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Yona Lunsky
Researcher at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Publications - 281
Citations - 6418
Yona Lunsky is an academic researcher from Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Intellectual disability. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 225 publications receiving 5221 citations. Previous affiliations of Yona Lunsky include Ohio State University & University of Toronto.
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A comparison of patients with intellectual disability receiving specialised and general services in Ontario's psychiatric hospitals.
TL;DR: In Ontario, inpatients in specialised and general programmes have similar overall levels of need but unique clinical profiles that should be taken into consideration when designing interventions for them.
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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth mental health among youth with physical health challenges.
Lisa D. Hawke,Lisa D. Hawke,Suneeta Monga,Suneeta Monga,Daphne J. Korczak,Daphne J. Korczak,Em Hayes,Jacqueline Relihan,Karleigh Darnay,Kristin Cleverley,Yona Lunsky,Yona Lunsky,Peter Szatmari,Peter Szatmari,Joanna Henderson,Joanna Henderson +15 more
TL;DR: Mental health concerns are highly prevalent among youth with physical health concerns, and also appear to be exacerbated by the COVID‐19 pandemic, and Physical health concerns appear to constitute risk factors for heightened mental health responses to the pandemic situation.
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Developmental Disability Training in Canadian Psychiatry Residency Programs
Yona Lunsky,Elspeth Bradley +1 more
TL;DR: Across Canada, there have been insufficient advances in clinical training and service developments to meet the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and comorbid mental health disturbances.
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Perinatal Health of Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Comorbid Mental Illness.
Hilary K. Brown,Hilary K. Brown,Hilary K. Brown,Virginie Cobigo,Yona Lunsky,Cindy-Lee Dennis,Simone N. Vigod +6 more
TL;DR: Women with dual diagnosis were more likely than women with IDD only to live in poor neighborhoods and to have prepregnancy health conditions; however, they had more frequent prenatal care and faced increased surveillance for maternal and neonatal complications.