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Faculty of Health Sciences

Our Publications

Here are select publications by the SAMAAN lab.

Dr. Samaan's Publications

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National suicide management guidelines recommending family-based prevention, intervention and postvention and their association with suicide mortality rates: systematic review

Balpreet Panesar

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Exploring the Association between Serum BDNF and Attempted Suicide

Rebecca Eisen

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Patient-Reported Goals of Youths in Canada Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Darren Chai

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Exploring psychological symptoms and associated factors in patients receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorder

Tea Rosic

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Cannabis use and opioid relapse: An exploratory survival analysis of prospectively collected data

Leen Naji

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Acceptability of the Fitbit in behavioural activation therapy for depression: a qualitative study

Jenny Chum

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Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in patients treated for opioid use disorder: findings from a 12-month cohort study

Tea Rosic

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A call for consensus in defining efficacy in clinical trials for opioid addiction: combined results from a systematic review and qualitative study in patients receiving pharmacological assisted therapy for opioid use disorder

Brittany Dennis

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Sociodemographic characteristics of patients with children in a methadone maintenance program: a cross-sectional study

Candice Luo

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Sex differences in substance use, health, and social functioning among opioid users receiving methadone treatment: a multicenter cohort study

Monica Bawor

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Factors associated with opioid overdose during medication-assisted treatment: How can we identify individuals at risk?

Vivian Y O Au

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Cannabis use during methadone maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Heather McBrien

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Association between vaping and health outcomes in patients with opioid use disorder: A systematic review protocol

Nitika Sanger

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Contribution of BDNF and DRD2 genetic polymorphisms to continued opioid use in patients receiving methadone treatment for opioid use disorder: an observational study

Monica Bawor

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Cannabis use in patients treated for opioid use disorder pre- and post-recreational cannabis legalization in Canada

Tea Rosic

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Profile of suicide attempts and risk factors among psychiatric patients: A case-control study

Meha Bhatt

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Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Who Were First Introduced to Opioids by Prescription: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Nitika Sanger

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The Role of Perceived Social Support in the Association Between Stressful Life Events and Suicidal Behavior

Balpreet Panesar

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Exploring the Impact of Modifiable Factors on Serum BDNF in Psychiatric Patients and Community Controls

Galen Chan

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Identifying patient-important outcomes in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder patients: a systematic review protocol

Nitika Sanger

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Feasibility of behavioral activation group therapy in reducing depressive symptoms and improving quality of life in patients with depression: the BRAVE pilot trial

Alessia D'Elia

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Factors affecting participant recruitment and retention in borderline personality disorder research: a feasibility study

Julia Woo

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The association between cannabis use and outcome in pharmacological treatment for opioid use disorder

Tea Rosic

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Association Between Socio-Demographic and Health Functioning Variables Among Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Introduced by Prescription: A Prospective Cohort Study

Nitika Sanger

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The impact of chronic liver disease in patients receiving active pharmacological therapy for opioid use disorder: One-year findings from a prospective cohort study

Brittany Dennis

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Sensitivity and specificity of self-reported psychiatric diagnoses amongst patients treated for opioid use disorder

Kelly Leung

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Association between vaping and health outcomes in patients with opioid use disorder: a systematic review protocol

Nitika Sanger

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The association between cannabis use and suicidal behavior in patients with psychiatric disorders: an analysis of sex differences

Leen Naji

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The association between health conditions and cannabis use in patients with opioid use disorder receiving methadone maintenance treatment

Ieta Shams

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Global prevalence of burnout among postgraduate medical trainees: a systematic review and meta-regression

Leen Naji

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The Role of Cannabis Use in Suicidal Ideation Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

Leen Naji

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Treatment outcomes in patients with opioid use disorder initiated by prescription: a systematic review protocol

Nitika Sanger

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Adverse outcomes associated with prescription opioids for acute low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nitika Sanger

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Integrating Psychosocial Care in the Management of Patients With Vascular Disease

Kim G Smolderen

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Impact of COVID-19 and other pandemics and epidemics on people with pre-existing mental disorders: a systematic review protocol and suggestions for clinical care

Anjali Sergeant

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Exploring metabolic factors and health behaviors in relation to suicide attempts: A case-control study

Stefan Perera

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Genetic determinants of cannabis use: a systematic review protocol

Alannah Hillmer

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Heterogeneity across outcomes reported in clinical trials for older adults with depression: a systematic survey

Myanca Rodrigues

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Psychosis and Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder: Characteristics and Outcomes in Opioid Substitution Therapy

Rachel Lamont

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Genetics of cannabis use in opioid use disorder: A genome-wide association and polygenic risk score study

Alannah Hillmer

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The Inclusion of Patients’ Reported Outcomes to Inform Treatment Effectiveness Measures in Opioid Use Disorder. A Systematic Review

Nitika Sanger

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Implications of OPRM1 and CYP2B6 variants on treatment outcomes in methadone-maintained patients in Ontario: Exploring sex differences

Caroul Chawar

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Virtual psychiatric care fast-tracked: reflections inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic

Tea Rosic

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Association between the COVID-19 pandemic and psychiatric symptoms in people with preexisting obsessive-compulsive, eating, anxiety, and mood disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of before-after studies

Emma A van Reekum

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Sex-Specific Risk Factors and Health Disparity Among Hepatitis C Positive Patients Receiving Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorder: Findings From a Propensity Matched Analysis

Brittany Dennis

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A systematic review of GWAS identified SNPs associated with outcomes of medications for opioid use disorder

Caroul Chawar

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National suicide management guidelines with family as an interv’ention and suicide mortality rates: a systematic review protocol

Balpreet Panesar

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Association Between Mental Health Burden, Clinical Presentation, and Outcomes in Individuals With Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Kim G Smolderen

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Factors Associated With Increased Opioid Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Study of Patients Enrolled in Opioid Agonist Treatment

Tea Rosic

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Investigating and addressing the immediate and long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with substance use disorders: a scoping review and evidence map protocol

Leen Naji

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The future of precision medicine in opioid use disorder: inclusion of patient-important outcomes in clinical trials

Nitika Sanger

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Components of Outpatient Child and Youth Concurrent Disorders Programs: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis

Tea Rosic

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Mirtazapine for the treatment of amphetamine and methamphetamine use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Leen Naji

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Outcomes reported in randomised controlled trials of major depressive disorder in older adults: protocol for a methodological review

Myanca Rodrigues

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Children and Youth Who Use Cannabis for Pain Relief: Benefits, Risks, and Perceptions

Julia Woo

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A genome-wide association, polygenic risk score and sex study on opioid use disorder treatment outcomes.

Alannah McEvoy

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Are patients’ goals in treatment associated with expected treatment outcomes? Findings from a mixed-methods study on outpatient pharmacological treatment for opioid use disorder

Tea Rosic

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Comparability of a short food frequency questionnaire to assess diet quality: the DISCOVER study

Mahshid Dehghan

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Problematic Opioid Use Among Older Adults: Epidemiology, Adverse Outcomes and Treatment Considerations

Alexander Dufort

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Social functioning outcomes in men and women receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder

Emma van Reekum

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Primary outcome reporting in clinical trials for older adults with depression

Myanca Rodrigues

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GWAS-identified genetic variants associated with medication-assisted treatment outcomes in patients with opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Caroul Chawar

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The impact of comorbid psychiatric disorders on methadone maintenance treatment in opioid use disorder: a prospective cohort study

Tea Rosic

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Genetic basis of cannabis use: a systematic review

Alannah Hillmer

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Canadian Guidelines on Opioid Use Disorder Among Older Adults

Launette M Rieb