Patrick R. Labelle

• MLIS
• University of Ottawa

Background. Black people living in Western countries face a range of structural challenges and disparities (e.g. difficult socio-economic conditions, historical and intergenerational trauma, police brutality, racism) that adversely affect their mental health. This study assesses depression prevalence among Black individuals in minority contexts, ex...

Purpose of Review This study aims to examine the current state of psychosocial oncology (PSO) research concerning Black Canadian communities, focusing on their experiences, psychological states, and non-biological aspects of their cancer journey. Recent Findings Although there has been increased attention to PSO in the past two decades, there rema...

Cette revue de la portée fait partie d’une stratégie globale de recherche menée par une équipe pluridisciplinaire de l’Université d’Ottawa qui s’intéresse à la place du jeu comme approche pédagogique. Plus spécifiquement, cette étude vise à identifier comment le jeu et les dispositifs ludifiés sont utilisés pour soutenir l’enseignement-apprentissag...

Studying prosociality in rodents can provide insight into brain mechanisms potentially related to neurodevelopmental disorders known to impact social behaviors (e.g., autism spectrum disorder). While many studies have been published suggesting promising models, current knowledge remains scattered, including potential factors mediating prosocial beh...

Le mouvement bricoleur (maker) connaît une popularité croissante dans les écoles du monde entier, mais la recherche, en particulier en français, est encore à un stade émergent. Cet article propose une revue de la portée des projets bricoleur dans les salles de classe de la 4e à la 8e année (secondaire 2) à l’échelle internationale, qui vise à analy...

This article presents the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and correlates of different forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) among women and men in Mexico. To identify studies, a comprehensive search strategy was developed and executed across 11 databases (Academic Search Complete, APA PsycInfo, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRA...

Amidst the present moment of strategic thought on macro global and micro local challenges to a just and equitable future, the authors of UNESCO’s Futures of Education: A New Social Contract report make a critical observation: “All exploration of possible and alternative futures raises profound questions of ethics, equity, and justice – what futures...

Background High‐income countries offer social assistance (welfare) programs to help alleviate poverty for people with little or no income. These programs have become increasingly conditional and stringent in recent decades based on the premise that transitioning people from government support to paid work will improve their circumstances. However,...

Importance COVID-19 has disproportionately affected racialized populations, with particular impact among individuals of Black individuals. However, it is unclear whether disparities in venous thromboembolic (VTE) complications exist between Black individuals and those belonging to other racial groups with confirmed SARS-CoV2 infections. Objective...

Racism has been shown to directly be deleterious to the mental health care received by minoritized peoples. In response, some mental health institutions have pledged to provide antiracist mental health care, which includes training mental health care professionals in this approach. This scoping review aimed to synthesize the existing published mate...

Objective: Black communities are increasingly concerned about psychosis, a worry echoed by provincial health-care systems across Canada. Responding to the lack of evidence on psychosis in Black communities, this scoping review examined the incidence and prevalence of psychosis, access to care (pathways to care, coercive referrals, interventions, e...

Background Psychostimulants (e.g., cocaine, amphetamine) are among the most widely used drugs globally with detrimental short and long-term physical, psychological and social consequences. There is limited data on psychostimulant use for various racial and ethnic groups, including Black people, and the challenges they face living as minorities over...

Technology-mediated sexual interactions (TMSI) are interpersonal exchanges via technology of self-created sexual material, including photos, videos, and auditory or text messages. There is little research on the factors that predict both TMSI experiences and their sexual wellbeing outcomes. Social anxiety is anxiety experienced in response to socia...

BACKGROUND For decades, women have been neglected in cardiovascular research. With growing evidence to support a connection between the heart and the brain, we systematically reviewed the status of women included in experimental research assessing the impact of coronary heart disease (CHD) on neuropsychological functions. METHODS AND RESULTS We co...

Heart disease, such as coronary heart disease (CHD), is the leading cause of death among aging women. However, over the past years, the mortality rate has declined, resulting in an increased number of CHD survivors. In this context, research has uncovered relationships between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the development of neurodegenerative di...

Complete search strategy (Initial search on August 15, 2018 (T1) and second search on July 23, 2020 [T2])

Definition of domains and the outcome of the risk bias assessment

Reason for exclusion during full-text screening for each publication

Since its development in 1993, the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) has been used widely as a psychosocial stress paradigm to activate the sympathetic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) stress systems, stimulating physiological functions (e.g. heart rate) and cortisol secretion. Several methodological variations introduced...

From: A systematic review of the Trier Social Stress Test methodology: Issues in promoting study comparison and replicable research https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2020.100235

From: A systematic review of the Trier Social Stress Test methodology: Issues in promoting study comparison and replicable research (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2020.100235)

Background. The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) has been wildly used since 1993 as a stress paradigm to study the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA). Since its development, several adaptations were made to the protocol. Researchers have tried to standardize the protocol with the intention of providing a rigorous paradigm,...

Since its development in 1993, the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) has been used widely as a psychosocial stress paradigm to activate the sympathetic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) stress systems, stimulating physiological functions (e.g. heart rate) and cortisol secretion. Several methodological variations introduced...

Background: Of the over 1 million reported cases of traumatic brain injuries reported annually in the USA, a sizeable proportion are characterized as mild. Although it is generally well-accepted that most people who suffer a mild traumatic brain injury recover within 1 to 3 months, a proportion of individuals continue to experience physiological,...