Nancy Low, McGill University

Research

Anxiety And Mood Disorders Clinical Trials Community Partnerships Comorbidity Dual Diagnosis Family Interventions Knowledge Translation Primary Care

Latest papers

Maternal anorexia nervosa and risk of mental and neurodevelopmental morbidity in offspring.
Child and adolescent mental health · 2026
Anorexia nervosa and risk of fractures: A matched cohort study of 80,000 men and women.
The American journal of medicine · 2026
Gastrointestinal morbidity in children whose mothers have anorexia nervosa: A longitudinal cohort study.
Psychological medicine · 2025

All 42 publications

Latest funding

Long-term outcomes of severe eating disorders
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$355,725
Mental health of children and youth amid COVID-19 in Quebec
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Lessening the Impact of COVID-19 on Child and Youth Mental Health
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$277,081

All 5 grants and awards

42 publications.

01

Maternal anorexia nervosa and risk of mental and neurodevelopmental morbidity in offspring.

Amar S, Côté-Corriveau G, Israël M, Steiger H, Low N, Chadi N, Brousseau É, Lafleur N, Auger N

Child and adolescent mental health2026

DOI: 10.1111/camh.70051 PMID: 41328756

02

Anorexia nervosa and risk of fractures: A matched cohort study of 80,000 men and women.

Cyrenne-Dussault M, Côté-Corriveau G, Israël M, Steiger H, Chadi N, Low N, Brousseau É, Auger N

The American journal of medicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2025.09.027 PMID: 41109616

03

Gastrointestinal morbidity in children whose mothers have anorexia nervosa: A longitudinal cohort study.

Auger N, Israël M, Steiger H, Low N, Chadi N, Brousseau É, Côté-Corriveau G

Psychological medicine2025

DOI: 10.1017/s0033291725102146 PMID: 41147221

04

Adversity and Risk of Adolescent Mental Health Admission During COVID-19.

Auger N, Youssef M, Ayoub A, Israël M, Steiger H, Low N, Côté-Corriveau G

Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress2025

DOI: 10.1002/smi.70071 PMID: 40616799

05

Induced abortion and implications for long-term mental health: a cohort study of 1.2 million pregnancies.

Auger N, Healy-Profitós J, Ayoub A, Lewin A, Low N

Journal of psychiatric research2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.05.031 PMID: 40408979

06

Premature Mortality in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa: A Matched Cohort Study of Cause of Death.

Auger N, Israël M, Steiger H, Low N, Chadi N, Brousseau É, Ayoub A, Côté-Corriveau G

The International journal of eating disorders2025

DOI: 10.1002/eat.24435 PMID: 40176483

07

Burns and Mental Health: A Matched Cohort Study.

Kang-Auger G, Borsuk DE, Low N, Ayoub A, Auger N, Buteau S

Annals of surgery2025

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006270 PMID: 38506043

08

Sex and youth mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Auger N, Côté-Corriveau G, Ayoub A, Israël M, Steiger H, Chadi N, Low N

Psychiatry research2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116403 PMID: 39978225

09

Dysfunction in endocannabinoids, palmitoylethanolamide, and degradation of tryptophan into kynurenine in individuals with depressive symptoms.

Comai S, Nunez N, Atkin T, Ghabrash MF, Zakarian R, Fielding A, Saint-Laurent M, Low N, Sauber G, Ragazzi E, Hillard CJ, Gobbi G

BMC medicine2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03248-8 PMID: 38273283

10

Association of hospitalization for suicide attempts in adolescent girls with subsequent hospitalization for eating disorders.

Soullane S, Israël M, Steiger H, Chadi N, Low N, Dewar R, Ayoub A, Auger N

The International journal of eating disorders2023

DOI: 10.1002/eat.24052 PMID: 37646466

Long-term outcomes of severe eating disorders

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Auger, Nathalie

Keywords: Anorexia Nervosa; Bulimia Nervosa; Childhood Outcomes; Chronic Disease; Cohort Study; Eating Disorders; Hospitalization; Intergenerational; Long-Term Outcomes; Longitudinal Data

$355,725

Mental health of children and youth amid COVID-19 in Quebec

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Auger, Nathalie; Martel, Sylvie

Keywords: Child Maltreatment; Children; Covid-19 Pandemic; Drug Overdose; Eating Disorders; Hospitalization; Injuries; Suicide Attempt; Time Trends; Youth

$150,000

Lessening the Impact of COVID-19 on Child and Youth Mental Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.: Addr. Wider Impacts of COVID-Imp. on social/econ/pop iss/pbl outcomes

Principal investigators: Auger, Nathalie; Martel, Sylvie

Keywords: Child Maltreatment; Children; Covid-19 Pandemic; Drug Overdose; Eating Disorders; Hospitalization; Injuries; Suicide Attempt; Time Trends; Youth

$277,081

CIHR Team - The Treatment of Comorbid Substance Dependence and Mental Illness

Principal investigatorCIHR2013Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse

Principal investigators: Gill, Kathryn J; Gauthier, Gail; Beauclair, Linda; Laporte, Lise; Low, Nancy C

Keywords: Anxiety And Mood Disorders; Clinical Trials; Community Partnerships; Comorbidity; Dual Diagnosis; Family Interventions; Knowledge Translation; Primary Care; Substance Dependence; Treatment Outcome

$45,136

The McGill Geriatric Lithium-Induced Diabetes Insipidus Clinical Study (McGLIDICS)

SupervisorCIHR2012Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Rej, Soham

Keywords: Diabetes Insipidus; Epidemiology; Geriatric; Hypernatremia; Lithium; Psychopharmacology; Renal; Side Effects

$17,500

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

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