Author(s): Geoffroy MC; Chadi N; Bouchard S; Fuoco J; Chartrand E; Loose T; Sciola A; Boruff JT; Iyer SN; Sun Y; Gouin JP; Côté SM; Thombs BD;

Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to describe Canadian youth mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on changes in anxiety and depressive symptoms and suicidality. Methods: We searched four databases up to February 2023 for longitudinal or repeated cross-sect ...

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Author(s): Gifuni AJ; Spodenkiewicz M; Laurent G; MacNeil S; Jollant F; Renaud J;

Introduction: Pathological personality traits have repeatedly been identified as important risk factors for suicidal ideation and behaviors. Moreover, impulsive-aggressive traits, have shown a consistent association with suicidal behaviors across the lifespan. Adolescence represents a critical period for the emergence of different personality traits, mood ...

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Author(s): Gouin JP; MacNeil S; de la Torre-Luque A; Chartrand E; Chadi N; Rouquette A; Boivin M; Côté S; Geoffroy MC;

Objectives: Findings from a birth cohort study indicated that the mental health of young adults had not worsened during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to 2018. This study examined longitudinal changes in mental health between March 2018 and June 2021 in the context of protracte ...

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Author(s): Renaud J; MacNeil SL; Vijayakumar L; Spodenkiewicz M; Daniels S; Brent DA; Turecki G;

Although global rates of suicide have dropped in the last 30 years, youth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to be highly represented in suicide statistics yet underrepresented in research. In this review we present the epidemiology of suicide, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts among youth in LMICs. We also describe population-leve ...

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Author(s): Loose T; Geoffroy MC; Orri M; Chadi N; Scardera S; Booij L; Breton E; Tremblay R; Boivin M; Coté S;

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with increased mental health problems. We investigated (1) associations between disordered eating in adolescence and mental health problems after one year of the pandemic and (2) the mechanisms explaining associations. Method: We analyzed dat ...

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