Publications Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Total = 61 career journal publications

Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Total = 61 career journal publications
h-index = 23
During PhD program (25 publications)
1)
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.
2)
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.
3)
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, 753761.
4)
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.
5)
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.
6)
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.
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., & Enns, M.W. (2006). Mental health profiles among married, nevermarred, and separated/divorced mothers in a nationally representative sample. Social
Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 41, 122-129.
9)
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.
10) 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.
11) 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.
12) 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.
13) Sareen, J., Cox, B.J., Stein, M.B., Afifi, T.O., Fleet, C., & Asmundson, G.J.G. (2007).
Physical and mental comorbidity, disability and suicidal behavior associated with
posttraumatic stress disorder in a large community sample. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69,
242-248.
14) Sareen, J., Cox, B.J., Afifi, T.O., Stein, M.B., Belik, S-L., Meadows, G., & Asmundson,
G.J.G. (2007). Combat and peacekeeping operations in relation to prevalence of mental
disorders
and perceived need for mental health care: Findings from a large
representative sample of military personnel. The Archives of General Psychiatry, 64, 843852.
15) Afifi, T.O. (2007). Child abuse and adolescent parenting: Developing a theoretical model
from an ecological perspective. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma, 14, 89105.
16) 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.
17) 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.
18) Bolton, J., Cox, B.J., Afifi, T.O., Enns, M.W., Bienvenue, J., & Sareen, J. (2008). Anxiety
disorders and risk for suicide attempts in a longitudinal epidemiology sample.
Depression and Anxiety, 25, 477-481.
19) Sareen, J., Belik, S-L., Afifi, T.O., Asmundson, G.J.G., Cox, B.J., & Stein, M.B. (2008).
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, 98, 2191-2198.
20) 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.
21) Afifi, T.O., Boman, J., Fleisher, W., & Sareen, J. (2009). The relationship between child
abuse, parental divorce, and lifetime mental disorders and suicidality in a nationally
representative adult sample. Child Abuse & Neglect, 33, 139-147.
22) Hills, A., Afifi, T.O., Cox, B.J., Bienvenu, J., & Sareen, J. (2009). Externalizing
psychopathology and risk for suicide attempts: Findings from the Baltimore
Epidemiologic Catchment Area Survey. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 197,
293-297.
23) Afifi, T.O., MacMillan, H., Cox, B.J., Asmundson, G.J.G., Stein, M.B., & Sareen, J. (2009).
Mental health correlates of intimate partner violence in a nationally representative
sample of males and females. The Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24, 1398-1417.
24) Casiano, H., Mota, N., Afifi, T.O., Enns, M.W., & Sareen, J. (2009). Childhood
maltreatment and threats with weapons. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease,
197, 856-861.
25) Afifi, T.O., Cox, B.J., Martens, P.J., Sareen, J., & Enns, M.W. (2010). The relation between
types and frequency of gambling activities and problem gambling among women in
Canada. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 55, 21-28.
During Post-Doctoral Fellowship (3 Publications)
26) Taylor, S., Afifi, T.O., Asmundson, G.J.G., Stein, M.B., & Jang, K.L. (2010). Etiology of
obsessive beliefs: A behavioral-genetics analysis. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 24,
177-186.
27) Afifi, T.O., Brownridge, D.A., MacMillan, H., & Sareen, J. (2010). The relationship of
gambling to intimate partner violence and child maltreatment in a nationally
representative sample. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 44, 331-337.
28) Afifi, T.O., Asmundson, G.J.G., Taylor, S., & Jang, K. (2010). The role of genes and
environment on Posttraumatic stress disorder: A review of twin studies. Clinical
Psychology Review, 30, 101-112.
As an Assistant Professor (28 Publications)
29) Afifi, T.O., Cox, B.J., Martens, P.J., Sareen, J., & Enns, M.W. (2010). Demographic and
social variables associated with problem gambling among men and women in Canada,
Psychiatry Research, 178, 395-400.
30) Afifi, T.O., Cox, B.J., Martens, P.J., Sareen, J., & Enns, M.W. (2010). The relationship
between problem gambling and mental and physical health outcomes among a
nationally representative sample of Canadian women. Canadian Journal of Public
Health, 101, 171-175.
31) Afifi, T.O., & MacMillan, H. (2011). Resilience following child maltreatment: A review of
protective factors. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 56, 266-272.
32) Sareen, J., Afifi, T.O., McMillan, K., & Asmundson, G.J.G. (2011). The relationship
between household income and mental disorders: Findings from a population-based
longitudinal study. The Archives of General Psychiatry, 68, 419-427.
33) Afifi, T.O., Mathers, A., Boman, J., Fleisher, W., Enns, M.W., MacMillan, H., & Sareen, J.
(2011). Childhood adversity and personality disorders: Results from a nationally
representative population-based sample. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 45, 814-822.
34) Afifi, T.O., Cox, B.J., Martens, P.J., Sareen, J., & Enns, M.W. (2011). Developing a
Population Health Framework for Studying Problem Gambling. Canadian Journal of
Community Mental Health, 30, 61-77.
35) Chou, K-L., & Afifi, T.O. (2011). Disordered (Pathologic or Problem) Gambling and Axis I
Psychiatric Disorders: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and
Related Conditions. The American Journal of Epidemiology, 173, 1289-1297.
36) Afifi, T.O. (2011). Child maltreatment in Canada: An understudied public health
problem. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 102, 459-461.
37) Afifi, T.O., McMillan, K.A., Asmundson, G.J.G., Pietrzak, R., & Sareen, J. (2011). An
examination of the relation between conduct disorder, childhood and adulthood
traumatic events, and posttraumatic stress disorder in a nationally representative
sample. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 45, 1564-72.
38) Afifi, T.O. (2012). The relationship between child maltreatment and mental disorders: A
summary of the recent published literature from 2006 to 2010. Open Journal of
Psychiatry, 2, 21-32.
39) Wang, Y., Sareen, J., Afifi, T.O., Bolton, S-L., Johnson, E.A., & Bolton, J.M. (2012). Recent
stressful life events and suicide attempt: Results from a nationally representative
sample. Psychiatric Annals, 42, 101-108.
40) Afifi, T.O., Henriksen, C.A., Asmundson, G.J.G., & Sareen, J. (2012). Victimization and
Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Use Disorders in a Nationally
Representative Sample. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 200, 684-691.
41) Afifi, T.O., Mota, N., Dasiewicz, P., MacMillan, H., & Sareen, J. (2012). Physical
punishment and mental disorders: Results from a nationally representative United
States sample. Pediatrics, 130, 184-192.
42) Afifi, T.O., Henriksen, C.A., Asmundson, G.J.G., & Sareen, J. (2012). Childhood
Maltreatment and Substance Use Disorders among Males and Females in a Nationally
Representative Sample. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 57, 677-686.
43) Spies, G., Afifi, T.O., Archibald, S.L., Fennema-Notestine, C., Sareen, J., & Seedat, S.
(2012). Mental health outcomes in HIV and childhood trauma: A systematic review.
Systematic Reviews, 1-30.
44) Sandhu, S., Afifi, T.O., & Amara, F. (2012). Theories and practical steps for delivering
effective lectures to a large class. Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education, 2,
1-5.
45) Sareen, J., Henriksen, C.A., Bolton, S-L., Afifi, T.O., Stein, M.B., & Asmundson, G.J.G.
(2013). Adverse childhood experiences in relation to anxiety disorders in a populationbased sample of active military personnel. Psychological Medicine, 43, 185-194.
46) Goldstein, A.L., Henriksen, C.A., Davidov, D., Kimber, M., Pitre, N., & Afifi, T.O. (2013).
Child maltreatment, alcohol use disorders, and treatment utilization in a national
sample of emerging adults. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 74, 185-194.
47) LaPlante, D.A., Afifi, T.O., & Shaffer, H.J. (2013). Games and gambling involvement
among casino patrons. Journal of Gambling Studies, 29, 191-203.
48) Palitsky, D., Mota, N., Afifi, T.O., Downs, A.C., & Sareen, J. (2013). The association
between adult attachment style, mental disorders, and suicidality: Findings from a
population-based study. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 201, 579-586.
49) Pietrzak, R., Kinley, J., Fawcett, J., Afifi, T.O., Enns, M.W., & Sareen, J. (2013).
Subsyndromal depression in the United States: Prevalence, course, and risk for incident
psychiatric outcomes. Psychological Medicine, 43, 1401-1414.
50) Afifi, T.O., Mota, N., MacMillan, H., & Sareen, J. (2013). Harsh physical punishment in
childhood and adult physical disorders. Pediatrics, 132, e333-e340.
51) Sareen, J., Henriksen, C.A., Stein, M.B., Afifi, T.O., Lix, L.M., & Enns, M.W. (2013).
Common mental disorder diagnosis and need for treatment are not the same: Findings
from a population-based longitudinal survey. Psychological Medicine, 9, 1941-1951.
52) Spiwak, R., Afifi, T.O., Halli, S., Garcia-Moreno, C., & Sareen, J. (2013). The relationship
between physical intimate partner violence and sexually transmitted infection among
women in India and the United States. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 28, 2770-2791.
53) Roos, L.E., Mota, N., Afifi, T.O., Katz, L.Y., Distasio, J., & Sareen, J. (2013). The
relationship between adverse childhood experiences and homelessness and the impact
of Axis I and II disorders. American Journal of Public Health, SUPPL 2, S275-S281.
54) Raposo, S. M., Henriksen, C.A., MacKenzie, C., & Afifi, T.O. (in press). Time does not heal
all wounds: Older adults who experience childhood adversities have higher odds of
mood, anxiety, and personality disorders. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
55) Afifi, T.O., LaPlante, D.A., Taillieu, T., Dowd, D., & Shaffer, H.J. (2014). Gambling
involvement: Considering frequency of play and the moderating effects of gender and
age. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 12, 283-294.
56) Roos, L.E, Distasio, J., Bolton, S-L., Katz, L.Y., Afifi, T.O., Isaak, C., Goering, P., Bruce, L., &
Sareen, J. (in press). A history in-care predicts unique characteristics in a homelessness
population with mental illness. Child Abuse & Neglect.
As An Associate Professor (5 Publications)
57) Tanaka, M., Afifi, T.O., Wathen, N., Boyle, M.H., & MacMillan, H. (in press). Young adult
sequelae of exposure to child maltreatment: Results from the Ontario Child Health
Survey. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences.
58) Parhami, I., Mojtabai, R., Afifi, T.O., Fong, T.W., & Rosenthal, R.J. (2014). Gambling and
onset or recurrence of comorbid mental disorder: A longitudinal study evaluating
severity and specific symptoms. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 20, 207-219.
59) Afifi, T.O., MacMillan, H., Boyle, M., Taillieu, T., Cheung, K., & Sareen, J. (2014). Child
abuse and mental disorders in Canada. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 186,
E324-E332.
60) Wang, Y., Sareen, J., Afifi, T.O., Bolton, S-L., Johnson, E.A., & Bolton, J.M. (in press). A
population-based longitudinal study of recent stressful life events as risk factors for
suicidal behavior in major depressive disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research.
61) Henriksen, C.A., Stein, M.B., Afifi, T.O., Enns, M.W., Lix, L.M., & Sareen, J. (in press).
What Factors Predict Longitudinal Outcomes of Untreated Common Mental Disorders?
Psychiatric Services.