U of M MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS RESEARCH GROUP 


 

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Tracie Olfrey Afifi, Ph.D.
Research Associate
PZ-430 PsycHealth Centre 
771 Bannatyne Avenue 
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3E 3N4 
(Phone) 204-787-5084
(Fax) 204-787-4879 
(Email) tracieafifi@hotmail.com

Tracie joined the MADRG as a research associate in January of 2003.Tracie has a Masters of Science in Family Studies and has recently completed a PhD in Community Health Sciences from the University of Manitoba. Her research interests are in the areas of childhood adversity, family violence and dysfunction, trauma, suicide, mental health, and problem gambling. Tracie was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC-CGS) throughout her PhD program of study.

 

PUBLICATIONS

1)            Afifi, T.O., Boman, J., Fleisher, W., & Sareen, J. (in press). The relationship between child abuse, parental divorce, and lifetime mental disorders and suicidality in a nationally representative adult sample. Child Abuse & Neglect.

 

2)            Afifi, T.O., MacMillan, H., Cox, B.J., Asmundson, G. J.G., Stein, & M.B., Sareen, J. (in press). Mental health correlates of intimate partner violence in a nationally representative sample of males and females. The Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

 

3)            Hills, A., Afifi, T.O., Cox, B.J., Bienvenu, J. & Sareen, J. (in press). Externalizing psychopathology and risk for suicide attempts: Findings from the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Survey. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.

 

4)            Afifi, T.O., Enns, M.W., Cox, B.J., Asmundson, G. J.G., Stein, M.B., Sareen, J. (2008). Population attributable fractions of psychiatric disorders and suicidal ideation and attempts associated with adverse childhood events in the general population. The American Journal of Public Health, 98, 946-952.

 

5)            Sareen, J., Belik, S-L., Afifi, T.O., Asmundson, G. J.G., Cox, B.J., & Stein, M.B. (in press). Canadian military personnel’s population attributable fractions of mental disorders and mental health service use associated with combat and peacekeeping operations. The American Journal of Public Health.

 

6)            Afifi, T.O., Enns, M.W., Cox, B.J. de Graaf, R., ten Have, M., & Sareen, J. (2007). Child abuse and health-related quality of life. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 195, 797-804.

 

7)            Afifi, T.O., Cox, B.J., & Katz, L. (2007). The associations between health risk behaviours and suicidal ideation and attempts in a nationally representative sample of young adolescents. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 52, 666-674.

 

8)            Bolton, J., Cox, B.J., Afifi, T.O., Enns, M.W., Bienvenue, O., & Sareen, J. (2007). Anxiety Disorders and Risk for Suicide Attempts in a Longitudinal Epidemiology Sample. Depression and Anxiety, 25, 477-481.

 

9)            Afifi, T.O. (2007). Child abuse and adolescent parenting: Developing a theoretical model from an ecological perspective. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma, 14, 89-105.

 

10)        Sareen, J., Cox, B.J., Afifi, T.O., Stein, M.B., Belik, S-L., Meadows, G., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2007). Prevalence of mental disorders and perceived need for mental health care in a                 large representative sample of military personnel. The Archives of General Psychiatry, 64,       843-852.

 

1)            Sareen, J., Cox, B.J., Stein, M.B., Afifi, T.O., Fleet, C., Asmundson, G. J. G. (2007). Comorbidity, Disability and Suicidal Behavior Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Large Community Sample. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69, 242-248.

 

2)            Wang, J., Afifi, T.O., Cox, B.J., & Sareen, J. (2007).Work/family conflict and mental disorders in the United States: Findings from the National Comorbidity Survey. Journal of Industrial Medicine, 50, 143-149.

 

3)            Enns, M.W., Cox, B.J., Afifi, T.O., de Graaf, R., ten Have, M., & Sareen, J. (2006). Childhood Adversities and Risk for Suicidal Ideation and Attempts: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study. Psychological Medicine, 32, 1769-1778.

 

4)            Afifi, T.O., Brownridge, D.A., Cox, B.J., & Sareen, J. (2006). Physical punishment, childhood abuse, and psychiatric disorders. Child Abuse & Neglect, 30, 1093-1103.

 

5)            Fotti, S., Katz, L., Afifi, T.O., & Cox, B.J. (2006). Associations between peer and parental relationships and suicidal behaviours in early adolescents.  Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 51, 698-703.

 

6)            Afifi, T.O., Cox, B.J., & Enns, M.W. (2006). Mental health profiles among married, never-marred, and separated/divorced mothers in a nationally representative sample. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 41, 122-129.

 

7)            Stein, M.B., Cox, B.J., Afifi, T.O., Belik, S-L. & Sareen, J. (2006). Does comorbid depressive illness magnify the impact of chronic physical illness? Psychological Medicine, 36, 587-596.

 

8)            Afifi, T.O., Cox, B.J., & Sareen, J. (2006). Gambling-Related Problems are Chronic and Persist for the Majority of Individuals with a Lifetime Diagnosis of Pathological Gambling [letter to the editor]. American Journal of Psychiatry, 163, 1297.

 

9)            Cox, B.J., Yu, N., Afifi, T.O., & Ladouceur, R. (2006). Reply: Problem gambling in the Canadian north neglected [letter to the editor]. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 51, 86.

 

10)        Afifi, T.O., Fleisher, W., & Sareen, J. (2006). Potential confounders that may explain the association between television viewing and poor educational achievement [letter to the editor]. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 160, 107-108.

 

11)        Afifi, T.O., Cox, B.J., & Sareen, J. (2005). Perceived need and help-seeking for mental health problems among Canadian provinces and territories. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 24, 51-61.

 

12)        Afifi, T.O., Enns, M.W. Cox, B.J., & Martens, P. J. (2005). Investigating health correlates of adolescent depression in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 96, 427-431.

 

13)        Sareen, J., Cox, B.J., Afifi, T.O., de Graaf, R., Asmundson, G. J. G., ten Have, M., & Stein, M. (2005). Anxiety disorders and risk for suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts: A population-based longitudinal study of adults. The Archives of General Psychiatry, 62, 1249-1257.

 

14)         Sareen, J., Cox, B.J., Afifi, T.O., Yu, N., & Stein, M.B. (2005). Mental health service use in a nationally representative Canadian survey. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 50,753-761.

 

15)        Sareen, J., Cox, B.J., & Afifi, T.O., Clara, I., & Yu, N. (2005). Perceived need for mental health treatment in a nationally representative Canadian sample. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 50, 643-651.

 

16)        Cox, B.J., Yu, N., Afifi, T.O., & Ladouceur, R. (2005). A national survey of gambling problems in Canada. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 50, 213-217.

 


RECENT BOOK CHAPTERS (2007-2008)

17)        Afifi, T.O., Asmundson, G.J.G., & Sareen, J. (in press). Epidemiology of Traumatic Events and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In D.J. Nutt, M.B. Stein, & J. Zohar (Eds.), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Second Edition. New York, NY: Informa Healthcare, Inc.  Chapter Two.

 

18)        Afifi, T.O., Cox, B.J., & Sareen, J. (in press). Anxiety Disorders in Canada. In D. Streiner & J. Cairney (Eds.), Mental Disorders in Canada: An Epidemiologic Perspective. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, Chapter Six.

 

19)        Afifi, T.O. & Brownridge, D.A. (2008). Physical abuse of children born to adolescent mothers: The continuation of the relationship into adult motherhood and the role of identity. In T.I. Richardson & M.V. Williams (Eds.), Child Abuse and Violence. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Chapter Two, pp. 19-42.

 

20)        Sareen, J., Stein, M.B., Belik, S.L., Afifi, T.O., Asmundson, G.J.G. (2008). Mental disorders, perceived need and perceived barriers to care in military samples. In B.K. Wiederhold (Ed), Wounds of War: Lowering Suicide Risk in Returning Troops. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series: Human and Societal Dynamic. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press, pp. 33-42.

 

21)        Afifi, T.O. & Brownridge, D.A. (2005).  Formerly adolescent motherhood and child physical abuse: The role of identity formation.  In M. E. Abelian (Ed), Trends in Psychotherapy Research. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Chapter Five, pp. 97-120.