Alasdair M Barr
Biographic Data
| ID | 5408362 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alasdair M Barr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alasdair M |
| FAMILY NAME | Barr |
| SIGNATURE | BARR A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3407-1574 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1958 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Patterns of Cannabis Use in Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (Fasd)
Developing prediction models for symptom severity around the time of discharge from a tertiary-care program for treatment-resistant psychosis
Antipsychotics are the only therapeutic class indicated in the symptomatic management of psychotic disorders. However, individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder may not always benefit from these first-line agents. This refractoriness to conventional treatment can be difficult to address in most clinical settings. Therefore, a referral to a tertiary-care program that is better able to deliver specialized care in excess o…
Chronic Treatment With Psilocybin Decreases Changes in Body Weight in a Rodent Model of Obesity
Psilocybin demonstrated modest but significant effects on weight gain. Further study is recommended
Characterization of Bodily Pain and Use of Both Prescription and Non-Prescription Opioids in Tenants of Precarious Housing
Background opioid use, which includes both prescribed and non-prescribed drugs, is relatively common amongst marginalized populations. Past research has shown that among those who use non-prescribed or diverted opioids recreationally, many were first exposed to the drug as prescribed pain medication. Objective: to better understand the relationship between pain and opioid use in tenants of precarious housing. Methods: in the present study, 440 in…
Differential Effects of Acute Treatment With Antipsychotic Drugs on Peripheral Catecholamines
Antipsychotic drugs represent the most effective treatment for chronic psychotic disorders. The newer second generation drugs offer the advantage of fewer neurological side-effects compared to prior drugs, but many cause serious metabolic side-effects. The underlying physiology of these side-effects is not well-understood, but evidence exists to indicate that the sympathetic nervous system may play an important role. In order to examine this poss…
Clinical and functional characteristics of young adults living in single room occupancy housing
Improving Metabolic and Cardiovascular Health at an Early Psychosis Intervention Program in Vancouver, Canada
Psychotic disorders most commonly appear during the late teenage years and early adulthood. A focused and rapid clinical response by an integrated health team can help to improve the quality of life of the patient, leading to a better long-term prognosis. The Vancouver Coastal Health early psychosis intervention program covers a catchment area of approximately 800,000 people in the cities of Vancouver and Richmond, Canada. The program provides a …
Multiple spells of in-patient treatment in a calendar year
Starting on
The Extent of Hospital Sickness
Morbidity studies based on hospital admission rates are complicated because all admissions to a defined group of hospitals rarely come from a de fined population and all admissions from a defined population rarely go to a defined group of hospitals. As a consequence, if the starting point of the study is either the complete records of a hospital group or the complete enumeration of the population in a geo graphical area, the available data are us…
The Extent of Hospital Sickness
Morbidity studies based on hospital admission rates are complicated because all admissions to a defined group of hospitals rarely come from a de fined population and all admissions from a defined population rarely go to a defined group of hospitals. As a consequence, if the starting point of the study is either the complete records of a hospital group or the complete enumeration of the population in a geo graphical area, the available data are us…
Multiple spells of in-patient treatment in a calendar year
Starting on
Improving Metabolic and Cardiovascular Health at an Early Psychosis Intervention Program in Vancouver, Canada
Psychotic disorders most commonly appear during the late teenage years and early adulthood. A focused and rapid clinical response by an integrated health team can help to improve the quality of life of the patient, leading to a better long-term prognosis. The Vancouver Coastal Health early psychosis intervention program covers a catchment area of approximately 800,000 people in the cities of Vancouver and Richmond, Canada. The program provides a …
Clinical and functional characteristics of young adults living in single room occupancy housing
Differential Effects of Acute Treatment With Antipsychotic Drugs on Peripheral Catecholamines
Antipsychotic drugs represent the most effective treatment for chronic psychotic disorders. The newer second generation drugs offer the advantage of fewer neurological side-effects compared to prior drugs, but many cause serious metabolic side-effects. The underlying physiology of these side-effects is not well-understood, but evidence exists to indicate that the sympathetic nervous system may play an important role. In order to examine this poss…
Characterization of Bodily Pain and Use of Both Prescription and Non-Prescription Opioids in Tenants of Precarious Housing
Background opioid use, which includes both prescribed and non-prescribed drugs, is relatively common amongst marginalized populations. Past research has shown that among those who use non-prescribed or diverted opioids recreationally, many were first exposed to the drug as prescribed pain medication. Objective: to better understand the relationship between pain and opioid use in tenants of precarious housing. Methods: in the present study, 440 in…
Chronic Treatment With Psilocybin Decreases Changes in Body Weight in a Rodent Model of Obesity
Psilocybin demonstrated modest but significant effects on weight gain. Further study is recommended
Developing prediction models for symptom severity around the time of discharge from a tertiary-care program for treatment-resistant psychosis
Antipsychotics are the only therapeutic class indicated in the symptomatic management of psychotic disorders. However, individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder may not always benefit from these first-line agents. This refractoriness to conventional treatment can be difficult to address in most clinical settings. Therefore, a referral to a tertiary-care program that is better able to deliver specialized care in excess o…
Patterns of Cannabis Use in Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (Fasd)
Medicine (8 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Population (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Pharmacology (3 works) · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming (3 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (3 works) · Addiction (2 works)