Andrea Chapman

Overview: Our work is focused on finding effective individual and group treatments for children/youth who have significant physical symptoms with a component of somatization.
Publications: Clinical pathway development to standardize pharmacological medication management of agitation in pediatric inpatient settings
Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2024
Pediatric Delirium Educational Tool Development With Intensive Care Unit Clinicians and Caregivers in Canada: Focus Group Study
JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting
Michael Wood and Kavi Gandhi and Andrea Chapman and Peter Skippen and Gordon Krahn and Matthias Görges and S Evelyn Stewart
DOI: 10.2196/53120
12/2023
Somatization in Adolescents With Persistent Symptoms After Concussion: A Retrospective Chart Review
The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Green, K.E. and Purtzki, J. and Chapman, A. and Oberlander, T.F. and Silverberg, N.D. and Dhariwal, A.K.
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.21070169
2022
Adaptations Made to Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service Delivery During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A North American Multisite Survey
Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Brahmbhatt, K. and Mournet, A.M. and Malas, N. and DeSouza, C. and Greenblatt, J. and Afzal, K.I. and Giles, L.L. and Charoensook, J. and Feuer, V. and Raza, H. and Mooneyham, G.C. and Pergjika, A. and Schlesinger, A. and Chapman, A. and Strain, A. and Gandhi, B. and Johnson, K. and Mroczkowski, M.M. and Ibeziako, P. and Graham, R. and Yoon, Y. and Plioplys, S. and Fuchs, C. and Shaw, R.J. and Pao, M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2021.05.003
2021
The utility of universal screening for somatization in a pediatric emergency department: A prospective evaluation
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Virk, P. and Ellis, J. and Dhariwal, A. and Chapman, A. and Doan, Q.
DOI: 10.1177/13591045211017619
2021
Making Sense of "somatization": A Systematic Review of its Relationship to Pediatric Pain
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Boerner, K.E. and Green, K. and Chapman, A. and Stanford, E. and Newlove, T. and Edwards, K. and Dhariwal, A.
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsz102
2020
Developing a Clinical Pathway for Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders in Pediatric Hospital Settings
Hospital Pediatrics
Patricia Ibeziako and Khyati Brahmbhatt and Andrea Chapman and Claire De Souza and Lisa Giles and Shanti Gooden and Finza Latif and Nasuh Malas and Lisa Namerow and Ruth Russell and Petra Steinbuchel and Maryland Pao and Sigita Plioplys
DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2018-0205
02/2019
Formal psychiatry resident rotations with a clinical pharmacy specialist: Preliminary experience at BC children’s hospital
Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Elbe, D. and Chapman, A.
2019
Research: Current Projects
We conduct research on a group treatment for pediatric somatization called the Mind Body Connection Group.

Research Group Members

Kavi Gandhi

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Advancing understanding of the developing brain in preterm babies to help inform therapies

BCCHR research found new evidence that the younger a baby is born, the slower their brain development will be. Scientists are investigating how the brain functions at an early gestational age so they can identify potential therapies.

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BCCHR celebrates women in science with mentorship event for high school students

On February 11, in celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, BCCHR will host Women in Science. This year, the event is dedicated to mentoring high school students. They will have the opportunity to network with a diverse group of 25 trainee mentors — women+ researchers pursuing their master’s degree, doctoral degree, or postdoctoral fellowship.

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Congratulations CIHR Spring 2024 Project Grant recipients

Congratulations to the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) investigators and their teams who were awarded $5 million in funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Spring 2024 Project Grant competition.

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National study on the social and economic costs of eating disorders in children and youth during COVID-19 a 'vast underestimate'

A new pan-Canadian analysis showed a sharp increase in the cost of eating disorders in children and youth, comparing the periods before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study resulted from a collaboration between more than 40 health-care and academic partners, including BC Children's Hospital Research Institute.

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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 Outstanding Achievement Awards and the Clinical & Translational Research Seed Grant

BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2023 Outstanding Achievement Awards and the Clinical & Translational Research Seed Grant. These programs, generously funded by the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, play a pivotal role in acknowledging and nurturing excellence within our research community.

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