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Unintentional Injuries Among Children of Parents with Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions in Alberta, Canada
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Background: Unintentional Injuries (UI) are a leading cause of hospitalization among children in Alberta, Canada. A small body of global research has found the risk of UI to be higher among children of parents with mental health and addiction conditions (MHAC) as compared to children with parents...
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Understanding youth experiences and information needs related to online mental health searching: A qualitative descriptive study
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Background: A study of the mental health of Canadian youth from 2011-2018 showed an increase in the prevalence of perceived poor/fair mental health (1). Yet, many youth do not access mental health services provided by a health care provider. The most common help-seeking approach among youth is an...
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Understanding Students’ Help-Seeking Behaviours for Mental Health Needs at a Canadian University
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The university population is more sensitive to mental health problems than other populations, as in 2009, the Ontario College Health Association released a report indicating that university students were more likely to experience mental illness symptoms than non-university students. To address...
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The effectiveness of Return to Duty Intervention: Evaluating an interdisciplinary approach to supporting Canadian Armed Forces members who have physical and non-physical disorders
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The rate of musculoskeletal and mental health disorders is high in the Canadian Armed Forces, and can preclude service members from being employable and deployable. The aim of this thesis was to analyze the effectiveness of the Return to Duty intervention at decreasing morbidity and assisting...
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Fall 2016
Depression a disabling chronic illness that crosses borders, cultures, and elements of society. It is well known that there are a number of risk factors for depression including younger age, racial minority status, female sex, presence of substance abuse disorders, chronic illness, and lower...
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Spring 2012
Mental health disorders are a significant problem facing children. Emerging research suggests there is a link between nutrition and mental health. This thesis examines the association between diet quality and mental health in children. The first objective was to examine the cross-sectional...
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The Police on Camera: A Case Study of Police Perceptions of and Responses to Cameras and Photographers in Edmonton Alberta
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This project contributes to our understanding of police visibility through a case study of Albertan police officers’ perceptions of, and responses to, the growing network of cameras targeting law enforcement agents. Contrary to what many readers might expect, my research participants did not...
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The Intersection between Culture and Postpartum Mental Health: An Ethnography of Bhutanese Refugee Women in Edmonton, AB
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This thesis is an ethnography of postpartum mental health outcomes in a group of Bhutanese refugee women living in Edmonton, AB. Previous research has shown that refugee women are at a higher risk of postpartum depression than Canadian-born women. Despite this finding, the postpartum experiences...
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The Impact of Police Duty Ensemble on the Cardiopulmonary Response to Exercise and Simulated Work Performance
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This study, conducted in two-parts, examined the impact of general duty police ensemble on the cardiopulmonary response to graded exercise and on simulated work performance in 25 healthy male and female subjects. Part I consisted of randomly ordered treadmill tests in two experimental conditions:...
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The Development, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Efficacy of a 12-Week Online Mind-Body Intervention for People with Primary Biliary Cholangitis
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Introduction: Persons with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) experience significantly higher rates of mental distress, impaired health related quality of life (HrQoL), and fatigue than the general population. While mind-body interventions have been shown to improve mental health and HrQoL, and...