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Age-dependent association of cannabis use with risk of psychotic disorder

May 22, 2024 | cambridge.org | André J. McDonald |Paul Kurdyak |Jürgen Rehm |Michael Roerecke

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Age-dependent association of cannabis use with risk of psychotic disorder

May 22, 2024 | t.ly | André J. McDonald |Paul Kurdyak |Jürgen Rehm |Michael Roerecke

Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-cjp7wTotal loading time: 0Render date: 2024-06-15T12:01:43.801ZHas data issue: falsehasContentIssue false Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 May 2024 André J. McDonald [Opens in a new window] , Show author details Keywords cannabismental healthpsychiatrypsychotic disordersschizophreniayouth Type Original Article Information Psychological Medicine ,First View , pp.
The role of geography and distance on physician follow-up after a first hospitalization with a diagnosis of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder: A retrospective population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Jun 16, 2023 | journals.plos.org | Martin Rotenberg |Peter Gozdyra |Kelly Anderson |Paul Kurdyak

AnalysisWe first calculated the crude proportion of people in the entire cohort and in each LHIN for each outcome. Considering that crude proportions do not account for differences in population size across the LHINs, we used the 2016 population estimate in each LHIN based on the 2016 Canadian Census to calculate standardized event ratios (SER). We visualized SER for each outcome of interest using choropleth maps at the LHIN-level for the entire province.
Mental Health Care Use Among Children and Adolescents With High Health Care Costs in Ontario, Canada

May 12, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Claire de Oliveira |Tomisin Iwajomo |Paul Kurdyak

Key PointsQuestion What are the characteristics and costs of children and adolescents with high health care costs who use mainly mental health care, and do they persist in the high-cost state? Findings In this population-based cohort study of 273 490 Canadian children and adolescents, among those with high health care costs, some had high levels of mental health care use, namely those with mood and/or anxiety disorders.