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Duration of untreated symptoms in common mental disorders: association with outcomes: International studyStephen Kisely
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Centre for Clinical Research, 5790 University Avenue, Halifax, NS B3H 1V7, Canada
Br J Psychiatry 189:79-80. 2006..At 1-year follow-up, longer duration was associated with worse psychiatric outcome even after controlling for potential confounders...- Taking consultation-liaison psychiatry into primary careStephen Kisely
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Int J Psychiatry Med 37:383-91. 2007.... - An international study comparing the effect of medically explained and unexplained somatic symptoms on psychosocial outcomeStephen Kisely
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada B3H 1V7
J Psychosom Res 60:125-30. 2006..In addition, data on outcome in primary care are equivocal. We compare the effect of both constructs (medically explained and unexplained symptoms) on psychiatric morbidity and disability (social and physical) at 1 year follow-up... - Mortality in individuals who have had psychiatric treatment: population-based study in Nova ScotiaStephen Kisely
Dalhousie University, Abbie J Lane Memorial Building, 5909 Veteran s Memorial Lane, Suite 9211, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2E2, Canada
Br J Psychiatry 187:552-8. 2005..Most studies of mortality in psychiatric patients have investigated in-patients rather than those attending out-patient clinics or primary care, where most receive treatment... - Community treatment orders for psychiatric patients: the emperor with no clothesStephen Kisely
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Can J Psychiatry 51:683-5; discussion 691. 2006 - A tale of two jurisdictions. Can Australia and Canada learn from each other's experience with cannabis control?Steve Kisely
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 39:154-60. 2005..To compare public health and legal policies to reduce the harm associated with cannabis use in Canada and Australia, given similarities between both countries... - An international study of the effect of physical ill health on psychiatric recovery in primary careStephen Kisely
Department of Psychiatry, Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Centre for Clinical Research, Halifax, Canada
Psychosom Med 67:116-22. 2005..The aim of this study was to determine the association between physical morbidity and recovery from psychiatric illness in primary care... - Impact of compulsory community treatment on admission rates: survival analysis using linked mental health and offender databasesStephen R Kisely
University Department of Psychiatry at Fremantle Hospital, University of Western Australia, Australia
Br J Psychiatry 184:432-8. 2004..There is controversy as to whether compulsory community treatment for psychiatric patients reduces hospital admission rates... - A group intervention to reduce smoking in individuals with psychiatric disorder: brief report of a pilot studyStephen R Kisely
Primary Care Mental Health Unit, University of Western Australia
Aust N Z J Public Health 27:61-3. 2003..To evaluate a group intervention to help individuals with psychiatric disorder stop smoking... 
Inequitable access for mentally ill patients to some medically necessary proceduresStephen Kisely
Department of Psychiatry, Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
CMAJ 176:779-84. 2007....- A survey of the quality of web based information on the treatment of schizophrenia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderStephen Kisely
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 37:85-91. 2003..To systematically assess the quality, accountability and readability of Internet information on the treatment of schizophrenia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), using a standardized pro forma... - The effect of recalling paracetamol on hospital admissions for poisoning in Western AustraliaStephen R Kisely
University Department of Psychiatry at Fremantle Hospital, University of Western Australia, Fremantle, WA
Med J Aust 178:72-4. 2003..To assess the effect of two recalls of paracetamol products on rates of intentional and unintentional overdoses of paracetamol in all age groups, as well as any effect on poisoning by other agents... - Surveying the portrayal of mental illness across a jurisdiction: is more than one method appropriate?Stephen Kisely
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Centre for Clinical Research, Dalhousie University, 5790 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Public Health 122:506-8. 2008 - Collaboration between primary care and psychiatric services: does it help family physicians?Stephen Kisely
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Can Fam Physician 52:876-7. 2006..To compare family physicians' reports of their experiences managing patients with psychiatric disorders in settings with and without access to collaborative mental health services... - Does compulsory or supervised community treatment reduce 'revolving door' care? Legislation is inconsistent with recent evidenceStephen Kisely
Centre for Clinical Research, Dalhousie University, 5790 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Br J Psychiatry 191:373-4. 2007..Two recent epidemiological studies in Australia (n>118 000), as well as a systematic review of all previous literature using appropriately matched or randomised controls (n=1108), suggest that it is unlikely to help... - Can epidemiological studies assist in the evaluation of community treatment orders? - The experience of Western Australia and Nova ScotiaStephen Kisely
Departments of Community Health and Epidemiology and Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Int J Law Psychiatry 29:507-15. 2006..Outpatient contacts were significantly greater for the CTO group. However, we do not know whether the intensity of treatment, or its compulsory nature, effected outcome... - A comparison of health service use in two jurisdictions with and without compulsory community treatmentStephen Kisely
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University and Health Outcomes Unit, Capital District Health Authority, Halifax, Canada
Psychol Med 35:1357-67. 2005..However, we do not know if it is the intensity of treatment, or its compulsory nature, that effects outcome... - Randomized and non-randomized evidence for the effect of compulsory community and involuntary out-patient treatment on health service use: systematic review and meta-analysisStephen Kisely
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Canada
Psychol Med 37:3-14. 2007..Other study methods may clarify their effectiveness. We reviewed RCT and non-RCT evidence for the effect of compulsory community treatment on hospital admissions, bed-days, compliance and out-patient contacts... - Pathways to care for psychological problems in primary careHelen J Stain
Primary Care Mental Health Unit, University of Western Australia
Aust Fam Physician 32:955-6, 960. 2003 - Are the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales a valid and practical instrument to measure outcomes in North America? A three-site evaluation across Nova ScotiaStephen Kisely
Department of Psychiatry, Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Community Ment Health J 43:91-107. 2007..Ratings were sensitive to time and setting, with significantly higher scores in inpatients than outpatients. Individual diagnoses had different patterns of scores, further supporting validity... - An epidemiologic study of psychotropic medication and obesity-related chronic illnesses in older psychiatric patientsStephen Kisely
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Can J Psychiatry 54:269-74. 2009..We determined the relative incidence of 2 obesity-related conditions (diabetes and hypertension) in older psychiatric patients receiving antipsychotics, antidepressants, and mood stabilizers... 
Assessing the quality of randomized controlled trials examining psychological interventions for pediatric procedural pain: recommendations for quality improvementLindsay S Uman
Centre for Pediatric Pain Research West, 8th Floor Children s Site K8536, IWK Health Centre, 5850 5980 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8
J Pediatr Psychol 35:693-703. 2010..However, methodological limitations (e.g., inadequate randomization) have affected the quality of this research, thereby weakening RCT findings...- Factors associated with dysmorphic concern and psychiatric morbidity in plastic surgery outpatientsStephen Kisely
The Primary Care Mental Health Unit, University of Western Australia, 16 The Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 36:121-6. 2002..To compare new referrals to a plastic surgery clinic for cosmetic (non-medically explained) reasons with a control group of equal size with medically explained symptoms... - The Esperance primary prevention of suicide projectJanine Slaven
Primary Care Mental Health Unit, University of Western Australia, 16 The Terrace, Fremantle 6160, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 36:617-21. 2002..These need to be complemented by initiatives at State or Commonwealth level to produce change in statewide media, or sales of over the counter analgesics... - Increased collaboration between primary care and psychiatric services. A survey of general practitioners' views and referralsStephen Kisely
Primary Care Mental Health Unit, University of Western Australia
Aust Fam Physician 31:587-9. 2002.... - Use of smoking cessation therapies in individuals with psychiatric illness : an update for prescribersStephen Kisely
Departments of Psychiatry, Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
CNS Drugs 22:263-73. 2008..It is not possible to plan a programme to help individuals stop smoking in mental health settings unless factors such as demographics, diagnosis and concurrent medication are taken into account... - The effect of study design on the reporting of mortality due to colorectal cancer in adults with mental illness in Nova ScotiaStephen Kisely
Queensland Centre for Health Data Services, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
Can J Psychiatry 57:389-94. 2012..We assessed how study design and cancer stage at presentation affected outcomes in psychiatric patients... - Health issues of asylum seekers and refugeesStephen Kisely
Primary Care Mental Health Unit, University of Western Australia, Fremantle
Aust N Z J Public Health 26:8-10. 2002..Public health professionals should lobby for changes to Govemment policy that at present leave asylum seekers vulnerable to a cycle of poverty, ill-health and limited access to health services... - A systematic review of randomized controlled trials examining psychological interventions for needle-related procedural pain and distress in children and adolescents: an abbreviated cochrane reviewLindsay S Uman
Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Life Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
J Pediatr Psychol 33:842-54. 2008..To report the results of a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of psychological interventions for children and adolescents undergoing needle-related procedures... - Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for somatic disorders. Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trialsAllan Abbass
Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Emotions and Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Psychother Psychosom 78:265-74. 2009..Individually provided short-term psychodynamic psychotherapies (STPP) have shown promising results. However, the effectiveness of STPP for somatic symptom disorders has not been reviewed... - Unmet need for the treatment of depression in Atlantic CanadaJill M Starkes
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Can J Psychiatry 50:580-90. 2005..Population-based data can assist health service planners to improve access to mental health services. This study aimed to examine the determinants of untreated depression in Canada's Atlantic provinces... - Treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome and the Internet: a systematic survey of what your patients are readingStephen R Kisely
Primary Care Mental Health Center, University of Western Australia, Fremantle, WA, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 36:240-5. 2002..To evaluate the type, quality, and focus of patient information on the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome on the Internet using simple search techniques...