Mental health and addictions

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Journal Articles

06/06/2025

Prematurity at birth and risk of self-injury, overdose or death in adolescence and early adulthood: a population-based cohort study

Ray JG, Pirouzmand N, Park AL, Austin PC, Vigod S, Grandi S, Berger H, Cohen E. Ann Epidemiol. 2025; S1047-2797(25):00117-6. Epub 2025 Jun 6.

Journal Article

05/06/2025

Intellectual and developmental disabilities and cancer symptom severity: a matched retrospective cohort study

Giblon R, Sutradhar R, Hallet J, Hansford R, Kelly C, Coburn N, Shooshtari S, Mahar A. Psychooncology. 2025; 34(6):e70199.

Journal Article

03/06/2025

Cohort profile: The Ontario mental health and intersectionality data surveillance (Ontario-MINDS) cohort

Anderson KK, Rodrigues R, Rotenberg M, Edwards J, Le B. Int J Epidemiol. 2025; 54(3):dyaf076.

Journal Article

23/05/2025

The changing role of substances: trends, characteristics of individuals and prior healthcare utilization among individuals with accidental substance-related toxicity deaths in Ontario Canada

Ledlie S, Holton A, Leece P, Hamzat B, Yang J, Kolla G, Bozinoff N, Boyd R, Franklyn M, Smoke A, Newcombe P, Gomes T. PLoS One. 2025; 20(5):e0324732.

Journal Article

15/05/2025

Trends in healthcare for drug or alcohol use among pregnant women with disabilities in Ontario Canada

Camden A, Lunsky Y, Guttmann A, Vigod SN, Sharpe I, Lu H, Brown HK. Can J Psychiatry. 2025; 7067437251339794. Epub 2025 May 15.

Journal Article

05/05/2025

Maternal disability and emergency department use for infants

Brown HK, Lunsky Y, Fung K, Santiago-Jimenez M, Camden A, Cohen E, Ray JG, Saunders NR, Telner D, Varner CE, Vigod SN, Zwicker J, Guttmann A. JAMA Netw Open. 2025; 8(5):e258549.

Journal Article

22/04/2025

Comparing the effects of prescribed safer opioid supply and methadone in Ontario, Canada: a population-based matched cohort study

Gomes T, McCormack D, Kolla G, Young S, Bayoumi A, Smoke A, Li P, Antoniou T. Lancet Public Health. 2025; Apr 22.

Journal Article

22/04/2025

Integrated treatment programs for pregnant and parenting people support longer retention compared to standard treatment programs: a population-based cohort study

Urbanoski K, Iwajomo T, Gomes T, de Oliveira C, Milligan K. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025; 174:209701. Epub 2025 Apr 22.

Journal Article

18/04/2025

Risk factors for incident peripartum mental illness in multiple sclerosis

Marrie RA, Bolton JM, Ling V, Bernstein CN, Krysko KM, Li P, McKay KA, Razaz N, Rotstein DL, Deakin-Harb K, Maxwell C. Mult Scler. 2025; 13524585251330109. Epub 2025 Apr 18.

Journal Article

14/04/2025

Risk of dementia in individuals with emergency department visits or hospitalizations due to cannabis

Myran DT, Pugliese M, Harrison L, Stall NM, Webber C. JAMA Neurol. 2025; Apr 14 [Epub ahead of print].

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News Releases

News Release

22/04/2025

Safer opioid supply improves health outcomes among people at high risk of overdose

A new study in The Lancet Public Health finds that safer supply programs complement existing treatment options.

News Release

14/04/2025

17/09/2024

Abnormal electrolyte levels in people with eating disorders may increase risk of death, poor health outcomes

News Release

03/07/2024

Participation in Special Olympics linked to reduced risk of diabetes among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

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Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists

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Mental health and addictions

Journal Articles

Prematurity at birth and risk of self-injury, overdose or death in adolescence and early adulthood: a population-based cohort study

Intellectual and developmental disabilities and cancer symptom severity: a matched retrospective cohort study

Cohort profile: The Ontario mental health and intersectionality data surveillance (Ontario-MINDS) cohort

The changing role of substances: trends, characteristics of individuals and prior healthcare utilization among individuals with accidental substance-related toxicity deaths in Ontario Canada

Trends in healthcare for drug or alcohol use among pregnant women with disabilities in Ontario Canada

Maternal disability and emergency department use for infants

Comparing the effects of prescribed safer opioid supply and methadone in Ontario, Canada: a population-based matched cohort study

Integrated treatment programs for pregnant and parenting people support longer retention compared to standard treatment programs: a population-based cohort study

Risk factors for incident peripartum mental illness in multiple sclerosis

Risk of dementia in individuals with emergency department visits or hospitalizations due to cannabis

News Releases

Safer opioid supply improves health outcomes among people at high risk of overdose

Hospital visits for cannabis use linked to higher dementia risk, study finds

Transgender and gender diverse people less likely to receive follow-up after a mental health hospitalization

Contribution of cannabis use disorder to new cases of schizophrenia has almost tripled over the past 17 years

Multiple sclerosis linked to higher risk of mental illness during and after pregnancy

Accidental drug and alcohol-related deaths rising in Ontario, especially those involving multiple substances: report

Psychedelic use linked to increased risk of schizophrenia, study finds

History of concussion linked to higher risk of severe mental illness after childbirth

Abnormal electrolyte levels in people with eating disorders may increase risk of death, poor health outcomes

Participation in Special Olympics linked to reduced risk of diabetes among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists