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Simon Hatcher
Researcher at University of Ottawa
Publications - 111
Citations - 4030
Simon Hatcher is an academic researcher from University of Ottawa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 106 publications receiving 3398 citations. Previous affiliations of Simon Hatcher include St James's University Hospital & Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.
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Validation of PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 to Screen for Major Depression in the Primary Care Population
Bruce Arroll,Felicity Goodyear-Smith,Sue Crengle,Jane Gunn,Ngaire Kerse,Tana Fishman,Karen Falloon,Simon Hatcher +7 more
TL;DR: The largest validation study of the 2- and 9-question Patient Health Questionnaires (PHQ-2 and PHQ-9) in primary care settings is reported, reporting good sensitivity but poor specificity in detecting major depression.
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Mental disorder symptoms among public safety personnel in Canada.
R. Nicholas Carleton,Tracie O. Afifi,Sarah Turner,Tamara Taillieu,Sophie Duranceau,Daniel M. LeBouthillier,Jitender Sareen,Rose Ricciardelli,Renée S. MacPhee,Dianne Groll,Kadie Hozempa,Alain Brunet,John R. Weekes,Curt T. Griffiths,Kelly J. Abrams,Nicholas A. Jones,Shadi Beshai,Heidi Cramm,Keith S. Dobson,Simon Hatcher,Terence M. Keane,Sherry H. Stewart,Gordon J.G. Asmundson +22 more
TL;DR: The estimated proportion of PSP reporting current symptom clusters consistent with 1 or more mental disorders appears higher than previously published estimates for the general population; however, direct comparisons are impossible because of methodological differences.
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Efficacy and tolerability of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors compared with tricyclic antidepressants in depression treated in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Steve MacGillivray,Bruce Arroll,Simon Hatcher,Simon Ogston,Ian R. Reid,Frank Sullivan,Brian Williams,Iain K. Crombie +7 more
TL;DR: The evidence on the relative efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants in primary care is sparse and of variable quality and the study setting is likely to be an important factor in assessing the efficacy and tolerability of treatment with antidepressant drugs.
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Assessment and management of medically unexplained symptoms
Simon Hatcher,Bruce Arroll +1 more
TL;DR: Drawing conclusions is difficult because of the various definitions of the disorders used by different authors and the wide variety of symptom severity experienced by people with the same disorder.
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International Migration of Doctors, and Its Impact on Availability of Psychiatrists in Low and Middle Income Countries
Rachel Jenkins,Robert R. Kydd,Paul E. Mullen,Kenneth Thomson,James Sculley,Susan Kuper,Joanna Carroll,Oye Gureje,Simon Hatcher,Sharon Brownie,Christopher W. Carroll,Sheila Hollins,Mai Luen Wong +12 more
TL;DR: Large numbers of psychiatrists originating from key low and middle income countries are currently registered in the UK, US, New Zealand and Australia, with concomitant impact on the psychiatrist/population ratio n the originating countries.