Brett D Thombs

Summary

Affiliation: McGill University
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi From survival to socialization: a longitudinal study of body image in survivors of severe burn injury
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Psychosom Res 64:205-12. 2008
  2. ncbi Suicidal ideation and attempt among adolescents reporting "unsure" sexual identity or heterosexual identity plus same-sex attraction or behavior: forgotten groups?
    Yue Zhao
    aMcGill University bJewish General Hospital cMcGill University Sexual Identity Centre of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 49:104-13. 2010
  3. ncbi A depression screening tool finds that 54% of acute cardiac patients are at risk of depression; use of the tool improves documentation and referral
    Brett Thombs
    Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, 4333 Cote Ste Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Evid Based Nurs 16:47-8. 2013
  4. ncbi Prevalence of current, 12-month and lifetime major depressive disorder among patients with systemic sclerosis
    Lisa R Jewett
    Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 52:669-75. 2013
  5. ncbi Does evidence support the American Heart Association's recommendation to screen patients for depression in cardiovascular care? An updated systematic review
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    PLoS ONE 8:e52654. 2013
  6. ncbi Depression screening and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents: a systematic review protocol
    Brett D Thombs
    Jewish General Hospital, Institute for Community and Family Psychiatry, 4333 Cote Ste Catherine Road, Montreal, QC, H3T 1E4, Canada
    Syst Rev 1:58. 2012
  7. ncbi New directions for patient-centred care in scleroderma: the Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network (SPIN)
    Brett D Thombs
    Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 30:S23-9. 2012
  8. ncbi A general factor model for the Beck Depression Inventory-II: validation in a sample of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Psychosom Res 65:115-21. 2008
  9. ncbi Prevalence and clinical correlates of symptoms of depression in patients with systemic sclerosis
    Brett D Thombs
    Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Rheum 59:504-9. 2008
  10. ncbi Patient and injury characteristics, mortality risk, and length of stay related to child abuse by burning: evidence from a national sample of 15,802 pediatric admissions
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, 4333 Cote Ste Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1E4
    Ann Surg 247:519-23. 2008

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Publications97

  1. ncbi From survival to socialization: a longitudinal study of body image in survivors of severe burn injury
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Psychosom Res 64:205-12. 2008
    ....
  2. ncbi Suicidal ideation and attempt among adolescents reporting "unsure" sexual identity or heterosexual identity plus same-sex attraction or behavior: forgotten groups?
    Yue Zhao
    aMcGill University bJewish General Hospital cMcGill University Sexual Identity Centre of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 49:104-13. 2010
    ....
  3. ncbi A depression screening tool finds that 54% of acute cardiac patients are at risk of depression; use of the tool improves documentation and referral
    Brett Thombs
    Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, 4333 Cote Ste Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Evid Based Nurs 16:47-8. 2013
    ..Evidence of benefits in excess of harms, established by well-conducted randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of depression screening interventions, is needed before depression screening is implemented in cardiovascular care settings...
  4. ncbi Prevalence of current, 12-month and lifetime major depressive disorder among patients with systemic sclerosis
    Lisa R Jewett
    Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 52:669-75. 2013
    ....
  5. ncbi Does evidence support the American Heart Association's recommendation to screen patients for depression in cardiovascular care? An updated systematic review
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    PLoS ONE 8:e52654. 2013
    ..To systematically review evidence on depression screening in coronary heart disease (CHD) by assessing the (1) accuracy of screening tools; (2) effectiveness of treatment; and (3) effect of screening on depression outcomes...
  6. ncbi Depression screening and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents: a systematic review protocol
    Brett D Thombs
    Jewish General Hospital, Institute for Community and Family Psychiatry, 4333 Cote Ste Catherine Road, Montreal, QC, H3T 1E4, Canada
    Syst Rev 1:58. 2012
    ....
  7. ncbi New directions for patient-centred care in scleroderma: the Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network (SPIN)
    Brett D Thombs
    Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 30:S23-9. 2012
    ..The goal of SPIN, as described in this article, is to develop, test, and disseminate a set of accessible interventions designed to complement standard care in order to improve HRQoL outcomes in SSc...
  8. ncbi A general factor model for the Beck Depression Inventory-II: validation in a sample of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Psychosom Res 65:115-21. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to validate a factor model for the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) that would allow for modeling of depressive symptoms after explicitly removing bias related to somatic symptom overlap...
  9. ncbi Prevalence and clinical correlates of symptoms of depression in patients with systemic sclerosis
    Brett D Thombs
    Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Rheum 59:504-9. 2008
    ..To assess the prevalence and predictors of symptoms of depression in a large sample of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)...
  10. ncbi Patient and injury characteristics, mortality risk, and length of stay related to child abuse by burning: evidence from a national sample of 15,802 pediatric admissions
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, 4333 Cote Ste Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1E4
    Ann Surg 247:519-23. 2008
    ..To report demographic and injury characteristics of children admitted to burn centers with injuries from suspected child abuse and to assess mortality risk and length of stay compared with patients whose injuries were labeled accidental...
  11. ncbi Probit structural equation regression model: general depressive symptoms predicted post-myocardial infarction mortality after controlling for somatic symptoms of depression
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, 4333 Cote Ste Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E4, Canada
    J Clin Epidemiol 61:832-9. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between depressive symptoms and 12-month post-AMI mortality after removing potential bias from somatic symptoms of depression...
  12. ncbi High rates of depressive symptoms among patients with systemic sclerosis are not explained by differential reporting of somatic symptoms
    Brett D Thombs
    Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Rheum 59:431-7. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to assess whether these high rates result from differential reporting of somatic symptoms related to the high physical burden of SSc...
  13. ncbi Reliability and validity of the center for epidemiologic studies depression scale in patients with systemic sclerosis
    Brett D Thombs
    Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Rheum 59:438-43. 2008
    ..Our objective was to assess the internal consistency reliability, convergent validity, and structural/construct validity of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in patients with SSc...
  14. ncbi Usefulness of persistent symptoms of depression to predict physical health status 12 months after an acute coronary syndrome
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Am J Cardiol 101:15-9. 2008
    ..060), whereas patients with transient depressive symptoms were not at increased risk. In conclusion, these results underscore the importance of assessing depression at the time of ACS and on an ongoing basis...
  15. ncbi Usefulness of a single-item general self-rated health question to predict mortality 12 months after an acute coronary syndrome
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University and Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 15:479-81. 2008
    ..We investigated whether a single-item GSRH question predicted mortality 12 months post-discharge in 800 ACS patients...
  16. ncbi A systematic comparison of fatigue levels in systemic sclerosis with general population, cancer and rheumatic disease samples
    B D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University and Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 47:1559-63. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to compare fatigue in SSc to general population samples and patients with rheumatic diseases and cancer, where fatigue has been researched extensively...
  17. ncbi Optimizing detection of major depression among patients with coronary artery disease using the patient health questionnaire: data from the heart and soul study
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University and Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
    J Gen Intern Med 23:2014-7. 2008
    ..Clinical guidelines recommend depression screening in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), but how to accomplish this is unclear...
  18. ncbi Risk of bias from inclusion of patients who already have diagnosis of or are undergoing treatment for depression in diagnostic accuracy studies of screening tools for depression: systematic review
    Brett D Thombs
    Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    BMJ 343:d4825. 2011
    ....
  19. ncbi [Is there evidence that depression screening benefits patients with medical illness?: not yet]
    B D Thombs
    Departments of Psychiatry Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Kanada
    Nervenarzt 82:1469-72, 1474. 2011
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  20. ncbi Is there room for criticism of studies of psychodynamic psychotherapy?
    Brett D Thombs
    McGill University, Jewish General Hospital, Canada
    Am Psychol 66:148-9; discussion 152-4. 2011
    ..Many meta-analyses, however, are not performed rigorously, which can result in treatment efficacy estimates that obscure important intertrial differences and that are unlikely to be replicated in clinical practice...
  21. ncbi Somatic symptom overlap in Beck Depression Inventory-II scores following myocardial infarction
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, and Department of Psychiatry and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Br J Psychiatry 197:61-6. 2010
    ..Depression measures that include somatic symptoms may inflate severity estimates among medically ill patients, including those with cardiovascular disease...
  22. ncbi A brief scale to assess hospital doctors' attitudes toward collaborative care for mental health
    Brett D Thombs
    Department Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
    Can J Psychiatry 55:264-7. 2010
    ..Our objective was to develop and assess the reliability and validity of the Doctors' Attitudes Toward Collaborative Care for Mental Health (DACC-MH) Scale...
  23. ncbi Sociodemographic, disease, and symptom correlates of fatigue in systemic sclerosis: evidence from a sample of 659 Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Registry patients
    Brett D Thombs
    McGill University and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Rheum 61:966-73. 2009
    ..To assess fatigue levels and demographic, socioeconomic, disease, and psychosocial correlates of fatigue in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)...
  24. ncbi Physical health status assessed during hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome predicts mortality 12 months later
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University and Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Quebec, Canada
    J Psychosom Res 65:587-93. 2008
    ....
  25. ncbi Depression screening and patient outcomes in cardiovascular care: a systematic review
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    JAMA 300:2161-71. 2008
    ..Several practice guidelines recommend that depression be evaluated and treated in patients with cardiovascular disease, but the potential benefits of this are unclear...
  26. ncbi Mortality risk and length of stay associated with self-inflicted burn injury: evidence from a national sample of 30,382 adult patients
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
    Crit Care Med 36:118-25. 2008
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  27. ncbi The effects of preexisting medical comorbidities on mortality and length of hospital stay in acute burn injury: evidence from a national sample of 31,338 adult patients
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Ann Surg 245:629-34. 2007
    ..To determine whether and to what extent preexisting medical comorbidities influence mortality risk and length of hospitalization in patients with acute burn injury...
  28. ncbi Performance characteristics of depression screening instruments in survivors of acute myocardial infarction: review of the evidence
    Brett D Thombs
    Johns Hopkins University Evidence Based Practice Center, the Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Psychosomatics 48:185-94. 2007
    ....
  29. ncbi Children under 4 years are at greater risk of mortality following acute burn injury: evidence from a national sample of 12,902 pediatric admissions
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Shock 26:348-52. 2006
    ..This study provides strong evidence that when comparing children based on burn injuries of similar size and etiology, children younger than 4 years are at substantial risk for death as compared with older children...
  30. ncbi Symptoms of depression predict change in physical health after burn injury
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Burns 33:292-8. 2007
    ..02), controlling for patient demographics, burn severity, and symptoms of PTSD. These results suggest that patients should be screened for depression, both in-hospital and during rehabilitation after discharge...
  31. ncbi Cultural sensitivity in screening adults for a history of childhood abuse: evidence from a community sample
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 22:368-73. 2007
    ..A number of practice guidelines and recommendations call for the assessment of childhood abuse history among adult medical patients. The cultural sensitivity of screening questions, however, has not been examined...
  32. ncbi Depression in burn reconstruction patients: symptom prevalence and association with body image dissatisfaction and physical function
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 29:14-20. 2007
    ..This study investigated the prevalence and the clinical correlates of symptoms of depression among burn reconstruction patients...
  33. ncbi A brief two-item screener for detecting a history of physical or sexual abuse in childhood
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1E4
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 29:8-13. 2007
    ..The objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of a two-item screener for physical or sexual abuse in childhood...
  34. ncbi Depression in survivors of burn injury: a systematic review
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Burn Center, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:494-502. 2006
    ..The objective of this study was to systematically review the prevalence, persistence, and risk factors for depression postburn injury...
  35. ncbi An evaluation of screening questions for childhood abuse in 2 community samples: implications for clinical practice
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Arch Intern Med 166:2020-6. 2006
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  36. ncbi Who attempts suicide by burning? An analysis of age patterns of mortality by self-inflicted burning in the United States
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry 29:244-50. 2007
    ....
  37. ncbi Use of the Beck Depression Inventory for assessing depression in patients hospitalized with severe burn. Disentangling symptoms of depression from injury and treatment factors
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Burns 33:547-53. 2007
    ..Appropriate adjustments for bias, however, should be made in research with the BDI among patients with acute burn...
  38. ncbi An evaluation of the measurement equivalence of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire--Short Form across gender and race in a sample of drug-abusing adults
    Brett D Thombs
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Psychosom Res 63:391-8. 2007
    ..The objective of this study was to investigate the measurement invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire--Short Form (CTQ-SF) across groups defined by gender and race in a sample of substance-abusing adults...
  39. ncbi Depression in patients with systemic sclerosis: a systematic review of the evidence
    Brett D Thombs
    Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Rheum 57:1089-97. 2007
    ..To assess the prevalence, course, and predictors of depression in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)...
  40. ncbi The association of body image dissatisfaction and pain with reduced sexual function in women with systemic sclerosis
    Ruby Knafo
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 50:1125-30. 2011
    ..The objective of this study was to assess the independent associations of pain and body image distress with reduced sexual function in women with SSc...
  41. ncbi Work disability in systemic sclerosis
    Marie Hudson
    Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Quebec, Canada
    J Rheumatol 36:2481-6. 2009
    ..Little is known about work disability in SSc. We undertook this study to determine the prevalence and demographic and clinical correlates of work disability in a large cohort of patients with SSc...
  42. ncbi Prevalence and clinical correlates of pruritus in patients with systemic sclerosis
    Ilya Razykov
    McGill University and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Rheum 61:1765-70. 2009
    ..The objectives of this study were to document the proportion of SSc patients with pruritus on most days, to determine when in the course of the disease pruritus is most prevalent, and to identify clinical correlates...
  43. ncbi Prevalence, severity, and clinical correlates of pain in patients with systemic sclerosis
    Orit Schieir
    McGill University and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:409-17. 2010
    ..The present study estimated prevalence, severity, and associations between SSc clinical variables and pain in all patients with SSc and in limited cutaneous (lcSSc) and diffuse cutaneous (dcSSc) subsets...
  44. ncbi Clinical correlates of self-reported physical health status in systemic sclerosis
    Marie Hudson
    SMBD Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Room A 216, 3755 Cote Ste Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada
    J Rheumatol 36:1226-9. 2009
    ..Our objective was to identify the clinical characteristics that correlate with the physical health status of patients with SSc, as assessed by the Medical Outcomes Trust Short Form-36 (SF-36)...
  45. ncbi Association of pruritus with quality of life and disability in systemic sclerosis
    Ghassan El-Baalbaki
    McGill University and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:1489-95. 2010
    ..The objective of this study was to investigate the association of pruritus with QOL and disability in SSc...
  46. ncbi Symptom reporting on the Beck Depression Inventory among post-myocardial infarction patients: in-hospital versus follow-up assessments
    Vanessa C Delisle
    Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Psychosom Res 73:356-61. 2012
    ..The objective of this study was to compare BDI total scores, somatic scores, and cognitive/affective scores among post-MI patients in-hospital versus at post-discharge follow-up...
  47. ncbi The influence of somatic symptoms on Beck Depression Inventory scores in hospitalized postmyocardial infarction patients
    Vanessa C Delisle
    Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
    Can J Psychiatry 57:752-8. 2012
    ..The objective of this study was to examine whether BDI scores of post-MI patients may be influenced by somatic symptoms that commonly occur after MI, but may not be related to depression...
  48. ncbi Health-related quality of life in systemic sclerosis: a systematic review
    Marie Hudson
    SMBD Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Rheum 61:1112-20. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature on HRQOL in SSc measured using the Medical Outcomes Trust Short Form 36 (SF-36)...
  49. ncbi Frequency and impact of symptoms experienced by patients with systemic sclerosis: results from a Canadian National Survey
    Marielle Bassel
    Jewish General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E4, Canada
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 50:762-7. 2011
    ..The objective of the present study was to identify symptoms of SSc that patients rated as frequent and that highly impacted their ability to carry out daily activities...
  50. ncbi Quality of life in patients with systemic sclerosis compared to the general population and patients with other chronic conditions
    Marie Hudson
    SMBD Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Room A 216, 3755 Cote Ste Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada
    J Rheumatol 36:768-72. 2009
    ..We compared the HRQOL of SSc patients with individuals in the general population and patients with other common chronic diseases...
  51. ncbi Prevalence of depression in survivors of acute myocardial infarction
    Brett D Thombs
    Johns Hopkins University Evidence-Based Practice Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 21:30-8. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Depression is common and persistent in AMI survivors. Prevalence varies depending on assessment method, likely reflecting treatment of somatic symptoms...
  52. ncbi Discordance between patient and physician assessments of disease severity in systemic sclerosis
    Marie Hudson
    Jewish General Hospital, Room A 725, 3755 Cote Ste Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada
    J Rheumatol 37:2307-12. 2010
    ..To describe the magnitude and correlates of discordance between patient and physician assessments of disease severity in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)...
  53. ncbi Depression following acute myocardial infarction: a prospective relationship with ongoing health and function
    James A Fauerbach
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Psychosomatics 46:355-61. 2005
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  54. ncbi Symptoms of depression predict the trajectory of pain among patients with early inflammatory arthritis: a path analysis approach to assessing change
    Orit Schieir
    SMBD Jewish General Hospital, 4333 Cote Ste Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E4
    J Rheumatol 36:231-9. 2009
    ..To assess the longitudinal relationships, including directionality, among chronic pain, symptoms of depression, and disease activity in patients with early inflammatory arthritis (EIA)...
  55. ncbi Comparison of the PHQ-9 and CES-D depression scales in systemic sclerosis: internal consistency reliability, convergent validity and clinical correlates
    Katherine Milette
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 49:789-96. 2010
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  56. ncbi Self-assessed physical health predicts 10-year mortality after myocardial infarction
    Kapil Parakh
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 30:35-9. 2010
    ..The objective of the present study was to ascertain the relationship between self-assessed physical health at the time of the MI and long-term mortality...
  57. ncbi Clinical correlates of sleep problems in systemic sclerosis: the prominent role of pain
    Katherine Milette
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 50:921-5. 2011
    ..Little research, however, has examined factors associated with sleep disruption in SSc. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate socio-demographic and medical factors associated with sleep disruption in SSc...
  58. ncbi Clinical correlates of quality of life in systemic sclerosis measured with the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II
    Marie Hudson
    Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Rheum 59:279-84. 2008
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  59. ncbi Revisiting gender differences in somatic symptoms of depression: much ado about nothing?
    Vanessa C Delisle
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    PLoS ONE 7:e32490. 2012
    ..Those studies, however, have not controlled or matched for non-somatic symptoms. The objective of this study was to examine if women report relatively more somatic symptoms than men matched on cognitive/affective symptoms...
  60. ncbi Effect of depression on late (8 years) mortality after myocardial infarction
    Kapil Parakh
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Am J Cardiol 101:602-6. 2008
    ..24, p = 0.27). In conclusion, depression after MI was associated with increased short-term mortality, but its relation with mortality over time appeared to wane, at least in a group of older patients who had multiple co-morbidities...
  61. ncbi Development and validation of the brief-satisfaction with appearance scale for systemic sclerosis
    Lisa R Jewett
    McGill University and Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:1779-86. 2010
    ..The objective was to develop and cross-validate a brief version of the Satisfaction with Appearance Scale (SWAP) in order to reduce item redundancy, increase SSc relevancy, and improve the feasibility of body image assessment in SSc...
  62. ncbi Measuring fatigue in SSc: a comparison of the Short Form-36 Vitality subscale and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue scale
    Daphna Harel
    Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 51:2177-85. 2012
    ..The objective of this study was to compare the performances of the Short Form-36 (SF-36) Vitality subscale and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT) in SSc...
  63. ncbi Symptoms of heart disease or its treatment may increase Beck Depression Inventory Scores in hospitalized post-myocardial infarction patients
    Vanessa C Delisle
    Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Psychosom Res 73:157-62. 2012
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  64. ncbi The PHQ-9 versus the PHQ-8--is item 9 useful for assessing suicide risk in coronary artery disease patients? Data from the Heart and Soul Study
    Ilya Razykov
    Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Psychosom Res 73:163-8. 2012
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  65. ncbi Reporting of conflicts of interest from drug trials in Cochrane reviews: cross sectional study
    Michelle Roseman
    Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1E4
    BMJ 345:e5155. 2012
    ..To investigate the degree to which Cochrane reviews of drug interventions published in 2010 reported conflicts of interest from included trials and, among reviews that reported this information, where it was located in the review documents...
  66. ncbi Influence of somatic symptoms on Patient Health Questionnaire-9 depression scores among patients with systemic sclerosis compared to a healthy general population sample
    Allison Leavens
    McGill University and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 64:1195-201. 2012
    ..The objective was to assess whether SSc patients had higher somatic symptom scores on the PHQ-9 than non-medically ill respondents from the general population matched on cognitive/affective scores...
  67. ncbi Using the cultural formulation to resolve uncertainty in diagnoses of psychosis among ethnoculturally diverse patients
    Ademola B Adeponle
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Psychiatr Serv 63:147-53. 2012
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  68. ncbi Measuring pain in systemic sclerosis: comparison of the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire versus a single-item measure of pain
    Ghassan El-Baalbaki
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Rheumatol 38:2581-7. 2011
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  69. ncbi The prevalence of anxiety and depression in adults with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a systematic review
    Gina Magyar-Russell
    Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Psychosom Res 71:223-31. 2011
    ..The objective of this systematic review was to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression or symptoms of anxiety and depression among adults with ICDs...
  70. ncbi Can doctors and nurses recognize depression in patients hospitalized with an acute myocardial infarction in the absence of formal screening?
    Roy C Ziegelstein
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Psychosom Med 67:393-7. 2005
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  71. ncbi Sociodemographic and disease correlates of body image distress among patients with systemic sclerosis
    Lisa R Jewett
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    PLoS ONE 7:e33281. 2012
    ..The objective of this study was to identify sociodemographic and disease-related correlates of dissatisfaction with appearance and social discomfort among people with SSc...
  72. ncbi The association of single and double orphanhood with symptoms of depression among children and adolescents in Namibia
    Mónica Ruiz-Casares
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University and CSSS de Montagne, Montreal, Canada
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 18:369-76. 2009
    ..Given the small sample size and limited power of the study, it is important that future studies address the issue of mental health among orphans in Namibia to inform the development of concrete policies and services for this population...
  73. ncbi Long-term significance of Killip class and left ventricular systolic dysfunction
    Kapil Parakh
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224 2780, USA
    Am J Med 121:1015-8. 2008
    ..The long-term prognostic significance of Killip class and left ventricular systolic dysfunction, however, is unknown...
  74. ncbi Rates and correlates of sexual activity and impairment among women with systemic sclerosis
    Brooke Levis
    McGill University and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 64:340-50. 2012
    ....
  75. ncbi (Not) talking about sex: a systematic comparison of sexual impairment in women with systemic sclerosis and other chronic disease samples
    Ruby Knafo
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University and General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 48:1300-3. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to compare levels of sexual impairment in women with SSc with samples of women with medical illnesses for which sexual impairment has been researched more extensively...
  76. ncbi The association of depression with adherence to antihypertensive medications: a systematic review
    Chete M Eze-Nliam
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Hypertens 28:1785-95. 2010
    ..To examine the strength and consistency of the evidence on the relationship between depression and adherence to antihypertensive medications...
  77. ncbi Use of an expanded version of the DSM-IV outline for cultural formulation on a cultural consultation service
    Laurence J Kirmayer
    Department of Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, 4333 Cote Ste Catherine Rd, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1E4
    Psychiatr Serv 59:683-6. 2008
    ....
  78. ncbi Routine screening for depression in patients with coronary heart disease never mind
    Roy C Ziegelstein
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 54:886-90. 2009
    ..We call for the AHA to reassess their recommendations in light of this systematic review and considering the potential impact of their document on clinical practice...
  79. ncbi Perceived discrimination and its association with psychological distress among newly arrived immigrants before and after September 11, 2001
    Cecile Rousseau
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Am J Public Health 101:909-15. 2011
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  80. ncbi Concordance and discrepancy in sexual identity, attraction, and behavior among adolescents
    Karine Igartua
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Adolesc Health 45:602-8. 2009
    ..This study's objective was to describe the concordance and discrepancy between sexual identification, attraction, and behavior in adolescents...
  81. ncbi Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use by patients with acute coronary syndromes
    Roy C Ziegelstein
    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224 2780, USA
    Am J Med 120:525-30. 2007
    ..Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors inhibit platelet activation and may, therefore, affect outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes...
  82. ncbi Ain't necessarily so: review and critique of recent meta-analyses of behavioral medicine interventions in health psychology
    James C Coyne
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3535 Market St, Room 676, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Health Psychol 29:107-16. 2010
    ....
  83. ncbi Burn rehabilitation: state of the science
    Peter C Esselman
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil 85:383-413. 2006
  84. ncbi Was it shown that "Close relationships and emotional processing predict decreased mortality in women with breast cancer?" a critique of Weihs et al. (2008)
    James C Coyne
    Psychosom Med 70:737-8; author reply 738-9. 2008
  85. ncbi Perceived social support predicts outcomes following myocardial infarction: A call for screening?
    Brett D Thombs
    Health Psychol 27:1; auhtor reply 1-3. 2008
  86. ncbi The brain and the heart: independent or interactive?
    Roy C Ziegelstein
    J Am Coll Cardiol 49:1824; author reply 1824-5. 2007
  87. ncbi Do symptom dimensions of depression following myocardial infarction relate differently to physical health indicators and cardiac prognosis?
    Brett D Thombs
    Am J Psychiatry 163:1295-6; author reply 1296. 2006
  88. ncbi Mortality and adherence to pharmacotherapy after acute myocardial infarction
    Kapil Parakh
    JAMA 297:1877; author reply 1878. 2007
  89. ncbi The effect of a primary care practice-based depression intervention on mortality in older adults
    Brett D Thombs
    Ann Intern Med 148:244-5; author reply 245. 2008
  90. ncbi Retrospective screening of patients for age of initial diagnosis of coronary artery disease: shouldn't we just ask?
    Brett D Thombs
    J Cardiovasc Nurs 23:79-81; author reply 81-3. 2008
  91. ncbi A cross-cultural study of perceived stress among parents of children with large burn injuries: a comment on Rose et al
    Brett D Thombs
    J Burn Care Rehabil 26:444-5. 2005
  92. ncbi Diabetes, depression, and death: a randomized controlled trial of a depression treatment program for older adults based in primary care (PROSPECT): response to Bogner et al
    Brett D Thombs
    Diabetes Care 31:e54; author reply e55. 2008
  93. ncbi The reliability and validity of the Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire (PSQ) and the Social Comfort Questionnaire (SCQ) among an adult burn survivor sample
    John W Lawrence
    Psychology Department, The College of Staten Island, City University of New York, New York, NY 10314, USA
    Psychol Assess 18:106-11. 2006
    ..Correlations with the related psychosocial constructs and burn characteristics suggested the PSQ and SCQ have good convergent and discriminant validity. Limitations of the study are discussed...
  94. ncbi The brain and the heart: the twain meet
    Roy C Ziegelstein
    Eur Heart J 26:2607-8. 2005
  95. ncbi Early treatment of acute stress symptoms in pediatric burn patients with imipramine and fluoxetine
    Brett D Thombs
    Pediatr Crit Care Med 7:498; author reply 498-9. 2006
  96. ncbi Throw the window out the door
    Brett D Thombs
    J Am Coll Cardiol 50:1519-20; author reply 1520. 2007
  97. ncbi Depression and adherence to antihypertensive therapy
    Chete M Eze-Nliam
    Am J Hypertens 21:724-5; author reply 726. 2008