 2008:3-3. “Call for depression screening of heart patients is premature,” The Johns Hopkins University Gazette, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, December 15, 2008. “Depressionen und Infarktrisiko: Das herz im griff der seele [Depression and risk of infarct: The heart in the hands of the soul],” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany, December 10, 2008. “CVD depression screening set to stay in QOF despite new evidence,” Pulse, United Kingdom, November 17, 2008.
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“American Heart Association urges screening cardiac patients for depression,” Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, November 17, 2008. “A heart-and-mind link; In cardiac cases, depression can hurt recovery. Now there’s a push for screening,” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, USA, November 17, 2008. “Test burdensome: Cardiologists may ignore depression,” Arab Times, Kuwait, November 13, 2008. “Routine depression screening,” The Times, Malta, November 13, 2008. “Depression and heart link questioned,” United Press International, November 13, 2008. “Screening heart patients for depression doesn’t help, says study,” Asian News International, November 12, 2008. “Depressed? Your cardiologist might not ask,” Reuters, November 12, 2008. “Screening heart patients for depression not effective: McGill, Johns Hopkins study; American Heart Association call for routine screening ‘premature,’ scientists say,” Ascribe News, November 11, 2008. “Study questions screening heart attack patients for depression: International experts say there isn’t enough evidence to prove its value,” U.S. News & World Report, November 11, 2008. “Study questions screening heart attack patients for depression,” Washington Post, Washington, DC, November 11, 2008. “Persistent depression after heart trouble harmful,” Reuters, February 5, 2008. “Increased depression help needed for burns patients,” Expert Review of Dermatology, 2(1), February, 2007. “Burn patients need more help coping with depression,” Health Behavior News Service, January 15, 2007. “Many burn patients experience depression,” United Press International, January 11, 2007. G.4.2. National/Local Radio talk show (15 minute segment): (Rethinking recommendations for depression screening in primary care). The Rutherford Show. Airs on multiple stations across Alberta, Canada, September 16, 2011.
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Radio talk show (30 minute segment): (Risk of bias from inclusion of patients who already have diagnosis of or are undergoing treatment for depression in diagnostic accuracy studies of screening tools for depression: systematic review). The Rutherford Show. Airs on multiple stations across Alberta, Canada, August 22, 2011. Radio talk show (30 minute segment): (Risk of bias from inclusion of patients who already have diagnosis of or are undergoing treatment for depression in diagnostic accuracy studies of screening tools for depression: systematic review). Tommy Schnurmacher Show, CJAD Radio, Montreal, Quebec, August 19, 2011. “Des tests peu fiables pour dépister la depression.” Le Devoir (front page), August 19, 2011. Radio broadcast interview: (Reporting of conflicts of interest in meta-analyses of trials of pharmacological treatments). HealthBeat, CJAD Radio, Montreal, Quebec, March 13, 2011. “Médicaments – Qui finance les essays cliniques? Les liens entre les chercheurs et l’industrie phamaceutique sont rarement relevés dans les publications médicales.” Le Devoir, March 9, 2011. “Sponsorship biases keep MDs in the dark: Conflicts of interest between researchers, pharmaceutical firms not fully disclosed,” Vancouver Sun, March 9, 2011 “Medical studies affected by funding, study finds,” Montreal Gazette, March 9, 2011 “Hidden hand can influence doctor's decisions: Researcher-drug company links may lead to conflict of interest,” Victoria Times Colonist, March 9, 2011 “Undisclosed funding sources raise issue of bias in medical studies: Report,” Vancouver Province, Edmonton Journal, Regina Leader-Post, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Windsor Star, Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, March 9, 2011. “Les études sur les médicaments devraient mentionner leur source de financement,” La Presse Canadienne, March 9, 2011. “Medical journals still publishing studies that fail to reveal funding: study,” Globe and Mail, March 10, 2011 “The investigation of conflicts of interest,” McGill Daily, April 4, 2011 Radio broadcast interview: (Sexual orientation and risk of suicide ideation and attempt). Health on Earth, CKUT, Montreal, Quebec, May 11, 2010. “The Award for Excellence in Psychological or Clinical Research,” Pulse, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Winter 2011.
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“Sexual identity and teen suicide: A deeper look at a groundbreaking McGill study on the connections between the two,” The McGill Daily, Montreal, Quebec, April 2, 2010. “Suicide risk in gay and lesbian teens: Self-identity is critical say researchers,” JGH News, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Spring 2010. Radio news: (Sexual orientation and risk of suicide ideation and attempt). Radio Canada International, February 16, 2010. “Gay teenagers more likely to think about suicide: study,” National Post, Don Mills, Ontario, February 11, 2010. “Gay teenagers more likely to think about suicide: study,” Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 11, 2010. “Gay teens’ suicide risk higher: Montreal study; Homophobia to blame, McGill researchers say,” Montreal Gazette (front page), February 12, 2010. “La perception de l’identité sexuelle favorise les idées suicidaires,” La Presse Canadienne, February 5, 2010. “Vivre mieux avec la sclérodermie,” Découvrir: La Revue de la Recherche de L’ACFAS, 2009;Mars-Avril:14-15. “Evidence lacking for mass screening of heart patients for depression: study; Basic questions from cardiologists would find that about a third of patients screen positive for depression according to researcher,” The Times – Transcript, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, November 15, 2008. “Screening all heart patients for depression not seen as especially useful, says study,” Prince George Citizen, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, November 13, 2008. “Screening little benefit for patients,” Nanaimo Daily News, Nanaimo, British Columbia, November 12, 2008. “Depression test too imprecise,” Leader Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, November 12, 2008. “Depression screening little benefit for heart patients,” Alberni Valley Times, Port Alberni, British Columbia, November 12, 2008. “No evidence heart patients need to be screened for depression: study,” National Post, Don Mills, Ontario, November 12, 2008. “Depression screening does not help heart patients: Researcher,” Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, BC, November 12, 2008.
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“No reason to screen all heart patients for depression,” The Canadian Press, November 12, 2008. “Depression tests are inexact tools: study,” Montreal Gazette, Montreal, QC, November 12, 2008. Radio broadcast interview: (Depression screening in cardiovascular care). The World at Six, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, November 12, 2008. G.5. Coverage of Research in Books Cassels A. Seeking sickness: Medical screening and the misguided hunt for disease. Greystone Books, 2012, pp. 81-83.
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