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Marnin Heisel
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Latest papers
A systematic review of older adults' request for or attitude toward euthanasia or assisted-suicide.
Aging & mental health · 2021
International study of definitions of English-language terms for suicidal behaviours: a survey exploring preferred terminology.
BMJ open · 2021
The BEACON study: protocol for a cohort study as part of an evaluation of the effectiveness of smartphone-assisted problem-solving therapy in men who present with intentional self-harm to emergency departments in Ontario
Trials · 2020
Latest funding
- $1,526,176
Evaluating Age-Friendly Communities in Canada: Linking Implementation to Health, Social and Equity Outcomes
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
- $608,176
Screening for Suicide Risk among Older Adults in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes: Assessing the Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide Ideation in a Vulnerable Demographic
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
- $50,000
Screening for Suicide Risk among Older Adults in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes: Assessing the Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide Ideation in a Vulnerable Demographic
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
5 publications.
A systematic review of older adults' request for or attitude toward euthanasia or assisted-suicide.
Castelli Dransart DA, Lapierre S, Erlangsen A, Canetto SS, Heisel M, Draper B, Lindner R, Richard-Devantoy S, Cheung G, Scocco P, Gusmão R, De Leo D, Inoue K, De Techterman V, Fiske A, Hong JP, Landry M, Lepage AA, Marcoux I, Na PJ, Neufeld E, Ummel D, Winslov JH, Wong C, Wu J, Wyart M
International study of definitions of English-language terms for suicidal behaviours: a survey exploring preferred terminology.
De Leo D, Goodfellow B, Silverman M, Berman A, Mann J, Arensman E, Hawton K, Phillips MR, Vijayakumar L, Andriessen K, Chavez-Hernandez AM, Heisel M, Kolves K
The BEACON study: protocol for a cohort study as part of an evaluation of the effectiveness of smartphone-assisted problem-solving therapy in men who present with intentional self-harm to emergency departments in Ontario
Hatcher S, Heisel M, Ayonrinde O, Campbell JK, Colman I, Corsi DJ, Edgar NE, Gillett L, Kennedy SH, Hunt SL
A qualitative study of a blended therapy using problem solving therapy with a customised smartphone app in men who present to hospital with intentional self-harm.
Mackie C, Dunn N, MacLean S, Testa V, Heisel M, Hatcher S
SPARKLE (Subtypes of Ischaemic Stroke Classification System), incorporating measurement of carotid plaque burden: a new validated tool for the classification of ischemic stroke subtypes.
Bogiatzi C, Wannarong T, McLeod AI, Heisel M, Hackam D, Spence JD
Evaluating Age-Friendly Communities in Canada: Linking Implementation to Health, Social and Equity Outcomes
Principal investigators: Wilk, Piotr; Fogarty, Alicia; Puxty, John; Webster, Sarah
Keywords: Age-Friendly Communities; Community-Based Research; Geographic Location / Place-Based Health; Health Equity; Healthy Aging; Implementation And Policy Evaluation; Mixed Methods; Population Health; Social Determinants Of Health; Structural Determinants Of Health
Screening for Suicide Risk among Older Adults in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes: Assessing the Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide Ideation in a Vulnerable Demographic
Principal investigators: Heisel, Marnin J; Conn, David K
Keywords: Knowledge Translation And Exchange; Long-Term Care; Mental Health And Well-Being; Older Adults; Provider Education And Support; Psychological Resiliency; Psychometrics; Screening; Suicide Ideation; Suicide Risk Detection And Response
Screening for Suicide Risk among Older Adults in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes: Assessing the Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide Ideation in a Vulnerable Demographic
Principal investigators: Heisel, Marnin J
Keywords: Knowledge Translation And Exchange; Long-Term Care; Mental Health And Well-Being; Older Adults; Provider Education And Support; Psychological Resiliency; Psychometrics; Screening; Suicide Ideation; Suicide Risk Detection And Response
Why have suicide rates not increased during the pandemic? An interrupted time series of suicides in Ontario to examine changes in demographics and methods during the pandemic; an interrupted time series analysis and descriptive study of suicides looking at the effects of states of emergencies on suicides; and a mixed methods study of people who survive opioid overdoses to examine whether suicide deaths have been displaced into opioid overdose deaths.
Principal investigators: Hatcher, Simon; Orpana, Heather M
Keywords: Marginalized Populations; Opioid Overdoses; Suicide
Screening for Suicide Risk among Older Long-Term Care Residents: Assessing the Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide Ideation in an at-risk Demographic
Principal investigators: Heisel, Marnin J; Conn, David K
Keywords: Implementation Of Risk Assessment; Knowledge Translation; Long-Term Care; Mental Health And Well-Being; Older Adults; Psychological Resiliency; Psychometrics; Screening; Suicide Ideation; Suicide Risk Detection
A rapid review of the effects of epidemics or pandemics on suicide, suicidal behaviours and suicidal thoughts
Principal investigators: Hatcher, Simon
Keywords: Mental Health; Rapid Review; Suicide; Suicide Behaviour; Suicide Prevention
Summer Research Institute on Suicide Prevention: The development of a patient-oriented research training for researchers, clinicians, policy makers and people with lived experience of suicide.
Principal investigators: Hatcher, Simon; Marion, Darlene
Keywords: Capacity Building; Collaborative Research; Mental Health Research; Patient-Oriented Research; Skill Development; Suicide Prevention Research; Training
Developing and Testing a Multidimensional Theory of Suicide among Middle-Aged and Older Men
Principal investigators: Links, Paul S; Reed, Gerald A; Eynan, Rahel; Gutierrez, Peter M; Heisel, Marnin J
Keywords: Community Sample; Escape Theory Fo Suicide; Gender; Life Transitions; Masculinity; Middle-Aged And Older Men; Multidimensional Theory Of Suicide; Psychiatric Inpatient; Suicide; Veterans
Developing a Multidimensional Theory of Suicide Among Middle-Aged and Older Men
Principal investigators: Links, Paul S
Keywords: Emotional Regulation; Gender And Health; Knowledge Translation And Exchange; Men And Masculinity; Multidimensional Theory Development; Personality Theory; Socio-Cultural Perspectives; Suicide; Suicide Prevention And Interventions; Team Building And Development
late-life suicide prevention toolkit
Principal investigators: Heisel, Marnin J
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
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Psychiatry
- Emergency Medicine
- Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
- Psychology
- Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
- Other
Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Simon Hatcher
Psychiatry
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Christopher Mushquash
Psychology
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Kednapa Thavorn
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Mark Sinyor
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy
Emergency Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Kednapa Thavorn
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Claudio Soares
Psychiatry
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Christian Vaillancourt
Emergency Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Ayal Schaffer
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Daniel Hackam
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Viraj Mehta
Department of Psychiatry
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Paul Links
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Sophia Lakatoo
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Monica Taljaard
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Ian Colman
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Isabelle Marcoux
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2021
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