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Natasha SaundersThe Hospital for Sick Children Verified email at sickkids.ca Cited by 2053 |
Utilization of physician-based mental health care services among children and adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada
Importance Public health measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have heightened
distress among children and adolescents and contributed to a shift in delivery of mental health …
distress among children and adolescents and contributed to a shift in delivery of mental health …
Health care use and costs of children, adolescents, and young adults with somatic symptom and related disorders
NR Saunders, S Gandhi, S Chen, S Vigod… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Somatic symptom and related disorders are highly prevalent mental health
disorders among young people. Presentation can be varied, and patients often face long delays …
disorders among young people. Presentation can be varied, and patients often face long delays …
Use of the emergency department as a first point of contact for mental health care by immigrant youth in Canada: a population-based study
BACKGROUND: Emergency department visits as a first point of contact for people with
mental illness may reflect poor access to timely outpatient mental health care. We sought to …
mental illness may reflect poor access to timely outpatient mental health care. We sought to …
Suicide and self-harm in recent immigrants in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study
Objective: To estimate the rates of suicide and self-harm among recent immigrants and to
determine which immigrant-specific risk factors are associated with these outcomes. Methods: …
determine which immigrant-specific risk factors are associated with these outcomes. Methods: …
Emergency department revisits by urban immigrant children in Canada: a population-based cohort study
Objectives To examine the relationship between family immigrant status and unscheduled 7-day
revisits to the emergency department (ED) and to test this relationship within subgroups …
revisits to the emergency department (ED) and to test this relationship within subgroups …
Unintentional injuries among refugee and immigrant children and youth in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cross-sectional study
NR Saunders, A Macpherson, J Guan… - Injury …, 2018 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background Unintentional injuries are a leading reason for seeking emergency care. Refugees
face vulnerabilities that may contribute to injury risk. We aimed to compare the rates of …
face vulnerabilities that may contribute to injury risk. We aimed to compare the rates of …
Firearm injury epidemiology in children and youth in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study
NR Saunders, CM Hepburn, A Huang, C de Oliveira… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background and objective Despite firearms contributing to significant morbidity and mortality
globally, firearm injury epidemiology is seldom described outside of the USA. We examined …
globally, firearm injury epidemiology is seldom described outside of the USA. We examined …
Changes in hospital-based care seeking for acute mental health concerns among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada …
The extent of the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents
is controversial. Freestanding pediatric hospitals and others have reported increasing …
is controversial. Freestanding pediatric hospitals and others have reported increasing …
Trends in mental health service utilisation in immigrant youth in Ontario, Canada, 1996–2012: a population-based longitudinal cohort study
Objective To describe trends in mental health service use of youth by immigration status and
characteristics. Design Population-based longitudinal cohort study from 1996 to 2012 using …
characteristics. Design Population-based longitudinal cohort study from 1996 to 2012 using …
Suicide and self-harm trends in recent immigrant youth in Ontario, 1996-2012: a population-based longitudinal cohort study
Objective To describe the trends in suicide and emergency department (ED) visits for self-harm
in youth by immigration status and immigrant characteristics. Design Population-based …
in youth by immigration status and immigrant characteristics. Design Population-based …