Valerie Taylor

Summary

Affiliation: McMaster University
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Associations between bipolar disorder and metabolic syndrome: A review
    Valerie Taylor
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    J Clin Psychiatry 67:1034-41. 2006
  2. ncbi A patient with personal control of the adjustable gastric band and bulimia: a psychiatric complication
    Valerie H Taylor
    Mood Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    Obes Surg 16:1386-7. 2006
  3. ncbi Adults with mood disorders have an increased risk profile for cardiovascular disease within the first 2 years of treatment
    Valerie Taylor
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Psychiatry 55:362-8. 2010
  4. ncbi Is red meat intake a risk factor for breast cancer among premenopausal women?
    Valerie H Taylor
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 117:1-8. 2009
  5. ncbi Increased rates of obesity in first-presentation adults with mood disorders over the course of four-year follow-up
    Valerie Taylor
    McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    J Affect Disord 109:127-31. 2008
  6. ncbi Increased subgenual prefrontal cortex size in remitted patients with major depressive disorder
    Kaan Yucel
    Mood Disorders Program, St Joseph s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Psychiatry Res 173:71-6. 2009
  7. ncbi The experience of participation in everyday occupations for adults with obesity
    Mary A Forhan
    McMaster University, School of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1400 Main Street West IAHS 402, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 1C7
    Can J Occup Ther 77:210-8. 2010
  8. ncbi Bilateral hippocampal volume increases after long-term lithium treatment in patients with bipolar disorder: a longitudinal MRI study
    Kaan Yucel
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, 100 West 5th Street, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3K7, Canada
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 195:357-67. 2007
  9. ncbi Posterior hippocampal volumes are associated with remission rates in patients with major depressive disorder
    Glenda M MacQueen
    Mood Disorders Program, St Joseph s Healthcare Hamilton, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Biol Psychiatry 64:880-3. 2008
  10. ncbi Barriers to obesity treatment
    Marina Mauro
    Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    Eur J Intern Med 19:173-80. 2008

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Publications15

  1. ncbi Associations between bipolar disorder and metabolic syndrome: A review
    Valerie Taylor
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    J Clin Psychiatry 67:1034-41. 2006
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  2. ncbi A patient with personal control of the adjustable gastric band and bulimia: a psychiatric complication
    Valerie H Taylor
    Mood Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    Obes Surg 16:1386-7. 2006
    ..Self-adjustment of the gastric band for control of intake is a potential problem. Preoperative psychiatric evaluation is desirable to identify and treat eating disorders and depression, and to indicate surveillance...
  3. ncbi Adults with mood disorders have an increased risk profile for cardiovascular disease within the first 2 years of treatment
    Valerie Taylor
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Psychiatry 55:362-8. 2010
    ..The objective of our study was to examine patients' physical health prior to first treatment and over 2 years of follow-up...
  4. ncbi Is red meat intake a risk factor for breast cancer among premenopausal women?
    Valerie H Taylor
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 117:1-8. 2009
    ..The summary relative risk was 1.24 (95% CI 1.08-1.42). Case-control studies (N = 7) had a risk of 1.57 (95% CI 1.23-1.99), while cohort studies (N = 3) had a summary relative risk of 1.11 (95% CI 0.94-1.31)...
  5. ncbi Increased rates of obesity in first-presentation adults with mood disorders over the course of four-year follow-up
    Valerie Taylor
    McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    J Affect Disord 109:127-31. 2008
    ..Patients with mood disorders have higher rates of obesity than the general population. With respect to this, little is known regarding how patient look like prior to treatment or the rates of change...
  6. ncbi Increased subgenual prefrontal cortex size in remitted patients with major depressive disorder
    Kaan Yucel
    Mood Disorders Program, St Joseph s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Psychiatry Res 173:71-6. 2009
    ..Our findings demonstrate SGPFC volume increases in association with long-term antidepressant therapy and suggest that this result may be linked to positive clinical response...
  7. ncbi The experience of participation in everyday occupations for adults with obesity
    Mary A Forhan
    McMaster University, School of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1400 Main Street West IAHS 402, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 1C7
    Can J Occup Ther 77:210-8. 2010
    ..Obesity has been shown to influence health-related quality of life, but it is unclear how obesity influences participation in specific occupations...
  8. ncbi Bilateral hippocampal volume increases after long-term lithium treatment in patients with bipolar disorder: a longitudinal MRI study
    Kaan Yucel
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, 100 West 5th Street, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3K7, Canada
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 195:357-67. 2007
    ..In particular, treatment with lithium may exert long-term effects on hippocampal volume, influencing cognitive outcomes in BD patients...
  9. ncbi Posterior hippocampal volumes are associated with remission rates in patients with major depressive disorder
    Glenda M MacQueen
    Mood Disorders Program, St Joseph s Healthcare Hamilton, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Biol Psychiatry 64:880-3. 2008
    ..The hippocampus (HC) is smaller in patients with recurrent major depressive disorder (MDD), but few longitudinal studies have examined whether volume is associated with clinically meaningful outcomes such as response to treatment...
  10. ncbi Barriers to obesity treatment
    Marina Mauro
    Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    Eur J Intern Med 19:173-80. 2008
    ..Failure to do so may further undermine the sense of failure, low self esteem and self efficacy already common among obese individuals. Addressing treatment barriers can save resources and increase the prospect of long-term success...
  11. ncbi Bilateral hippocampal volume increase in patients with bipolar disorder and short-term lithium treatment
    Kaan Yucel
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    Neuropsychopharmacology 33:361-7. 2008
    ..Our study provides further confirmation that Li can exert structural effects on the HC, which are detectable in vivo. The study emphasizes the need to control for even brief exposure to medication in volumetric studies of the HC...
  12. ncbi Changes in body weight and psychotropic drugs: a systematic synthesis of the literature
    Robert Dent
    Weight Management Clinic, Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS ONE 7:e36889. 2012
    ..While there are studies and reviews comparing weight gain for psychotropics within some classes, clinicians frequently use drugs from different classes to treat psychiatric disorders...
  13. ncbi Effects and management of the menopausal transition in women with depression and bipolar disorder
    Claudio N Soares
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    J Clin Psychiatry 68:16-21. 2007
    ..Insufficient information is available, however, to assess the best strategy to treat women with bipolar disorder and depression as they age...
  14. ncbi Early stopping rules in oncology: considerations for clinicians
    Som D Mukherjee
    Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Eur J Cancer 47:2381-6. 2011
    ..In addition, a simple and practical approach to interpreting the findings of trials that are stopped early is provided to assist clinicians in deciding how to incorporate information from these studies into their daily practice...
  15. ncbi Anterior cingulate volumes in never-treated patients with major depressive disorder
    Kaan Yucel
    Mood Disorders Program, St Joseph s Healthcare Hamilton and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    Neuropsychopharmacology 33:3157-63. 2008
    ..These findings confirm the presence of ACC volume reductions in untreated patients with MDD and suggest that illness burden and short-term medication exposure mediate this change...