Jordana Sommer, Dr. El-Gabalawy, Edward Noh, and Kayla Kilborn analyzing data in the HATLab
From Left: Caitlin Blaney, Jordana Sommer, Rachel Roy, Bronwen Grocott, and Gagan Gill outside of Harry Medovy House
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Research Areas
The HATlab has three related primary streams of research.
(1) How does mental health impact adverse health events (medical trauma), and what are common psychological outcomes following such events? Understanding psychological sequelae (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), delirium) of adverse health events such as the onset of an acute illness, major surgery and associated complications, and admission to the intensive care unit. Dr. El-Gabalawy is interested in what pre- and peri-event factors might contribute to particular outcomes. What are feasible interventions to improve health outcomes in adverse health events? Developing targeted interventions aimed at reducing negative psychological outcomes following adverse health events. For example, Dr. El-Gabalawy is interested in preoperative psychological interventions aimed at improving both mental and physical health surgical outcomes. What is the impact of anxiety and trauma-related disorders on physical health and chronic pain? Understanding the relationships between anxiety and trauma-related disorders (e.g., PTSD), and physical health conditions including chronic pain. These investigations include understanding co-occurrence, mechanisms that elucidate co-occurrence, and correlates/outcomes of co-occurring conditions (e.g., substance misuse, healthcare utilization). |
Research Modalities
Dr. El-Gabalawy conducts both primary clinical data driven studies including randomized clinical trials and secondary epidemiological studies using rich data repositories such as Statistics Canada. She also collaborates on a number of qualitative studies.
Selected Publications
All publications available upon request. Underlined co-authors represent trainees working under Dr. El-Gabalawy's supervision.
2019/In Press
El-Gabalawy, R. (in press). Patient awareness during critical medical events: Communication is key. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia.
Braun, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Sommer, J. L., Pietrzak, R. H., Mitchell, K., & Mota, N (in press). Trauma exposure, DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder, and binge eating symptoms: Results from a nationally representative sample. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Deschamps, A., Saha, T., El-Gabalawy, R., Jacobsohn, E., Overbeek, C., Palermo, J., Robichaud, S., Dumont, A. A., Dajani, G., Carroll, J., Kavosh, M. S., Tanzola, R., Schmitt, E. M., Inouye, S. K., Oberhaus, J., Mickle, A., Abdallah, A. B., Avidan, M, & the Canadian Preoperative Anesthesia Clinical Trials Group (in press). Protocol for the electroencephalography guidance of anesthesia to alleviate geriatric syndromes (ENGAGES-Canada) study: A pragmatic, randomized clinical trial. F1000 Research.
Sommer, J. L., El-Gabalawy, R, & Mota, N (in press). Understanding the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and physical health conditions: A population-based study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109776
Bilevicius, E., Sommer, J. L., Asmundson, G. J. G., & El-Gabalawy, R. (in press) Association of PTSD, chronic pain, and their comorbidity on cannabis use disorder: Results from an American nationally representative study. Depression and Anxiety. doi: 10.1002/da.22947
Hitchon, C., Zhang, L., Peschken, C. A., Lix, L., Graff, L., Fisk, J. D., Patten, S. B., Bolton, J., Sareen, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Marriott, J. Bernstein, C., & Marrie, R (accepted). The validity and reliability of screening measures for depression and anxiety disorders in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research. doi: 10.1002/acr.24011
El-Gabalawy, R., Sommer, J. L., Pietrzak, R., Edmondson, D., Sareen, J., Avidan, M. & Jacobsohn, E (2019). Post-traumatic stress in the post-operative period: Current status and future directions. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 66(11), 1385-1395. 10.1007/s12630-019-01418-4
Bernstein, M., Mackenzie, C., Sareen, J., Dufault, B., Hitchon, C.¶, & El-Gabalawy, R¶ (2019). Examining the cross-sectional and longitudinal effects of anxiety sensitivity on indicators of disease severity among patients with inflammatory arthritis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 67. doi: https://doi-org.uml.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.102117
¶ = equal contribution senior authors
Sommer, J. L., Blaney, C. & El-Gabalawy, R (2019). A population-based examination of suicidality in comorbid generalized anxiety disorder and chronic pain. Journal of Affective Disorders, 257(1), 562-567. doi: https://doi-org.uml.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.07.016
Kaster, T., Sommer, J. L., Mota, N., Sareen, J., & El-Gabalawy, R (2019). Post-traumatic stress and cancer: Findings from a cross-sectional nationally representative sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 65, 11-18.doi: https://doi-org.uml.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.04.004
Starzyk, K. B., Neufeld, K., El-Gabalawy, R., & Boese, G (2019). The case for and causes of interminority solidarity in support for reparations: Evidence from community and student samples in Canada. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 7(1).doi: https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v7i1.673
Mota, N., Turner, S., Taillieu, T., Garcés, I., Magid, K., Sethi, J., Struck, S., El-Gabalawy, R., Afifi, T (2019). Trauma exposure, DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder, and sexual risk outcomes. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 56(2), 215-223. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2018.08.025
Magid, K., El-Gabalawy, R., Anbukarasi, M., & Serber, E (2019). An examination of the association between post-traumatic growth and stress symptomatology in cardiac outpatients. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. doi: 10.1007/s10880-018-9585-4
2018
El-Gabalawy, R., Mota, N., Sommer, J. L., & Edmondson, D. (2018). Prevalence of illness-induced post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States. Psychosomatic Medicine, 80(8), 783-785. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000635
Gasim, M., Bernstein, C. N., Graff, L. A., Patten, S. B., El-Gabalawy, R., Sareen, J., Bolton, J. M., Fisk, J. D., & Marrie, R. A. (2018). Adverse psychiatric effects of disease-modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 26, 124-156. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2018.09.008
Vun, E., Turner, S., Mota, N., Afifi, T., Sareen, J., & El-Gabalawy, R (2018). Prevalence of comorbid chronic pain and mental health conditions in Canadian Armed Forces active personnel: Analysis of a cross-sectional survey. CMAJ Open, 6(4), E528-E536. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.2018009
*Mutch, W. A. C., *El-Gabalawy, R., Girling, L., Kilborn, K., & Jacobsoshn, E (2018). End-tidal hypocapnia under anesthesia predicts postoperative delirium. Frontiers in Neurology, 9, 678. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00678 * = equal contribution
El-Gabalawy, R., Mota, N., Sommer, J. L., & Edmondson, D. (2018). Prevalence of illness-induced post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States. Psychosomatic Medicine, 80(8), 783-785. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000635
Mashour, G.A., Abdallah, A., Pryor, K.O., El-Gabalawy, R., Vlisides, P. E., Jacobsohn, E., Lenze, E., Maybrier, H.R., Veselis, R.A., & Avidan, M.S. (2018). Intraoperative ketamine for prevention of depressive symptoms after major surgery in older adults: An international, multicenter, double-blind, randomized clinical trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 121(5), 1075-1083. Doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.03.030
Enns M., Bernstein, C. N., Kroeker, K., Graff, L., Walker, J., Lix, L., El-Gabalawy, R., Fisk, J. D., & Marrie, R. A (2018). The association of fatigue, pain, depression and anxiety with work and activity impairment in immune mediated inflammatory disease. PlosOne, 13(6). doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198975
Sommer, J. L., Mota, N., & El-Gabalawy, R (2018). Maladaptive eating in posttraumatic stress disorder: A population-based examination of typologies and medical condition correlates. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 31(5) 708-718. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22323
Csupak, B., Sommer, J. L., Jacobsohn, E., & El-Gabalawy, R. (2018). An examination of the co-occurrence and functional correlates of chronic pain and generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 56, 74-80. doi: https://doi-org.uml.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.04.005
Bilevicius, E., Sommer, J. L., Asmundson, G. J. G., & El-Gabalawy, R. (2018) Posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain are associated with opioid use disorder: Results from a 2012-2013 nationally representative survey. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 188(1), 119-125. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.04.005
Bernstein, C. N., Zhang, L., Lix, L.M., Graff, L., Walker, J., Fisk, J. D., Patten, S. B., Hitchon, C., Bolton, J. M., Sareen, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Marriott, J., Marrie, R. A (2018). The validity and reliability of screening measures for depression and anxiety disorders in inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 24(9), 1867-1875. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy068
Carleton, R. N., Afifi, T. O., Tailieu, T., Turner, S., Sareen, J., El-Gabalawy, R., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2018). Anxiety-related psychopathology and chronic pain comorbidity among public safety personnel. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 55, 48-55. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.03.006
Mutch, W. A. C., El-Gabalawy, R. & Graham, R. (2018). Post-operative delirium, learning and anesthetic neurotoxicity: Some perspectives and directions. Frontiers in Neurology, 9. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00177
Litster, B., Bernstein, C. N., Graff, L., Walker, J., Fisk, J. D., Patten, S. B., Bolton, J., Sareen, J., El-Gabalawy, R. & Marrie, R. A. (2018). Validation of the PHQ9 for suicide ideation in persons with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 24(8), 1641-1648. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy032
Sommer, J. L., Mota, N., Edmondson, D., & El-Gabalawy, R (2018). Comorbidity in illness-induced posttraumatic stress disorder versus posttraumatic stress disorder due to external events in a nationally representative study. General Hospital Psychiatry, 53, 88-94. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.02.004.
Marrie, R. A., Walld, R., Bolton, J. M., Sareen, J., Walker, J. R., Patten, S. B., Singer, A., Lix, L. M., Hitchon, C. A., El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, A., Fisk, J. D., Bernstein, C. N., & CIHR Team in Defining the Burden and Managing the Effects of Psychiatric Comorbidity in Chronic Immunoinflammatory Disease. (2018). Increased burden of psychiatric disorders in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research, 53, 80-94. doi: 10.1002/acr.23539.
Marrie, R.A., Walld, R, Bolton, J., Sareen, J., Patten, S., Singer, A., Lix, L., Hitchon, C., El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, A., Fisk, J., & Bernstein, C. (2018). Psychiatric comorbidity increases mortality in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. General Hospital Psychiatry, 53, 65-72. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.06.001
El-Gabalawy, R., Blaney, C., Tsai, J., Sumner, J. A., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2018). Physical health conditions associated with full and subthreshold PTSD in U.S. military veterans: Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 227, 849-853. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.11.058
Marrie, R. A., Graff, L., Walker, J. R., Fisk, J. D., Patten, S. B., Hitchon, C. A., Lix, L. M., Bolton, J., Sareen, J., Katz, A., Berrigan, L. I., Marriott, J. J., Singer, A., El-Gabalawy, R., Peschken, C. A., Zarychanski, R., & Bernstein, C. N. (2018). Effects of psychiatric comorbidity in immune-mediated inflammatory disease: Protocol for a prospective study. JMIR Research Protocols, 7(1), 15. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8794
Marrie, R. A., Walld, R., Bolton, J. M., Sareen, J., Walker, J. R., Patten, S. B., Singer, A., Lix, L. M., Hitchon, C. A., El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, A., Fisk, J. D., Bernstein, C. N., & CIHR Team in Defining the Burden and Managing the Effects of Psychiatric Comorbidity in Chronic Immunoinflammatory Disease. (2018). Physical comorbidities increase the risk of psychiatric comorbidity in immune-mediated inflammatory disease. General Hospital Psychiatry, 51, 71-78. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.01.003
Marrie, R. A., Zhang, L., Lix, M., Graff, L. A., Walker, J. R., Fisk, J. D., Patten, S. B., Hitchon, C. A., Bolton, J. M., Sareen, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Marriott, J. J., & Bernstein, C. N. (2018). The validity and reliability of screening measures for depression and anxiety disorders in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 20, 9-15. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2017.12.007
Vig, K. D., El-Gabalawy, R., Asmundson, G. J. G. (2018). Stress and comorbidity of physical and mental health. In K. Harkness & E. P. Hayden (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Stress and Mental Health. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190681777.013.14
2017
Carleton, N., Afifi, T.O., Turner, S., Tailleu, T., El-Gabalawy, R., Sareen, J., & Asmundson, G.J.G (2017). Chronic pain among public safety personnel in Canada. Canadian Journal of Pain, 1, 237-246. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2017.1410431
Marrie, R., Walld, R., Bolton, J., Sareen, J., Walker, J., Patten, S., Singer, A., Lix, L. M., Hitchon, C. A., El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, A., Fisk, J. D., & Bernstein, C (2017). Estimating annual prevalence of depression and anxiety disorder in multiple sclerosis using administrative data. BMC Research Notes, 10(1), 619. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2958-1
Marrie, R., Walld, R., Bolton, J., Sareen, J., Walker, J., Patten, S., Singer, A., Lix, L. M., Hitchon, C. A., El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, A., Fisk, J. D., & Bernstein, C. (2017). Rising incidence of psychiatric disorders before diagnosis of immune-mediated inflammatory disease. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 3, 1-10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2958-1
Kowalski, S., El-Gabalawy, R., Macaulay, K., Thorkelsson, R., Robertson, A., Bshouty, Z., & Girling, L. (2017). Weaning from mechanical ventilation using tracheostomy cuff deflation and a one-way speaking valve: A historical-cohort series. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 64(12), 1286-1288. doi 10.1007/s12630-017-0964-3
Marrie, R. A., Walld, R., Bolton, J. M., Sareen, J., Walker, J. R., Patten, S. B., Singer, A., Lix, L. M., Hitchon, C. A., El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, A., Fisk, J. D., Bernstein, C. (2017). Increased incidence of psychiatric disorders in immune-mediated inflammatory disease. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 101, 17-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.07.015
El-Gabalawy, R., Patel, R., Kilborn, K., Blaney, C., Hoban, C., Ryner, L., Funk, D., Legaspi, R., Fisher. J. A., Duffin, J., Mikulis, D. J. & Mutch, W.A.C (2017). A novel stress-diathesis model to predict risk of post-operative delirium: Implications for intra-operative management. Frontiers of Aging Neuroscience, 9(274). doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00274
Aquin, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Sala, T., & Sareen, J. (2017). Anxiety disorders and general medical conditions: Current research and future directions. Focus: The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry, 15(2), 173-181. doi: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20160044
Mutch, W. A. C., & El-Gabalawy, R. (2017). Anesthesia and post-operative delirium: The agent is a strawman – the problem is CO2. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 64(6), 678-680. doi: 10.1007/s12630-017-0859-3
El-Gabalawy, R., Reynolds, K., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2017). Somatic symptom and related disorders: Lifespan perspectives. In Wenzel, E. (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Inc.
2016
El-Gabalawy, R., Mackenzie, C., & Sareen, J (2016). Mental health service use among older Canadians with anxiety and comorbid physical conditions. Aging and Mental Health, 20(6), 627-636. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2015.1033678
Erickson, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Palitsky, D., Mackenzie, C., Patten, S., & Sareen, J. (2016). Educational attainment as a protective factor for psychiatric disorders: Findings from a nationally representative longitudinal study. Depression and Anxiety. 33(11) 1013-1022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22515
2015
El-Gabalawy, R., Thompson, J., Sweet, J., Erickson, J., Mackenzie, C., Pietrzak, R., VanTil, L., & Sareen, J (2015). Comorbidity and functional correlates of anxiety and physical conditions in Canadian veterans. Journal of Military, Veteran, and Family Health, 1(1), 37-46.
Quirk, S., El-Gabalawy, R., Brennan, S., Williams, L., Bolton, J., & Sareen, J. (2015). Personality disorders and physical comorbidities in adults from the United States: Data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 50(5), 807-820.
McDermid, J., Sareen, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Pagura, J., Spiwak, R., & Enns, M (2015). Co-morbidity of bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder: Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 58, 18-28.
Laborde-Lahoz, P., El-Gabalawy, R., Kinley, J., Kirwin, P. D., Sareen, J., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2015). Subsyndromal depression among older adults in the United States: Prevalence, comorbidity, and risk for new-onset psychiatric disorders in late-life. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30, 677-685.
Reynolds, K., Pietrzak, R., El-Gabalawy, R., Mackenzie, C., & Sareen, J (2015). Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in U.S. adults: Findings from a nationally representative survey. World Psychiatry, 14(1), 74-81.
Whitlock, E. L., Rodebaugh, T. L., Hassett, A. L., Shanks, A. M., Kolarik, E., Houghtby, J., West, H. M., Burnside, B. A., Shumaker, E. A., Villafranca, A., Edwards, W. A., Levinson, C. A., Langer, J. K., Fernandez, K. C., El-Gabalawy, R., Zhou, E. Y., Sareen, J., Jacobsohn, E., Mashour, G. A., & Avidan, M. S. (2015). Psychological sequelae of surgery in a prospective cohort of patients from three intraoperative awareness prevention trials. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 120(1), 87-95.
Tsai, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Sledge, W., Southwick, S., & Pietrzak, R. (2015). Posttraumatic growth among veterans in the United States: Results from the National Health and Resilience Study. Psychological Medicine, 45(1), 165-179.
2014
Raposo, S.*, El-Gabalawy, R., Erickson, J., Mackenzie, C., & Sareen, J (2014). Associations between anxiety disorders, suicide ideation, and age in nationally representative samples of Canadian and American adults. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28(8), 823-829.
El-Gabalawy, R., Mackenzie, C., Pietrzak, R., & Sareen, J (2014). A longitudinal examination of anxiety disorders and physical health conditions in a nationally representative sample of U.S. older adults. Experimental Gerontology, 60, 46-56.
Pietrzak, R. H., Feder, A., Schechter, C. B., Singh, R., Cancelmo, L., Bromet, E. J., Katz, C. L., Reissman, D. B., Ozbay, F., Sharma, V., Crane, M., Harrison, D., Herbert, R., Levin, S. M., Luft, B. J., Moline, J. M., Stellman, J. M., Udasin, I. G., El-Gabalawy, R., Landrigan, P. J., Southwick, S. M. (2014). Dimensional structure and course of posttraumatic stress symptomatology in World Trade Center responders. Psychological Medicine, 44(10), 2085-2098.
Mackenzie, C. S. El-Gabalawy, R., & Chou, K. L., & Sareen, J (2014). Prevalence and predictors of persistent versus remitting mood, anxiety, and substance disorders in a national sample of older adults. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22(9), 854-865.
Pietrzak, R. H., El-Gabalawy, R., Tsai, J., Sareen, J., Neumeister, A., & Southwick, S. M. (2014). Typologies of posttraumatic stress disorder in the U.S. adult population. Journal of Affective Disorders, 162, 102-106.
Husarewycz, N.*, El-Gabalawy, R., Logsetty, S. & Sareen, J (2014). Association between number and type of traumatic life experiences and physical health conditions in a nationally representative sample. General Hospital Psychiatry, 36(1), 26-32.
2013
El-Gabalawy, R., Mackenzie, C., Thibodeau, M., Asmundson, G., & Sareen, J. (2013). Health anxiety disorders in older adults: Conceptualizing complex conditions in late life. Clinical Psychology Review, 33, 1096-1105.
El-Gabalawy, R., Tsai, J., Harpaz-Rotem, I., Hoff, R., Sareen, J. & Pietrzak, R (2013). Predominant typologies of psychopathology in the United States: A latent class analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47(11), 1649-1657.
Katz, C.*, El-Gabalawy, R., Keyes, K. M., Martins, S. S., & Sareen, J (2013). Risk factors for incident nonmedical prescription opioid use and abuse and dependence: Results from a longitudinal nationally representative sample. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 132(1-2), 107-113.
2011
El-Gabalawy, R., Mackenzie, C. S., Shooshtari, S., & Sareen, J. (2011). Comorbid physical health problems and anxiety disorders: A population-based exploration of prevalence and health outcomes among older Canadian adults. General Hospital Psychiatry, 33(6), 556-564.
Chartrand, H., Cox, B., El-Gabalawy, R., & Clara, I. (2011). Examining social phobia subtypes and their mental health correlates using a nationally representative Canadian sample. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 43(2), 89-98.
El-Gabalawy, R., Asmundson, G. J. G. & Sareen, J. (2011). Suicide and chronic pain. In Berman, A. L. & Pompili, M. (Eds.). Medical Conditions Associated with Suicide Risk (pp. 75-86). Washington, DC: American Association of Suicidology.
2010
El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, L., & Sareen, J. (2010). Comorbidity and associated severity of borderline personality disorder and physical health conditions using a nationally representative sample. Psychosomatic Medicine, 72(7), 641-647.
El-Gabalawy, R., Cox, B., Clara, I., & Mackenzie, C. S. (2010). Assessing the validity of social anxiety disorder subtypes using a nationally representative sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24(2), 244-249.
El-Gabalawy, R. (in press). Patient awareness during critical medical events: Communication is key. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia.
Braun, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Sommer, J. L., Pietrzak, R. H., Mitchell, K., & Mota, N (in press). Trauma exposure, DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder, and binge eating symptoms: Results from a nationally representative sample. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Deschamps, A., Saha, T., El-Gabalawy, R., Jacobsohn, E., Overbeek, C., Palermo, J., Robichaud, S., Dumont, A. A., Dajani, G., Carroll, J., Kavosh, M. S., Tanzola, R., Schmitt, E. M., Inouye, S. K., Oberhaus, J., Mickle, A., Abdallah, A. B., Avidan, M, & the Canadian Preoperative Anesthesia Clinical Trials Group (in press). Protocol for the electroencephalography guidance of anesthesia to alleviate geriatric syndromes (ENGAGES-Canada) study: A pragmatic, randomized clinical trial. F1000 Research.
Sommer, J. L., El-Gabalawy, R, & Mota, N (in press). Understanding the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and physical health conditions: A population-based study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109776
Bilevicius, E., Sommer, J. L., Asmundson, G. J. G., & El-Gabalawy, R. (in press) Association of PTSD, chronic pain, and their comorbidity on cannabis use disorder: Results from an American nationally representative study. Depression and Anxiety. doi: 10.1002/da.22947
Hitchon, C., Zhang, L., Peschken, C. A., Lix, L., Graff, L., Fisk, J. D., Patten, S. B., Bolton, J., Sareen, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Marriott, J. Bernstein, C., & Marrie, R (accepted). The validity and reliability of screening measures for depression and anxiety disorders in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research. doi: 10.1002/acr.24011
El-Gabalawy, R., Sommer, J. L., Pietrzak, R., Edmondson, D., Sareen, J., Avidan, M. & Jacobsohn, E (2019). Post-traumatic stress in the post-operative period: Current status and future directions. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 66(11), 1385-1395. 10.1007/s12630-019-01418-4
Bernstein, M., Mackenzie, C., Sareen, J., Dufault, B., Hitchon, C.¶, & El-Gabalawy, R¶ (2019). Examining the cross-sectional and longitudinal effects of anxiety sensitivity on indicators of disease severity among patients with inflammatory arthritis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 67. doi: https://doi-org.uml.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.102117
¶ = equal contribution senior authors
Sommer, J. L., Blaney, C. & El-Gabalawy, R (2019). A population-based examination of suicidality in comorbid generalized anxiety disorder and chronic pain. Journal of Affective Disorders, 257(1), 562-567. doi: https://doi-org.uml.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.07.016
Kaster, T., Sommer, J. L., Mota, N., Sareen, J., & El-Gabalawy, R (2019). Post-traumatic stress and cancer: Findings from a cross-sectional nationally representative sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 65, 11-18.doi: https://doi-org.uml.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.04.004
Starzyk, K. B., Neufeld, K., El-Gabalawy, R., & Boese, G (2019). The case for and causes of interminority solidarity in support for reparations: Evidence from community and student samples in Canada. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 7(1).doi: https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v7i1.673
Mota, N., Turner, S., Taillieu, T., Garcés, I., Magid, K., Sethi, J., Struck, S., El-Gabalawy, R., Afifi, T (2019). Trauma exposure, DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder, and sexual risk outcomes. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 56(2), 215-223. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2018.08.025
Magid, K., El-Gabalawy, R., Anbukarasi, M., & Serber, E (2019). An examination of the association between post-traumatic growth and stress symptomatology in cardiac outpatients. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. doi: 10.1007/s10880-018-9585-4
2018
El-Gabalawy, R., Mota, N., Sommer, J. L., & Edmondson, D. (2018). Prevalence of illness-induced post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States. Psychosomatic Medicine, 80(8), 783-785. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000635
Gasim, M., Bernstein, C. N., Graff, L. A., Patten, S. B., El-Gabalawy, R., Sareen, J., Bolton, J. M., Fisk, J. D., & Marrie, R. A. (2018). Adverse psychiatric effects of disease-modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 26, 124-156. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2018.09.008
Vun, E., Turner, S., Mota, N., Afifi, T., Sareen, J., & El-Gabalawy, R (2018). Prevalence of comorbid chronic pain and mental health conditions in Canadian Armed Forces active personnel: Analysis of a cross-sectional survey. CMAJ Open, 6(4), E528-E536. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.2018009
*Mutch, W. A. C., *El-Gabalawy, R., Girling, L., Kilborn, K., & Jacobsoshn, E (2018). End-tidal hypocapnia under anesthesia predicts postoperative delirium. Frontiers in Neurology, 9, 678. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00678 * = equal contribution
El-Gabalawy, R., Mota, N., Sommer, J. L., & Edmondson, D. (2018). Prevalence of illness-induced post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States. Psychosomatic Medicine, 80(8), 783-785. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000635
Mashour, G.A., Abdallah, A., Pryor, K.O., El-Gabalawy, R., Vlisides, P. E., Jacobsohn, E., Lenze, E., Maybrier, H.R., Veselis, R.A., & Avidan, M.S. (2018). Intraoperative ketamine for prevention of depressive symptoms after major surgery in older adults: An international, multicenter, double-blind, randomized clinical trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 121(5), 1075-1083. Doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.03.030
Enns M., Bernstein, C. N., Kroeker, K., Graff, L., Walker, J., Lix, L., El-Gabalawy, R., Fisk, J. D., & Marrie, R. A (2018). The association of fatigue, pain, depression and anxiety with work and activity impairment in immune mediated inflammatory disease. PlosOne, 13(6). doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198975
Sommer, J. L., Mota, N., & El-Gabalawy, R (2018). Maladaptive eating in posttraumatic stress disorder: A population-based examination of typologies and medical condition correlates. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 31(5) 708-718. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22323
Csupak, B., Sommer, J. L., Jacobsohn, E., & El-Gabalawy, R. (2018). An examination of the co-occurrence and functional correlates of chronic pain and generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 56, 74-80. doi: https://doi-org.uml.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.04.005
Bilevicius, E., Sommer, J. L., Asmundson, G. J. G., & El-Gabalawy, R. (2018) Posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain are associated with opioid use disorder: Results from a 2012-2013 nationally representative survey. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 188(1), 119-125. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.04.005
Bernstein, C. N., Zhang, L., Lix, L.M., Graff, L., Walker, J., Fisk, J. D., Patten, S. B., Hitchon, C., Bolton, J. M., Sareen, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Marriott, J., Marrie, R. A (2018). The validity and reliability of screening measures for depression and anxiety disorders in inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 24(9), 1867-1875. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy068
Carleton, R. N., Afifi, T. O., Tailieu, T., Turner, S., Sareen, J., El-Gabalawy, R., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2018). Anxiety-related psychopathology and chronic pain comorbidity among public safety personnel. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 55, 48-55. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.03.006
Mutch, W. A. C., El-Gabalawy, R. & Graham, R. (2018). Post-operative delirium, learning and anesthetic neurotoxicity: Some perspectives and directions. Frontiers in Neurology, 9. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00177
Litster, B., Bernstein, C. N., Graff, L., Walker, J., Fisk, J. D., Patten, S. B., Bolton, J., Sareen, J., El-Gabalawy, R. & Marrie, R. A. (2018). Validation of the PHQ9 for suicide ideation in persons with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 24(8), 1641-1648. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy032
Sommer, J. L., Mota, N., Edmondson, D., & El-Gabalawy, R (2018). Comorbidity in illness-induced posttraumatic stress disorder versus posttraumatic stress disorder due to external events in a nationally representative study. General Hospital Psychiatry, 53, 88-94. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.02.004.
Marrie, R. A., Walld, R., Bolton, J. M., Sareen, J., Walker, J. R., Patten, S. B., Singer, A., Lix, L. M., Hitchon, C. A., El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, A., Fisk, J. D., Bernstein, C. N., & CIHR Team in Defining the Burden and Managing the Effects of Psychiatric Comorbidity in Chronic Immunoinflammatory Disease. (2018). Increased burden of psychiatric disorders in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research, 53, 80-94. doi: 10.1002/acr.23539.
Marrie, R.A., Walld, R, Bolton, J., Sareen, J., Patten, S., Singer, A., Lix, L., Hitchon, C., El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, A., Fisk, J., & Bernstein, C. (2018). Psychiatric comorbidity increases mortality in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. General Hospital Psychiatry, 53, 65-72. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.06.001
El-Gabalawy, R., Blaney, C., Tsai, J., Sumner, J. A., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2018). Physical health conditions associated with full and subthreshold PTSD in U.S. military veterans: Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 227, 849-853. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.11.058
Marrie, R. A., Graff, L., Walker, J. R., Fisk, J. D., Patten, S. B., Hitchon, C. A., Lix, L. M., Bolton, J., Sareen, J., Katz, A., Berrigan, L. I., Marriott, J. J., Singer, A., El-Gabalawy, R., Peschken, C. A., Zarychanski, R., & Bernstein, C. N. (2018). Effects of psychiatric comorbidity in immune-mediated inflammatory disease: Protocol for a prospective study. JMIR Research Protocols, 7(1), 15. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8794
Marrie, R. A., Walld, R., Bolton, J. M., Sareen, J., Walker, J. R., Patten, S. B., Singer, A., Lix, L. M., Hitchon, C. A., El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, A., Fisk, J. D., Bernstein, C. N., & CIHR Team in Defining the Burden and Managing the Effects of Psychiatric Comorbidity in Chronic Immunoinflammatory Disease. (2018). Physical comorbidities increase the risk of psychiatric comorbidity in immune-mediated inflammatory disease. General Hospital Psychiatry, 51, 71-78. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.01.003
Marrie, R. A., Zhang, L., Lix, M., Graff, L. A., Walker, J. R., Fisk, J. D., Patten, S. B., Hitchon, C. A., Bolton, J. M., Sareen, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Marriott, J. J., & Bernstein, C. N. (2018). The validity and reliability of screening measures for depression and anxiety disorders in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 20, 9-15. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2017.12.007
Vig, K. D., El-Gabalawy, R., Asmundson, G. J. G. (2018). Stress and comorbidity of physical and mental health. In K. Harkness & E. P. Hayden (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Stress and Mental Health. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190681777.013.14
2017
Carleton, N., Afifi, T.O., Turner, S., Tailleu, T., El-Gabalawy, R., Sareen, J., & Asmundson, G.J.G (2017). Chronic pain among public safety personnel in Canada. Canadian Journal of Pain, 1, 237-246. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2017.1410431
Marrie, R., Walld, R., Bolton, J., Sareen, J., Walker, J., Patten, S., Singer, A., Lix, L. M., Hitchon, C. A., El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, A., Fisk, J. D., & Bernstein, C (2017). Estimating annual prevalence of depression and anxiety disorder in multiple sclerosis using administrative data. BMC Research Notes, 10(1), 619. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2958-1
Marrie, R., Walld, R., Bolton, J., Sareen, J., Walker, J., Patten, S., Singer, A., Lix, L. M., Hitchon, C. A., El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, A., Fisk, J. D., & Bernstein, C. (2017). Rising incidence of psychiatric disorders before diagnosis of immune-mediated inflammatory disease. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 3, 1-10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2958-1
Kowalski, S., El-Gabalawy, R., Macaulay, K., Thorkelsson, R., Robertson, A., Bshouty, Z., & Girling, L. (2017). Weaning from mechanical ventilation using tracheostomy cuff deflation and a one-way speaking valve: A historical-cohort series. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 64(12), 1286-1288. doi 10.1007/s12630-017-0964-3
Marrie, R. A., Walld, R., Bolton, J. M., Sareen, J., Walker, J. R., Patten, S. B., Singer, A., Lix, L. M., Hitchon, C. A., El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, A., Fisk, J. D., Bernstein, C. (2017). Increased incidence of psychiatric disorders in immune-mediated inflammatory disease. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 101, 17-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.07.015
El-Gabalawy, R., Patel, R., Kilborn, K., Blaney, C., Hoban, C., Ryner, L., Funk, D., Legaspi, R., Fisher. J. A., Duffin, J., Mikulis, D. J. & Mutch, W.A.C (2017). A novel stress-diathesis model to predict risk of post-operative delirium: Implications for intra-operative management. Frontiers of Aging Neuroscience, 9(274). doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00274
Aquin, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Sala, T., & Sareen, J. (2017). Anxiety disorders and general medical conditions: Current research and future directions. Focus: The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry, 15(2), 173-181. doi: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20160044
Mutch, W. A. C., & El-Gabalawy, R. (2017). Anesthesia and post-operative delirium: The agent is a strawman – the problem is CO2. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 64(6), 678-680. doi: 10.1007/s12630-017-0859-3
El-Gabalawy, R., Reynolds, K., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2017). Somatic symptom and related disorders: Lifespan perspectives. In Wenzel, E. (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Inc.
2016
El-Gabalawy, R., Mackenzie, C., & Sareen, J (2016). Mental health service use among older Canadians with anxiety and comorbid physical conditions. Aging and Mental Health, 20(6), 627-636. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2015.1033678
Erickson, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Palitsky, D., Mackenzie, C., Patten, S., & Sareen, J. (2016). Educational attainment as a protective factor for psychiatric disorders: Findings from a nationally representative longitudinal study. Depression and Anxiety. 33(11) 1013-1022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22515
2015
El-Gabalawy, R., Thompson, J., Sweet, J., Erickson, J., Mackenzie, C., Pietrzak, R., VanTil, L., & Sareen, J (2015). Comorbidity and functional correlates of anxiety and physical conditions in Canadian veterans. Journal of Military, Veteran, and Family Health, 1(1), 37-46.
Quirk, S., El-Gabalawy, R., Brennan, S., Williams, L., Bolton, J., & Sareen, J. (2015). Personality disorders and physical comorbidities in adults from the United States: Data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 50(5), 807-820.
McDermid, J., Sareen, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Pagura, J., Spiwak, R., & Enns, M (2015). Co-morbidity of bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder: Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 58, 18-28.
Laborde-Lahoz, P., El-Gabalawy, R., Kinley, J., Kirwin, P. D., Sareen, J., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2015). Subsyndromal depression among older adults in the United States: Prevalence, comorbidity, and risk for new-onset psychiatric disorders in late-life. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30, 677-685.
Reynolds, K., Pietrzak, R., El-Gabalawy, R., Mackenzie, C., & Sareen, J (2015). Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in U.S. adults: Findings from a nationally representative survey. World Psychiatry, 14(1), 74-81.
Whitlock, E. L., Rodebaugh, T. L., Hassett, A. L., Shanks, A. M., Kolarik, E., Houghtby, J., West, H. M., Burnside, B. A., Shumaker, E. A., Villafranca, A., Edwards, W. A., Levinson, C. A., Langer, J. K., Fernandez, K. C., El-Gabalawy, R., Zhou, E. Y., Sareen, J., Jacobsohn, E., Mashour, G. A., & Avidan, M. S. (2015). Psychological sequelae of surgery in a prospective cohort of patients from three intraoperative awareness prevention trials. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 120(1), 87-95.
Tsai, J., El-Gabalawy, R., Sledge, W., Southwick, S., & Pietrzak, R. (2015). Posttraumatic growth among veterans in the United States: Results from the National Health and Resilience Study. Psychological Medicine, 45(1), 165-179.
2014
Raposo, S.*, El-Gabalawy, R., Erickson, J., Mackenzie, C., & Sareen, J (2014). Associations between anxiety disorders, suicide ideation, and age in nationally representative samples of Canadian and American adults. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28(8), 823-829.
El-Gabalawy, R., Mackenzie, C., Pietrzak, R., & Sareen, J (2014). A longitudinal examination of anxiety disorders and physical health conditions in a nationally representative sample of U.S. older adults. Experimental Gerontology, 60, 46-56.
Pietrzak, R. H., Feder, A., Schechter, C. B., Singh, R., Cancelmo, L., Bromet, E. J., Katz, C. L., Reissman, D. B., Ozbay, F., Sharma, V., Crane, M., Harrison, D., Herbert, R., Levin, S. M., Luft, B. J., Moline, J. M., Stellman, J. M., Udasin, I. G., El-Gabalawy, R., Landrigan, P. J., Southwick, S. M. (2014). Dimensional structure and course of posttraumatic stress symptomatology in World Trade Center responders. Psychological Medicine, 44(10), 2085-2098.
Mackenzie, C. S. El-Gabalawy, R., & Chou, K. L., & Sareen, J (2014). Prevalence and predictors of persistent versus remitting mood, anxiety, and substance disorders in a national sample of older adults. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22(9), 854-865.
Pietrzak, R. H., El-Gabalawy, R., Tsai, J., Sareen, J., Neumeister, A., & Southwick, S. M. (2014). Typologies of posttraumatic stress disorder in the U.S. adult population. Journal of Affective Disorders, 162, 102-106.
Husarewycz, N.*, El-Gabalawy, R., Logsetty, S. & Sareen, J (2014). Association between number and type of traumatic life experiences and physical health conditions in a nationally representative sample. General Hospital Psychiatry, 36(1), 26-32.
2013
El-Gabalawy, R., Mackenzie, C., Thibodeau, M., Asmundson, G., & Sareen, J. (2013). Health anxiety disorders in older adults: Conceptualizing complex conditions in late life. Clinical Psychology Review, 33, 1096-1105.
El-Gabalawy, R., Tsai, J., Harpaz-Rotem, I., Hoff, R., Sareen, J. & Pietrzak, R (2013). Predominant typologies of psychopathology in the United States: A latent class analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47(11), 1649-1657.
Katz, C.*, El-Gabalawy, R., Keyes, K. M., Martins, S. S., & Sareen, J (2013). Risk factors for incident nonmedical prescription opioid use and abuse and dependence: Results from a longitudinal nationally representative sample. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 132(1-2), 107-113.
2011
El-Gabalawy, R., Mackenzie, C. S., Shooshtari, S., & Sareen, J. (2011). Comorbid physical health problems and anxiety disorders: A population-based exploration of prevalence and health outcomes among older Canadian adults. General Hospital Psychiatry, 33(6), 556-564.
Chartrand, H., Cox, B., El-Gabalawy, R., & Clara, I. (2011). Examining social phobia subtypes and their mental health correlates using a nationally representative Canadian sample. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 43(2), 89-98.
El-Gabalawy, R., Asmundson, G. J. G. & Sareen, J. (2011). Suicide and chronic pain. In Berman, A. L. & Pompili, M. (Eds.). Medical Conditions Associated with Suicide Risk (pp. 75-86). Washington, DC: American Association of Suicidology.
2010
El-Gabalawy, R., Katz, L., & Sareen, J. (2010). Comorbidity and associated severity of borderline personality disorder and physical health conditions using a nationally representative sample. Psychosomatic Medicine, 72(7), 641-647.
El-Gabalawy, R., Cox, B., Clara, I., & Mackenzie, C. S. (2010). Assessing the validity of social anxiety disorder subtypes using a nationally representative sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24(2), 244-249.
