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Research Focus

Addictions and their Mental Health Comorbidities

Comorbidities

Addictions and mental health disorders commonly co-occur. For example, an individual experiencing problems with alcohol may also experience depression or anxiety, referred to as a concurrent disorder. Yet, the treatment of addictions and mental health tends to be separated. Research at the ADMH Lab is examining the characteristics associated with co-occurring addictions and mental health difficulties in order to determine who is at greater risk of developing a concurrent disorder and inform more effective treatments.

Research Funding Support

Current Research Projects

This project research will recruit Canadian adults and follow them over a period of 12-months to see how symptoms and addictions and mental health change over time.

This project will recruit emerging adults who gamble to determine whether gambling causes mental health problems or whether mental health problems cause gambling concerns over a 12-month period.

Select Publications

Latent profile analyses and psychological characteristics of concurrent disorders in two large samples.
Substance use and mental health disorders: Psychologists’ role in bridging the gap systemically.
Distal and proximal risk factors of problematic cannabis use that predict psychotic like experiences.​

ADMH Lab Comorbidity Researchers

Université Laval

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addictions

University of British Columbia

University of Calgary

York University

Mount Saint Vincent University

Carleton University

Addictions and Mental Health Lab

We study the causes and impacts of substance and behavioral addictions to improve treatment and support for those affected.

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