Abraham Rudnick, Dalhousie University

Research

Ptsd Trauma Automatic Cognitive Biases Behavior Economics Cannabis Use Disorder Comorbidity Conditioned Craving Cue Reactivity

Latest papers

Harm Reduction in Inpatient Hospital Settings: An Ethics (Principlist) Analysis.
Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2025 · senior author
Effects of Trauma Cue Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on Affect and Cannabis Craving in Cannabis Users With Trauma Histories: Use of Expressive Writing as an Online Cue-Reactivity Paradigm: Effets de l'exposition aux signaux traumatiques et du SSPT sur l'affect et le besoin de cannabis chez les consommateurs de cannabis ayant des antécédents de traumatismes : utilisation de l'écriture expressive comme paradigme de réactivité en ligne.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2025
Current Research on Matching Trauma-Focused Therapies to Veterans: A Scoping Review.
Military medicine · 2024 · senior author

All 11 publications

Latest funding

CAN-P: A Team Engaged in Cognitive-Neuroscience Investigations of Cannabis and PTSD links.
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$2,387,367
PTSD-Cannabis Use Disorder Comorbidity: Associative Memory Mechanisms
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
A randomized control trial of a novel approach to cognitive training in public safety personnel with post traumatic stress injuries
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$990,000

All 7 grants and awards

11 publications.

01

Harm Reduction in Inpatient Hospital Settings: An Ethics (Principlist) Analysis.

Birkness K, Forchuk C, Serrato J, Rudnick A

Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10728-025-00530-5 PMID: 40515972

02

Effects of Trauma Cue Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on Affect and Cannabis Craving in Cannabis Users With Trauma Histories: Use of Expressive Writing as an Online Cue-Reactivity Paradigm: Effets de l'exposition aux signaux traumatiques et du SSPT sur l'affect et le besoin de cannabis chez les consommateurs de cannabis ayant des antécédents de traumatismes : utilisation de l'écriture expressive comme paradigme de réactivité en ligne.

DeGrace S, Barrett SP, Yakovenko I, Tibbo PG, Romero-Sanchiz P, Carleton RN, Snooks T, Rudnick A, Stewart SH

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2025

DOI: 10.1177/07067437241255104 PMID: 38751068

03

Current Research on Matching Trauma-Focused Therapies to Veterans: A Scoping Review.

Higgins KS, Nolan D, Shaheen A, Rudnick A

Military medicine2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usae229 PMID: 38788156

04

"No Good Choice": What are the Issues of Having no Harm Reduction Strategies in Hospitals?

Forchuk C, Serrato J, Scott L, Rudnick A, Dickey C, Silverman M

Substance abuse : research and treatment2023

DOI: 10.1177/11782218231186065 PMID: 37476501

05

The need for sharps boxes to be offered in the hospital setting for people who use substances: Removing sharps boxes puts all of us at risk.

Forchuk C, Silverman M, Rudnick A, Serrato J, Schmitt B, Scott L

Frontiers in health services2023

DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2023.1113163 PMID: 37089452

06

A Smart Technology Intervention in the Homes of People with Mental Illness and Physical Comorbidities.

Forchuk C, Rudnick A, Corring D, Lizotte D, Hoch JS, Booth R, Frampton B, Mann R, Serrato J

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

DOI: 10.3390/s23010406 PMID: 36617004

07

The Importance of Skills Training for Service Users in Health Care: A Comparative Analysis.

Rudnick A

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022First author

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10081554 PMID: 36011211

08

Virtually-delivered Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) for Canadian veterans with PTSD: A study protocol for a nation-wide effectiveness and implementation evaluation

Ryk J, Simpson R, Hosseiny F, Notarianni M, Provencher MD, Rudnick A, Upshur R, Sud A

PLoS ONE20225 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275774

09

RAISe‐ing awareness: Person‐centred care in coercive mental health care environments—A scoping review and framework development

McKay K, Ariss J, Rudnick A

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing202114 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12671

10

Remote Psychosocial Rehabilitation (rPSR): A Broad View.

Rudnick A

Journal of psychosocial rehabilitation and mental health2020First author

DOI: 10.1007/s40737-020-00175-8 PMID: 32837859

CAN-P: A Team Engaged in Cognitive-Neuroscience Investigations of Cannabis and PTSD links.

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: The Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium

Principal investigators: Stewart, Sherry H; Rudnick, Abraham; Jutras-Aswad, Didier; Le Foll, Bernard; MacKillop, James; Mayo, Leah M; Schütz, Christian G; Tibbo, Philip G; Wang, JianLi

Keywords: Automatic Cognitive Biases; Behavior Economics; Cannabis Use Disorder; Comorbidity; Conditioned Craving; Cue Reactivity; Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Ptsd; Sex Differences; Trauma

$2,387,367

PTSD-Cannabis Use Disorder Comorbidity: Associative Memory Mechanisms

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Catalyst Grant: Cannabis and Mental Health - Veterans

Principal investigators: Stewart, Sherry H; Rudnick, Abraham

Keywords: Cannabis Dependence; Cannabis Use Pattern; Cognitive Mechanisms; Cue Exposure Methodology; Memory Associations; Mental Health-Addiction Comorbidity; Ptsd; Trauma; Veterans/Military

A randomized control trial of a novel approach to cognitive training in public safety personnel with post traumatic stress injuries

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Mental Wellness in Public Safety Team Grants

Principal investigators: McKinnon, Margaret; Slade, Kimberley; Lanius, Ruth A

Keywords: Attention; Co-Morbid Conditions; Cognition; Executive Functioning; Fmri; Imaging; Memory; Ptsd; Public Safety Personnel; Rct

$990,000

Smart Homes: Developing and Testing Strategies Supporting Community Re-Integration for Clients with Severe Mental Illness

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Forchuk, Cheryl; Richardson, Jan; Velji, Karima

Keywords: Community Health Technologies; Computer Engineering; Health Systems Re-Design; Mental Health; Psychiatry

$100,000

The British Columbia Addiction Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse - Nodes

Principal investigators: Wood, Evan; Tupper, Kenneth

Keywords: Addiction; Clinical Trials; Hiv/Aids; Substance Use

$1,712,635

Evaluation of CAReS: A Street Level Strategy to Address Homelessness, Addictions and Mental Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: PHSI

Principal investigators: Forchuk, Cheryl; Richardson, Jan

Keywords: Addictions; Homelessness; Integrated Approach; Mental Health Challenges; Poverty

Youth Matters in London: Mental Health, Addiction and Homelessness

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Forchuk, Cheryl; Giustizia, Stephen J

Keywords: Addiction; Homelessness; Mental Health; Youth

$350,000

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

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing
Psychiatry
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Family and Community Medicine
Family Medicine
Psychology and Neuroscience
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Other

Co-authors at Dalhousie University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Cheryl Forchuk

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing

4 shared papers, latest 2025

Michael Silverman

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Richard Booth

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Ross Upshur

Earth, Environment & Society

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Katherine Mckay

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Abhimanyu Sud

Family and Community Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Igor Yakovenko

Psychology and Neuroscience

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Daniel Lizotte

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ptsd Dear Professor Rudnick, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Harm Reduction in Inpatient Hospital Settings: An Ethics (Principlist) Analysis." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "CAN-P: A Team Engaged in Cognitive-Neuroscience Investigations of Cannabis and PTSD links." (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Abraham Rudnick

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Harm Reduction in Inpatient Hospital Settings: An Ethics (Principlist) Analysis.

Current Research on Matching Trauma-Focused Therapies to Veterans: A Scoping Review.

"No Good Choice": What are the Issues of Having no Harm Reduction Strategies in Hospitals?

The need for sharps boxes to be offered in the hospital setting for people who use substances: Removing sharps boxes puts all of us at risk.

A Smart Technology Intervention in the Homes of People with Mental Illness and Physical Comorbidities.

The Importance of Skills Training for Service Users in Health Care: A Comparative Analysis.

Virtually-delivered Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) for Canadian veterans with PTSD: A study protocol for a nation-wide effectiveness and implementation evaluation

RAISe‐ing awareness: Person‐centred care in coercive mental health care environments—A scoping review and framework development

Remote Psychosocial Rehabilitation (rPSR): A Broad View.

CAN-P: A Team Engaged in Cognitive-Neuroscience Investigations of Cannabis and PTSD links.

PTSD-Cannabis Use Disorder Comorbidity: Associative Memory Mechanisms

A randomized control trial of a novel approach to cognitive training in public safety personnel with post traumatic stress injuries

Smart Homes: Developing and Testing Strategies Supporting Community Re-Integration for Clients with Severe Mental Illness

The British Columbia Addiction Network

Evaluation of CAReS: A Street Level Strategy to Address Homelessness, Addictions and Mental Health

Youth Matters in London: Mental Health, Addiction and Homelessness

Frequent collaborators

Cheryl Forchuk

Michael Silverman

Robert Simpson

Martin Rotenberg

Richard Booth

Ross Upshur

Katherine Mckay

Abhimanyu Sud

Igor Yakovenko

Daniel Lizotte