Dawn Kingston, University of Alberta

Research

Perinatal Mental Health Postpartum Pregnancy Child Health Maternal Mental Health Access To Healthcare Anxiety Barriers

Latest papers

Postpartum psychiatric hospital admissions: A population-based study from British Columbia, Canada.
Psychiatry research · 2025
Trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms from pregnancy to 11 years postpartum: Findings from Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) cohort.
Journal of affective disorders · 2023 · senior author
Patterns and predictors of depressive and anxiety symptoms in mothers affected by previous prenatal loss in the ALSPAC birth cohort.
Journal of affective disorders · 2022 · senior author

All 28 publications

Latest funding

An iKT, interpretivist, feminist, multi-method study examining the experience of, and models of treatment for, acute postpartum mental illness
CIHR · 2020 · Supervisor
$135,000
Video-Feedback Interaction Guidance for Improving Interactions Between Depressed Mothers and their Infants
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$569,552
Program of Research in Perinatal Mental Health
CIHR · 2013 · Nominated PI
$300,000

All 6 grants and awards

28 publications.

01

Postpartum psychiatric hospital admissions: A population-based study from British Columbia, Canada.

Hippman C, Kaur P, Carrion P, Baetz M, Buffam K, Dyck R, Gagnon LM, Howard LM, Ireland E, Kazemi Y, Lane-Smith M, Tabi K, Ryan D, Kingston D, Hanley GE

Psychiatry research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116712 PMID: 40889419

02

Trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms from pregnancy to 11 years postpartum: Findings from Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) cohort.

Mughal MK, Giallo R, Arshad M, Arnold PD, Bright K, Charrois EM, Rai B, Wajid A, Kingston D

Journal of affective disorders2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.023 PMID: 36773763

03

Patterns and predictors of depressive and anxiety symptoms in mothers affected by previous prenatal loss in the ALSPAC birth cohort.

Charrois EM, Mughal MK, Arshad M, Wajid A, Bright KS, Giallo R, Kingston D

Journal of affective disorders2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.055 PMID: 35339570

04

Predictors of child resilience in a community-based cohort facing flood as natural disaster.

Arshad M, Mughal MK, Giallo R, Kingston D

BMC psychiatry2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-02944-y PMID: 33213409

05

Interpersonal Psychotherapy to Reduce Psychological Distress in Perinatal Women: A Systematic Review.

Bright KS, Charrois EM, Mughal MK, Wajid A, McNeil D, Stuart S, Hayden KA, Kingston D

International journal of environmental research and public health2020Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17228421 PMID: 33203014

06

Effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions on psychological distress in women who have experienced perinatal loss: a systematic review protocol.

Charrois EM, Bright KS, Wajid A, Mughal MK, Hayden KA, Kingston D

Systematic reviews2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13643-020-01387-6 PMID: 32487235

07

Adversity in childhood and depression in pregnancy.

Wajid A, van Zanten SV, Mughal MK, Biringer A, Austin MP, Vermeyden L, Kingston D

Archives of women's mental health2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00737-019-00966-4 PMID: 31016472

08

A narrative review of studies addressing the clinical effectiveness of perinatal depression screening programs.

Reilly N, Kingston D, Loxton D, Talcevska K, Austin MP

Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2019.03.004 PMID: 30954483

09

Interpersonal psychotherapy for perinatal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

Bright KS, Charrois EM, Mughal MK, Wajid A, McNeil D, Stuart S, Hayden KA, Kingston D

Systematic reviews2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13643-019-1158-6 PMID: 31665077

10

Trajectories of maternal distress and risk of child developmental delays: Findings from the All Our Families (AOF) pregnancy cohort.

Mughal MK, Giallo R, Arnold PD, Kehler H, Bright K, Benzies K, Wajid A, Kingston D

Journal of affective disorders2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.132 PMID: 30690110

An iKT, interpretivist, feminist, multi-method study examining the experience of, and models of treatment for, acute postpartum mental illness

SupervisorCIHR2020CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Hippman, Catriona L

Keywords: Acute Postpartum Mental Illness; Feminist; Health Service Delivery; Hermeneutic Phenomenology; Hospitalization; Interpretivist; Mother-Baby Psychiatric Unit; Multi-Method; Multi-Site Case Study; Population Data

$135,000

Video-Feedback Interaction Guidance for Improving Interactions Between Depressed Mothers and their Infants

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Letourneau, Nicole L; Tryphonopoulos, Panagiota D

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Cortisol; Infant Development; Integrated Knowledge Transfer; Intervention; Maternal-Infant Interaction; Postpartum Depression; Public Health Nursing; Randomized Controlled Trial; Video-Feedback

$569,552

Program of Research in Perinatal Mental Health

Nominated PICIHR2013New Investigator Award-PA: Community-based Primary Health Care

Principal investigators: Kingston, Dawn A

Keywords: Access To Healthcare; Anxiety; Barriers; Depression; Healthcare Service Utilization; Perinatal Mental Health; Postpartum; Pregnancy

$300,000

Integrated Maternal Psychosocial Assessment to Care Trial (IMPACT): Intervening Early to Improve Maternal and Child Health

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Kingston, Dawn A

Keywords: Child Health; Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; Health Services Research; Integrated Mental Healthcare; Maternal Mental Health; Perinatal Mental Health; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Rct

$346,231

Mental Health E-Screening in Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Nominated PICIHR2012Catalyst Grant: eHealth Innovations

Principal investigators: Kingston, Dawn A

Keywords: Child Health; E-Health; Health Services; Maternal Mental Health; Perinatal Mental Health; Screening

$99,902

Evaluating the Feasibility of Routine Psychosocial Assessment in Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Nominated PICIHR2010Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: Health Services and Policy Research

Principal investigators: Kingston, Dawn A

Keywords: Postpartum; Pregnancy; Psychosocial Assessment

$12,963

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Wendy Ann Sword

Nursing

5 shared papers, latest 2015

Kathy Hegadoren

Faculty

4 shared papers, latest 2015

Sarah McDonald

Obstetrics & Gynecology

4 shared papers, latest 2016

Karen Benzies

Pediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2019

Sheila McDonald

Obstetrics and Gynecology

3 shared papers, latest 2015

Wendy Sword

Nursing Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2015

Suzanne Tough

Psychology

2 shared papers, latest 2015

Deborah Mcneil

Obstetrics and Gynecology

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Deborah Mcneil

Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Janet Smylie

Kinesiology and Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Janet Smylie

Centre for Urban Health Solutions

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Marilyn Baetz

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Kellie Thiessen

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Patricia O’Campo

Epidemiology Division

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Paul Arnold

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Anita Kozyrskyj

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Marni Brownell

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Patricia Janssen

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Joseph Beyene

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Michelle Morais

Obstetrics & Gynecology

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Lucia Giglia

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Marcelo Urquia

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Postpartum psychiatric hospital admissions: A population-based study from British Columbia, Canada.

Trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms from pregnancy to 11&#xa0;years postpartum: Findings from Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) cohort.

Patterns and predictors of depressive and anxiety symptoms in mothers affected by previous prenatal loss in the ALSPAC birth cohort.

Predictors of child resilience in a community-based cohort facing flood as natural disaster.

Interpersonal Psychotherapy to Reduce Psychological Distress in Perinatal Women: A Systematic Review.

Effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions on psychological distress in women who have experienced perinatal loss: a systematic review protocol.

Adversity in childhood and depression in pregnancy.

A narrative review of studies addressing the clinical effectiveness of perinatal depression screening programs.

Interpersonal psychotherapy for perinatal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

Trajectories of maternal distress and risk of child developmental delays: Findings from the All Our Families (AOF) pregnancy cohort.

An iKT, interpretivist, feminist, multi-method study examining the experience of, and models of treatment for, acute postpartum mental illness

Video-Feedback Interaction Guidance for Improving Interactions Between Depressed Mothers and their Infants

Program of Research in Perinatal Mental Health

Integrated Maternal Psychosocial Assessment to Care Trial (IMPACT): Intervening Early to Improve Maternal and Child Health

Mental Health E-Screening in Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Evaluating the Feasibility of Routine Psychosocial Assessment in Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Frequent collaborators

Wendy Ann Sword

Kathy Hegadoren

Sarah McDonald

Karen Benzies

Sheila McDonald

Wendy Sword

Suzanne Tough

Deborah Mcneil

Deborah Mcneil

Janet Smylie

Janet Smylie

Marilyn Baetz

Kellie Thiessen

Patricia O’Campo

Paul Arnold

Anita Kozyrskyj

Marni Brownell

Patricia Janssen

Joseph Beyene

Michelle Morais

Lucia Giglia

Marcelo Urquia

Trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms from pregnancy to 11 years postpartum: Findings from Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) cohort.