Cindy-Lee Dennis, PhD

 

Publications

  1. Dennis, C-L. Vigod, SN (in press). Cannabis use in pregnancy: A harm reduction approach is needed with a focus on prevention and positive intervention. Evidence-Based Nursing.
  2. Abbass Dick, J., Newport, A., Pattison, D., Sun, W., Kenaszchuk, C., Dennis, C-L. (in press). Development, psychometric assessment, and predictive validity of the Comprehensive Breastfeeding Knowledge Scale. Midwifery.
  3. Zou, P., Stinson, J., Parry, M., Dennis, C-L., Yang, Y., Lu, Z. (in press). Design, usability testing, and feasibility testing of a smartphone app (mDASHNa-CC) to support healthy diet and hypertension control for Chinese Canadian seniors: A proposal. JMIR Research Protocols.
  4. Dennis, C-L., Grigoriadis, S., Zupancic, J., Kiss, A., Ravitz, P. (in press). Telephone-based interpersonal psychotherapy by non-specialist nurses for the treatment of postpartum depression: A nation-wide randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry.
  5. Dennis, C-L., Brown, H., Brennenstuhl,, Haddad, S., Marini, F., Stremler, R. (in press). Trajectory and predictors of postpartum maternal fatigue among Chinese immigrant and Canadian-born women: A longitudinal study. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing.
  6. Chyzzy, B., Nelson, , Stinson, J., Vigod, S., Dennis, C-L. (in press). Adolescent mothers’ perceptions of a mobile phone-based peer support intervention to prevent postpartum depression. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research.
  7. Dennis, C-L., Brennenstuhl,, Brown, H., Grigoriadis, S., Vigod, S., Marini, F., Fung, K. (in press). Traditional postpartum rituals among immigrant and non-immigrant Chinese women: Results from a longitudinal cohort study. Transcultural Psychiatry. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.5]
  8. Abbass-Dick, J., Sun, W., Stanyon, W., Papaconstantinou, E., D’Paiva, V., Jiwani-Ebrahim, N., Dennis, C-L. (2019). Designing a Mindfulness Resource for Expectant and New Mothers to Promote Maternal Mental Wellness: Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Learning Preferences. Journal of Child and Family Studies, DOI 10.1007/s10826-019-01657-5 [Epub ahead of print]
  9. Grunberg, P.H., Dennis, C-L., Da Costa, D., Gagné, K., Idelson, R., Zelkowitz, P. (2019). Development and evaluation of an online infertility peer supporter training program. Patient Education Counselling Nov 18. pii: S0738-3991(19)30526-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.11.019. [Epub ahead of print]
  10. Brown, H., Cairncross, Z., Lipscombe, L., Wilton, A., Dennis, C-L., Ray, J.G., Guttmann A., Vigod, SN. (2019). Pre-pregnancy diabetes and perinatal mental illness: A population-based latent class analysis. American Journal of Epidemiology. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwz254. [Epub ahead of print]
  11. Faulkner, M.R., Barker, L.C., Vigod, S.N., Dennis, C-L, Brown, H.K. (2019). Collective impact of chronic medical conditions and poverty on perinatal mental illness: population-based cohort study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. doi: 10.1136/jech-2019-212714. [Epub ahead of print]
  12. Bani-Issa, W., Dennis, C-L., Brown, H.K., Ibrahim, A., Almoman, F.M., Walton, L.M., Al-Shujairi, A.M. (2019). The influence of parents and schools on adolescents’ perceived diet and exercise self-efficacy: a school-based sample from the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Sep 27:1043659619876686. doi: 10.1177/1043659619876686. [Epub ahead of print].
  13. Shorey, S., Chee, CY., Ng, ED., Lau, Y., Dennis, C-L., Chan, YH. (2019). Evaluation of a technology-based peer support intervention program for preventing postnatal depression: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21, e12410 doi: 10.2196/12410. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 4.7]
  14. Brown HK, Wilton A, Ray JG, Dennis C-L, Guttmann A, Vigod SN. (2019). Chronic physical conditions and risk for perinatal mental illness: A population-based retrospective cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 16, doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002864.
  15. Gupta, R., Brown, H., Barker, L., Dennis, C-L. Vigod, S. (2019). Rapid repeat pregnancy in women with schizophrenia. Schizophrenic Research, 212:86-91. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.08.007
  16. Grigoriadis, S., Graves, L., Peer, M., Mamisashvili, L., Lanctôt, K., Ruthirakuhan, M., Chan, P., Hennawy, M., Vigod, S., Dennis, C-L., Steiner, M., Brown, C., Cheung, A., Dawson, H., Rector, N., Guenette, M., Richter, M. (2019). Benzodiazepine use during pregnancy alone or in combination with an antidepressant and congenital malformations: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Jul 9;80(4). pii: 18r12412. doi: 10.4088/JCP.18r12412. [MA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 5.4]
  17. Vigod, S., Murphy, K., Dennis, C-L., Oberlander, T., Ray, J., Daskalakis, Z., Blumberger, D. (2019). Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for depression in pregnancy: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Brain Stimulation, Jun 19. pii: S1935-861X(19)30273-6. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2019.06.019. [Epub ahead of print] [MA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 6.1]
  18. Forster, D., McLardie-Hore, F., Amir, L., McLachlan, H., Davey, AM., Dennis, C-L., Gold, L., Small, R., Donath, S., Mortensen, K., Moorhead, A., Shafiei, T., Tawia, S., East, C., & Grimes, H. (2019). Proactive peer (mother-to-mother) breastfeeding support by telephone (Ringing Up about Breastfeeding earlY [RUBY]): a multicentre, unblinded, randomised controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine, 8, 20-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.02.003 [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript]
  19. Dennis, C-L., Vigod, S. (2019). Expanding midwifery’s role to improve perinatal mental healthcare access. Evidence-Based Nursing, Jul;22(3):72. doi: 10.1136/ebnurs-2018-103058. Epub 2019 May 28. 
  20. Dennis, C-L., Vigod, S. (2019). Preventing postpartum depression: Fatigue management the place to start. Evidence-Based Nursing. doi: 10.1136/ebnurs-2019-103073. [Epub ahead of print]
  21. Abbass-Dick, J., Brown, H., Jackson, K., Rempel, L., Taylor-Vaisey, A., Dennis, C-L. (2019). Perinatal breastfeeding interventions including fathers/partners: A systematic review of the literature. Midwifery, 75, 41-51. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.8]
  22. Vigod, SN., Arora, S., Urquia, ML., Dennis C-L., Fung, K., Grigoriadis, S., Ray, JG. (2019). Postpartum self-inflicted injury, suicide, assault and homicide in relation to immigrant status: A retrospective population-based cohort study. CMAJ Open. 12, 7(2), E227-E235. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript]
  23. Vigod, S., Dennis, C-L. (2019). Benzodiazepines and the Z-Drugs in Pregnancy: Reasonably reassuring for neurodevelopment but should we really be using them? JAMA Network Open, 2(4):e191430. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1430. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript]
  24. Vigod, S., Hussain-Shamsy, N., Stewart, D., Grigoriadis, S., Metcalfe, K., Oberlander, T., Schram, C., Taylor, V., Dennis, C-L. (2019). A patient decision aid for antidepressant use in pregnancy: pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders. Mar 18;251, 91-99. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.01.051. [Epub ahead of print] [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.8]
  25. Dennis, C-L., Shiri, R., Brown, H., Santos, H., Schmied, V., Falah-Hassani, K. (2019). Breastfeeding rates in immigrant and non-immigrant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Maternal & Child Nutrition. Mar 18:e12809. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12809. [Epub ahead of print] [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.2]
  26. Haddad, S., Dennis, C-L., Shah, P., Stremler, R. (2019). Sleep in parents of preterm infants: A systematic review. Midwifery, 73, 35-48. [CA; contribution: design, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.8]
  27. Cairncross,Z., Ravindran, S., Yoganathan, S., Dennis, C-L., Enders. J., Graves, L., Mill, C., Telner, D., Brown, HK. (2019). Measurement of preconception health knowledge: A systematic review. American Journal of Health Promotion, 33, 941-954. doi: 10.1177/0890117119835518. [Epub ahead of print] [MA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.2]
  28. Boateng, G., Martin, S, Tuthill, E., Collins, S., Dennis, C-L., Natamba, B., Young, S. (2019). Adaptation of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale to Assess Exclusive Breastfeeding: A Psychometric Evaluation. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19(1):73. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2217-7. [MA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.9]
  29. Pilkington, P., Rominov, , Brown, H., Dennis, C-L. (2019). Systematic review of the impact of co-parenting interventions on paternal co-parenting behavior. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 5, 17-29. [Epub ahead of print] [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.3]
  30. Dennis, C-L., Brown, H., Brennenstuhl,, Haddad, S., Marini, F., Stremler, R. (2018). Prevalence and predictors of postpartum maternal and infant bed-sharing: Results from a longitudinal study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 25, 1-11. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.9]
  31. Brown, H., Dennis, CL., Kurdyak, P., Vigod, S. (2018). A population-based study of the frequency and predictors of induced abortion among women with schizophrenia. British Journal of Psychiatry, doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.262. [Epub ahead of print] [MA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 7.1]
  32. Grunberg, P. H., Dennis, C-L., Da Costa, D., & Zelkowitz, P. (2018). Inertility patients’ need and preferences for online peer support. Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online.6, 80-89. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript]
  33. Grigoriadis S, Graves L, Peer M, Mamisashvili L, Tomlinson G, Vigod S, Dennis C-L, Steiner M, Brown C, Cheung A, Dawson H, Rector N, Guenette M, Richter P. (2018). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of antenatal anxiety on postpartum outcomes. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, Dec 6. doi: 10.1007/s00737-018-0930-2. [Epub ahead of print] [MA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.6]
  34. Dennis, C-L., Brown, H., Chung-Lee, L., Abbass-Dick, J., Shorey, S., Marini, F., Brennenstuhl, S. (2019). Prevalence and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among immigrant and Canadian-Born Chinese women. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 15(2):e12687. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12687 [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.2]
  35. Brandão, S., Mendonça, D., Castro Dias, C., Pinto, T., Dennis, C-L., Figueiredo, B. (2018). Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form in Portuguese pregnant women. Midwifery, 66, 49-55. [MA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.8]
  36.  Dennis, C-L. Brown H., Brennenstuhl,, (2018). Development, psychometric testing, and predictive validity of the Postpartum Childcare Stress Checklist. Nursing Research, Jul 31. doi: 10.1097. [Epub ahead of print] [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.8]
  37. Grigoriadis S, Graves L, Peer M, Mamisashvili L, Tomlinson G, Vigod S, Dennis C-L, Steiner M, Brown C, Cheung A, Dawson H, Rector N, Guenette M, Richter P. (2018). Maternal anxiety during pregnancy and the association with adverse perinatal outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Sep 4;79(5). pii: 17r12011. doi: 10.4088/JCP.17r12011 [CA; contribution: conceptualization, methods, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 5.5]
  38.  Brown, H., Qazibilash, A., Rahim, N., Dennis, C-L., Vigod, S. (2018). Chronic medical conditions and perinatal mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Epidemiology, 187, 2060-2068. [MA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =5.2] 
  39. Dennis, C-L. Brennenstuhl, S., Abbass-Dick, J. (2018). Measuring paternal breastfeeding self-efficacy: A psychometric evaluation of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form among fathers. Midwifery, 64, 17-22.
  40.  Shorey S., Yang, Y., Dennis C-L. (2018). A mobile health app-based postnatal educational program (Home-but not Alone): A descriptive qualitative study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, Apr 19; 20 (4):e119. doi: 10.2196/jmir.9188. [MA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 5.18]
  41. Dennis, C-L., Brennenstuhl,, Wanigaratne, S., Brown, H., Grigoriadis, S., Marini, F., Vigod, S. (2018). Unique trajectories of anxiety among Chinese-Canadian women across the first postpartum year: A longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 230, 71-76. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.43]
  42. Shorey, S., Chee, C., Chong, Y., Ng, E., Lau, Y., Dennis, C-L. (2018). Evaluation of technology-based peer-support intervention program for preventing postnatal depression: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research Protocols, 14, e81. doi: 10.2196/resprot.9416
  43. Araban, M., Karimian, Z., Kakolaki, Z., McQueen, K., Dennis, C-L. (2018). Randomized controlled trial of a prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy intervention among primiparous women in Iran. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 47,173-183. [CA; contribution: methods, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.45]
  44.  Zou, P., Dennis, C-L., Lee, R., Parry, M. (2017). Dietary approach to stop hypertension with sodium reduction for Chinese Canadians (DASHNa-CC): A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging; 21, 1225-1232. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.0]
  45. Brown, H., Mueller, M., Edwards, S., Mill, C., Enders, J., Graves, L., Telner, D., Dennis, C-L. (2017). Preconception health interventions delivered in public health and community settings: A systematic review. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 108, e388-397. [CA; contribution: methods, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.45]
  46. Abbass-Dick, J., Dennis, C-L. (2018). Maternal and paternal experiences and satisfaction with a co-parenting breastfeeding support intervention in Canada. Midwifery, 56, 135-141. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.0]
  47.  Dennis, C-L., Brown, H., Wanigaratne, S., Vigod, S., Grigoriadis, S., Fung, K., Marini, F., Brennenstuhl, S. (2018). Determinants of co-morbid depression and anxiety postnatally. A longitudinal cohort study of Chinese-Canadian women. Journal of Affective Disorders, 227, 24-30. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.43]
  48. Dennis, C-L., Brown, H., Wanigaratne, S., Vigod, S., Grigoriadis, S., Fung, K., Marini, F., Brennenstuhl, S. (2018). Prevalence, incidence, and persistence of postpartum depression, anxiety, and comorbidity among Chinese immigrant and non-immigrant women: A longitudinal cohort study. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 63, 44-53. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =3.42]
  49. Da Costa, D., Zelkowitz, P., Letourneau, N., Howlett, A., Dennis, C-L., Russell, B., Grover, S., Lowensteyn, I., Chan, P., Khalifé, S. (2017). HealthyDads.ca: What do men want in a website designed to promote emotional wellness and healthy behaviors in expectant fathers? Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19, e325 [CA; contribution: design, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 5.18]
  50. Letourneau, N., Dennis, C-L., Cosic, N., Linder, J. (2017). The effect of perinatal depression treatment for mothers on parenting and child development: A systematic review. Depression and Anxiety, 34, 928-966. [CA; conceptualization, design, data collection, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =5.0]
  51. Zou, P., Dennis, C-L., Lee, R. Parry, M. (2017). Hypertension prevalence, health service utilization and participant satisfaction: Findings from a randomized controlled trial in aged Chinese Canadians. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, Jan 1;54:46958017724942. doi: 10.1177/0046958017724942 [MA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript]
  52.  Dennis, C-L., Brennenstuhl, S. Brown, H. (2017). The Postpartum Partner Support Scale: Development, psychometric assessment, and predictive validity in a Canadian prospective cohort. Midwifery, 54, 18-24. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =2.0]
  53.  Dennis, C-L., Brown, H. (2017). Psychosocial, psychological, and pharmacological interventions for treating antenatal anxiety: Protocol. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012870. [PA; contribution: conceptualization and design; impact factor = 5.6]
  54. Corbijn van Willenswaard,K., Lynn, F., McNeill,J., McQueen, K., Dennis, C-L. Lobel, M., Alderdice, F. (2017). Music interventions to reduce stress and anxiety in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 17(1), 271. [MA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.61]
  55. Stewart, M., Spitzer, D., Kushner, K., Shizha, E., Letourneau, N., Makwarimba, E., Dennis, C-L., Kariwo, M., Makumbe, K., Edey,, (2017). Supporting refugee parents of young children: “knowing you’re not alone.”International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMHSC-04-2016-0018. [MA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript]
  56. Shorey, S. Dennis, C-L., (2017). First-time fathers’ postnatal experiences and support needs: A descriptive qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 73, 2987-2996. [MA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.92]
  57. Abbass-Dick, J., Xie, F. Koroluk, J., Alcock Brillinger, S., Huizinga, J., Newport, A., Goodman, W., Dennis, C-L. (2017). The development and piloting of an eHealth breastfeeding resource targeting fathers and partners as co-parents. Midwifery, 50, 139-147. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 86]
  58.  Falah-Hassani, K., Shiri, R., & Dennis, C-L. (2017). The prevalence of antenatal and postnatal co-morbid anxiety and depression: A meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine. 47, 2041-2053. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 6.16]
  59. Dennis, C-L., Falah-Hassani, K., & Shiri, R (2017). Prevalence of antenatal and postnatal anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 210, 315-323. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 7.99]
  60. Shorey S, Lau YY, Dennis CL, Chan YS, Tam WW, Chan YH. (2017). A randomized-controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of the ‘Home-but not Alone’ mobile-health application educational programme on parental outcomes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73, 2103-2117. [MA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.92]
  61. Vigod, S., Bagadia AJ, Hussain-Shamsy N, Fung K, Sultana A, Dennis C-L. (2017). Postpartum mental health of immigrant mothers by region of origin, time since immigration and refugee status: A population-based study. Archives in Women’s Mental Health. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.62]
  62. Dennis, C-L., Merry, L., Stewart, D., & Gagnon, A., (2017). Postpartum depression risk factors among refugee, asylum-seeking, and non-refugee immigrant women: Results from a Canadian prospective cohort study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 52, 411-422. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.54]
  63. Dennis, C-L., Brown, HK. Falah-Hassani, K., Marini, F., Vigod, S., (2017). Identifying women at risk for sustained postpartum anxiety. Journal of Affective Disorders, 213, 131-137. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.56]
  64. Brown, HK., Hussain-Shamsy, N., Lunsky, Y., Dennis, CL., & Vigod, SN. (2017). The association between antenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and autism: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry,78, e48-e58. [MA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 50]
  65.  Dennis-C-L. (2017). Psychological treatment is one of several important components to the effective management of postpartum depression. Evidence-Based Nursing, 20, 9. doi: 10.1136/eb-2016-102521.
  66. Abbass-Dick, J., & Dennis, C-L. (2017). Breastfeeding co-parenting framework: A new framework to improve breastfeeding duration and exclusivity. Family & Community Health, 40, 28-31 [SA; contribution: conceptualization and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.0]
  67. Shorey S, Ng YP, Danbjørg DB, Dennis C-L, Morelius E. (2017). Effectiveness of the ‘home-but not alone’ mobile health application educational programme on parental outcomes: A randomized controlled trial, study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73, 253-264. [MA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.92]
  68. Dennis, C-L., Falah-Hassani, K., Brown, H., Vigod, S. (2017). Identifying women at risk for postpartum anxiety: A prospective population-based study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavia, 134, 485-493. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 6.13]
  69. Metcalfe, K., Dennis, C-L., Poll, A., Armel, S., Demsky, R., Carlsson, L., Nanda, S., Kiss, A., & Narod, S. (2017). Effect of decision air for breast cancer prevention on decisional conflict in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation: a multisite randomized controlled trial. Genetics in Medicine, 19, 330-336. [CA; contribution: design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 7.71]
  70. Stewart, M.J., Makwarimba, E., Kushner, K.E., Letourneau, N.L., Dennis, C-L., & Shihza, E. (2017). Social support needs and preferences of Sudanese and Zimbabwean refugee new parents in Canada. International Journal of Migration, Health, and Social Care, 13, 234-252 [MA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript]
  71.  Jackson, K.T., & Dennis, C-L. (2016). Lanolin for the treatment of nipple pain in breastfeeding women: a randomized controlled trial. Maternal & Child Nutrition. August 1 [epub ahead of print]. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.51]
  72. Vigod, S. Rochon-Terry, G., Fung, K., Gruneir, A., Dennis, C-L., Grigoriadis, S., Kurdyak, P., Ray, J., Rochon, P., Seeman, M. (2016) Factors associated with postpartum psychiatric admission in a population-based cohort of women with schizophrenia. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 134, 305-313.  [MA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 6.13]
  73. Dennis-C-L. (2016). “Time for self” as a proactive strategy for the prevention of postpartum depression. Evidence-Based Nursing, 19, 114. doi: 10.1136/eb-2016-102391
  74. Brown, HK., Cobigo, V., Lunsky, Y., Dennis, C-L., & Vigod, SN. (2016). Perinatal health of women with intellectual and developmental disabilities and comorbid mental illness. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 61, 714-723. [MA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.55]
  75. Vigod, S., Sultana, A., Fung, K., & Dennis, C-L. (2016). A population-based survey of postpartum mental health service utilization by immigrant women in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 61, 705-713. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.55]
  76. Dennis, C-L., Stewart, D., Merry, L., & Gagnon, A. (2016). Prevalence, continuation, and identification of postpartum depression among migrant and Canadian-born women: Results from a multi-centre study. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 19, 959-967. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.50]
  77. Morrell, CJ, Sutcliffe, P., Booth, A., Stevens, J., Scope, A., Stevenson, M., Harvey, R., Bessey, A., Cantrell, A., Dennis, C-L., Ren, S., Ragonesi, M., Barkham, M., Churchill, D., Henshaw, C., Newstead, J., Slade, P., Spiby, H., Stewart-Brown, S. (2016) A systematic review, evidence synthesis and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies evaluating the clinical effectiveness, the cost-effectiveness, safety and acceptability of interventions to prevent postnatal depression. Health Technology Assessment, volume 20, number 37 [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 03]
  78. Dennis, C-L, Brown, H., & Morrell, J. (2016) Interventions (other than psychosocial, psychological, and pharmacological) for preventing postpartum depression: Protocol. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [Impact factor = 6.10]
  79. Rochon-Terry, G., Gruneir, A., Seeman, M., Ray, G., Rochon, P., Dennis, C-L., Grigoriadis, S., Fung, K., Kurdyak, P., & Vigod, S. (2016). Hospitalizations and emergency department visits for psychiatric illness during and after pregnancy among women with schizophrenia. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 77, 541-547. [MA; contribution: conceptualization drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 5.5]
  80. Falah-Hassani, K., Shiri, R., & Dennis, C-L. (2016). Prevalence and risk factors for co-morbid postpartum depression symptomatology and anxiety. Journal of Affective Disorders, 198, 142-146. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.4]
  81. Vigod, S., Hussain-Shamsy, S., Grigoriadis, S., Howard, LM., Metcalf, K., Oberlander, T., Schram, C., Stewart, D., Taylor, V., Dennis, C-L. (2016). A patient decision aid for antidepressant use in pregnancy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 17, 110. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-016-1233-4 [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.73]
  82. Stewart, M., Dennis, C-L., Kariwo, M., Kushner, K., Letourneau, N., Makumbe, M., Makwarimba, E., & Shizha, E. (2015). Support Intervention Impacts for Zimbabwe and Sudanese Refugee Parents: “I am not alone. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 47, 113-140. [MA; contribution: conceptualization and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =1.1]
  83. Falah-Hassani, K., Shiri, R., Vigod, S., & Dennis, C-L. (2015). Prevalence of postpartum depression among immigrant women. A systematic review and meta-analyses. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 70, 67-82. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 4.0]
  84. Letourneau, N., Tryphonopoulos, P., Giesbrecht, G. Dennis, C-L., Bhogal, S., & Watson, B. (2015). Narrative and meta-analytic review of interventions aiming to improve maternal-child attachment security. Infant Mental Health Journal, 36, 366-87. [MA; contribution: conceptualization and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.1]
  85. Stewart, M., Dennis, C-L., Kariwo, M., Kushner, K., Letourneau, N., Makumbe, M., Makwarimba, E., & Shizha, E. (2015). Challenges faced by refugee new parents from Africa in Canada. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 17, 1146-56. [MA; contribution: conceptualization and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =1.48]
  86.  Dennis, C-L., Jackson, K., & Watson, J. (2015). Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, December 15, 12, CD007366 [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 6.2]
  87. Letourneau, N., Secco L., Colpitts, J., Aldous, S., Stewart, M., & Dennis, C-L., (2015). Quasi-experimental evaluation of a telephone-based peer support intervention for maternal depression. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71, 1587-99. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.7]
  88. McQueen, K., Sieswerda, L., Montelpare, W., & Dennis, C-L. (2015). Prevalence and factors affecting breastfeeding among Aboriginal women in Northwestern Ontario. Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN), 44, 51-68. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.2]
  89. Abbass-Dick, J., Stern, S., Nelson, L., Watson, W., & Dennis, C-L. (2015). Coparenting breastfeeding support and exclusive breastfeeding: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics, 135, 102-10. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 5.5]
  90. Howard, L., Molyneaux, E., Dennis, C-L., Rochat, T., Stein, A., & Milgrom, J. (2014). Perinatal mental health: Non-psychotic mental disorders in the perinatal period. Lancet, 384, 1775-2778. [CA; contribution: drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 39.2]
  91. Dennis, C-L. (2014). Health professionals need to target exclusive breastfeeding. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG), 121, 1684.
  92. Walton, G., Ross, L., Stewart, D., Grigoriadis, S., Dennis, C-L., & Vigod, S. (2014). Decisional conflict among women considering antidepressant medication use in pregnancy. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 17, 493-501.
  93. Vigod, S., Dennis, CL., Daskalakis, Z., Murphy, K., Ray, J., Oberlander, T., Somerton, S., Hussain-Shamsy, N. & Blumberger, (2014) Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for treatment of major depression during pregnancy: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Trials, 15, 366. [CA; contribution: trial design and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.1]
  94. McGregor, M., Coghlan, M., & Dennis, C-L. (2014). The effect of physician-based cognitive behavioural therapy among pregnant women with depressive symptomatology: A pilot quasi-experimental study. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 8, 348-57. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.2]
  95.  Dennis, C-L. (2014). The process of developing and implementing a telephone-based peer support program for postpartum depression: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 15:131. [impact factor = 2.2]
  96. Vigod, S., Dennis, C-L., Kurdyak, P., Cairney, J., Guttman, A., & Taylor, V. (2014). Fertility rate trends among adolescent girls with major mental illness: a population-based study. Pediatrics. 133, e585-91. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =5.5]
  97. Grigoriadis, S., VonderPorten, E.H., Mamisashvili, L., Eady, A., Tomlinson, G., Dennis, C-L., Koren, G., Steiner, M., Mousmanis, P., Cheung, A., & Ross, L.E. (2014). Prenatal exposure to antidepressants and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: systematic review and meta-analysis. British Medical Journal, 348, f6932. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =17.2]
  98. Vigod, S., Kurdyak, P., Dennis, C-L., Gruneir, A., Newman, A., Seeman, M., Rochon, P., Anderson, G., Grigoriadis, S., & Ray, J. (2014). Maternal and newborn outcomes among women with schizophrenia: a retrospective population-based cohort study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 121, 566-74. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =3.76]
  99.  Dennis, C-L. (2014). Psychosocial interventions for the treatment of perinatal depression. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, 28, 97-111. [impact factor = 2.50]
  100.  Thorton, C., Schmied, V., Dennis, C-L., Bennett, B., & Dahlen, H., (2013). Maternal deaths in New South Wales Australia (2000-2006) from non-medical causes (suicide and trauma) in the first year following birth. BioMed Research International, 2013, 623743. [MA; contribution: data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.9]
  101. Dennis, C-L., & Dowswell, T. (2013). Interventions (other than pharmacological, psychosocial, or psychological) for treating antenatal depression. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Jul 31, 7, CD006795.[PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 6.2]
  102. Vigod, S., Tarasoff, L., Bryja, B., Dennis, C-L., Yudin, M., & Ross, L. (2013). Relation between place of residence and postpartum depression. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 185, 1129-35. [MA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 8.2]
  103.  Dahlen, H., Schmied, V., Dennis, C-L., & Thorton, C. (2013). Rates of obstetric intervention during birth and selected maternal and neonatal outcomes for low risk women born in Australia compared to those born overseas. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13, 100. [CA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.83]
  104. Dennis, C-L., Vigod, S., & Coghlan, M. (2013). Can we identify mothers at-risk for postpartum anxiety in the immediate postpartum period using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory? Journal of Affective Disorders, 150, 1217-20. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.50]
  105. McQueen, K., Montelpare, W., & Dennis, C-L. (2013). Breastfeeding and Aboriginal women: Validation of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale – Short Form. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 45, 58-75. [MA; contribution: conceptualization and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = N/A]
  106.  Grigoriadis, S., VonderPorten, E.H., Mamisashvili, L., Eady, A., Tomlinson, G., Dennis, C-L., Koren, G., Steiner, M., Mousmanis, P., Cheung, A., & Ross, L.E. (2013). The effect of prenatal antidepressant exposure on neonatal adaptation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 74, e309-20. [CA; contribution: design, data analysis, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 5.80]
  107. Grigoriadis, S., VonderPorten, E.H., Mamisashvili, L., Tomlinson, G., Dennis, C-L., Koren, G., Steiner, M., Mousmanis, P., Cheung, A., Radford, K., Martinovic, J., & Ross, L.E. (2013). The impact of maternal depression during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 74, e321-41. [CA; contribution: design, data analysis, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 5.80]
  108. Grigoriadis, S., VonderPorten, E.H., Mamisashvili, L., Roerecke, M., Rehm, J., Dennis, C-L., Koren, G., Steiner, M., Mousmanis, P., Cheung, A., & Ross, L.E. (2013). Antidepressant exposure during pregnancy and congenital malformations: Is there an association? A meta-analysis of the best evidence. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 74, e293-308. [CA; contribution: design, data analysis, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 5.80]
  109. Dennis, C-L., & Vigod, S. (2013). The relationship between postpartum depression, domestic violence, childhood violence, and substance use: Epidemiologic study of a large community sample. Violence Against Women, 19, 503-17. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.33]
  110. Otsuka, K., Taguri, M., Dennis, C-L., Wakutani, K., Awano, M., Yamaguchi, T., & Jimba, M. (2014). Effectiveness of a breastfeeding self-efficacy intervention: Do hospital practices make a difference? Maternal and Child Health Journal, 18, 296-306. [Epub ahead of print 2013 April 18] [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.24]
  111. Dennis, C-L., & Dowswell, T. (2013). Psychosocial and psychological interventions for preventing postpartum depression. Cochrane Database Systematic Review, February 28, 2:CD0001134. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 6.2]
  112. Ross, L.E., Grigoriadis, S., Mamisashvili, L., VonderPorten, E., Roerecke, M., Rehm, J., Dennis, C-L., Koren, G., Steiner, M., Mousmanis, P., & Cheung, A. (2013). Selected pregnancy and delivery outcomes after exposure to antidepressant medication: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 70, 436-43. [MA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 12.03]
  113. Wheeler, B., & Dennis, C-L. (2013). Psychometric testing of the modified Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (Short Form) among mothers of ill or preterm infants. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN), 42, 70-80. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.04]
  114. Gagnon, A.J., Dougherty, G., Wahoush, O., Saucier, J.F., Dennis, C-L., Stanger, E., Palmer, B., Merry, L., & Stewart, D.E. (2013). International migration to Canada: The post-birth health of mothers and infants by immigration class. Social Science & Medicine, 76, 197-207. [MA; contribution: design and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.69]
  115. Vigod, S.N., Kurdyak, P.A., Dennis, C-L., Leszcz, T., Taylor, V.H., Blumberger, D.M., & Seitz, D.P. (2013). Transitional interventions to reduce early psychiatric readmissions in adults: Systematic review. British Journal of Psychiatry, 202, 187-94. [MA; contribution: design and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 6.62]
  116. Dukhovny, D., Dennis, C-L., Hodnett, E., Weston, J., Stewart, D., Mao, W., & Zupancic, J.A. (2013). Prospective economic evaluation of a peer support intervention for prevention of postpartum depression among high-risk women in Ontario, Canada. American Journal of Perinatology, 30, 631-42. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.31]
  117.  Dennis, C-L., Gagnon, A., Van Hulst, A., Dougherty, G., & Wahoush, O. (2013). Prediction of duration of breastfeeding among Migrant and Canadian-Born Women: Results from a Multi-Center Study. Journal of Pediatrics, 162, 72-9. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =4.04]
  118. Schmied, V., Olley, H., Burns, E., Duff, M., Dennis, C-L., & Dahlen, H.G. (2012). Contradictions and conflict: A meta-ethnographic study of migrant women’s experiences of breastfeeding in a new country. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 12, 163. [MA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.83]
  119.  Dennis, C-L., Heaman, M., & Vigod, S. (2012). Epidemiology of postpartum depressive symptoms among Canadian women: Regional and national results from a cross-sectional survey. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 57, 537-46. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =2.50]
  120.  Dennis, C-L., Gagnon, A., Van Hulst, A., & Dougherty, G. (2014). Predictors of breastfeeding exclusivity among migrant and Canadian-born women: Results from a multi-centre study. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 10, 527-44. [Epub ahead of print 2012 Sep 13] [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.31]
  121. Pavicic Bosnjak, A., Rumboldt, M., Stanojevic, M., & Dennis, C-L. (2012). Psychometric assessment of the Croatian version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form. Journal of Human Lactation, 28, 565-69. [MA; contribution: conceptualization, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.15]
  122. Stewart, D.E., Gagnon, A.J., Merry, L.A., & Dennis, C-L. (2012). Risk factors and health profiles of recent migrant women who experienced violence associated with pregnancy. Journal of Women’s Health, 21, 1100-6. [MA; contribution: design and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.61]
  123. Ip, W.Y,, Yeung, L.S., Chow, K.C., Chair, S.Y., & Dennis, C-L. (2012). Translation and validation of the Hong Kong Chinese version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale – Short Form. Research in Nursing & Health, 35, 450-9. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.51]
  124. Logsdon, M.C., Tomasulo, R., Eckert, D., Beck, C. & Dennis, C-L. (2012). Identification of mothers at risk for postpartum depression by hospital-based perinatal nurses. MCN: American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing, 37, 218-25; quiz 226-7. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 0.80]
  125. Letourneau, N.L., Dennis, C-L., Benzies, K., Duffett-Leger, L., Stewart, M., Tryphonopoulos, P.D., Este, D., & Watson, W. (2012). Postpartum depression is a family affair: Addressing the impact on mothers, fathers, and children. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 33, 445-57. [CA; contribution: conceptualization and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =1.22]
  126.  Vigod, S.N., Seeman, M.V., Ray, J.G., Anderson, G.M., Dennis, C-L., Grigoriadis, S., Gruneir, A., Kurdyak, P.A., & Rochon, P.A. (2012). Temporal trends in general and age-specific fertility rates among women with schizophrenia (1996-2009): A population-based study in Ontario, Canada. Schizophrenia Research, 139, 169-175. [MA; contribution: conceptualization and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =4.37]
  127.  Dennis, C-L. (2013). Peer support for postpartum depression: volunteers’ perceptions, recruitment strategies and training from a randomized controlled trial. Health Promotion International, 28, 187-196. [Epub ahead of print 2012 March 1] [impact factor = 1.74]
  128. Dennis, C-L., Ravitz, P., Grigoriadis, S., Jovellanos, M., Hodnett, E., Ross, L., Zupancic, J. (2012). The effectiveness of telephone-based interpersonal psychotherapy for the treatment of postpartum depression: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 13, 38. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =2.08]
  129. Dennis, C-L., Schottle, N., Hodnett, E. & McQueen, K. (2012). An all-purpose nipple ointment versus lanolin in treating painful damaged nipples in breastfeeding women: A randomized controlled trial. Breastfeeding Medicine. 7, 473-79. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.93]
  130. Letourneau, N., Tryphonopoulos, P.D., Duffett-Leger, L., Stewart, M., Benzies, K., Dennis, C-L., & Joschko, J. (2012). Support intervention needs and preferences of fathers affected by postpartum depression. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 26, 69-80. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.0]
  131. Dodt, R.C.M., Ximenes, L.P., de Almeida, P.C., Oriá, M.O.B., & Dennis, C-L. (2012). Psychometric and maternal sociodemographic assessment of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale – short form in a Brazilian sample. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 2, 66-73. [MA; contribution: conceptualization and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = N/A]
  132. Oliver-Roig, A., d’Anglade-González, M.L., García-García, B., Silva-Tubio, J.R., Richart-Martínez, M., & Dennis, C-L. (2012). The Spanish version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form: Reliability and validity assessment. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49, 169-73.
  133. Villegas, L., McKay, K., Dennis, C-L., & Ross, L.E. (2011). Postpartum depression among rural women from developed and developing countries: A systematic review. Journal of Rural Health, 27, 278-88. [MA; contribution: data analysis and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.41]
  134. Ross, L., Grigoriadis, S., Mamisashvili, L., Koren, G., Steiner, M., Dennis, C-L., Cheung, A., & Mousmanis, P. (2011). Quality assessment of observational studies in psychiatry: An example from perinatal psychiatric research. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 20, 224-34. [MA; contribution: design, data analysis, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.34]
  135. Jolly, K., Ingram, L., Freemantle, N., Khan, K., Chambers, J., Hamburger, R., Brown, J., Dennis, C-L., & MacArthur, C. (2012). Effect of a peer support service on breastfeeding continuation in the UK: A randomized controlled trial. Midwifery, 28, 740-5. [Epub ahead of print 2011 Sep 22] [MA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.29]
  136.  Dennis, C-L., Heaman, M., & Mossman, M. (2011). Psychometric testing of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form among adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 49, 265-71. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.33]
  137. Ross, L., Villegas, L., Dennis, C-L., Bourgeault, I., Cairney, J., Grigoriadis, S., Steele, L., & Yudin, M. (2011). Rural residence and risk for perinatal depression: A Canadian pilot study. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 14, 175-85. [MA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =1.81]
  138. McQueen, K., Dennis, C-L., Stremler, R., & Norman, C. (2011). A pilot randomized controlled trial of a breastfeeding self-efficacy intervention with primiparous mothers. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 40, 35-46. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.33]
  139. Letourneau, N., Stewart, M., Dennis, C-L., Hegadoren, K., Duffett-Leger, L., & Watson, B. (2011). The effect of home-based peer support on maternal-infant interactions among women with postpartum depression: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 20, 345-57. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; ; impact factor = 1.43]
  140. Letourneau, N., Duffett-Leger, L., Dennis, C-L., Stewart, M., & Tryphanopoulos, P. (2011). Identifying the support needs of fathers affected by postpartum depression: A pilot study. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 18, 41-7. [MA; contribution: conceptualization and design; impact factor = 1.03]
  141. Ross, L., McQueen, K., Vigod, S., & Dennis, C-L. (2011). Risk for postpartum depression associated with assisted reproductive technologies and multiple births: A systematic review. Human Reproduction Update, 17, 96-106. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data extraction, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 7.59]
  142. Doucet, S., Jones, I., Letourneau, N., Dennis, C-L., & Robertson-Blackmore, E. (2011). Interventions for the prevention and treatment of postpartum psychosis: A systematic review. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 14, 89-98. [Epub ahead of print 2010 Dec 3] [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.21]
  143. Pollock, W., Rose, L., & Dennis, C-L. (2010). Pregnant and postpartum admissions to the intensive care unit: A systematic review. Intensive Care Medicine, 36, 1465-74. [MA; contribution: data extraction and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 5.20]
  144. Fung, K., & Dennis, C-L. (2010). Postpartum depression among immigrant women. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 23, 342-8. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.74]
  145. Zubaran, C. Foresti, K., Schumacher, M., Rossi Thorell, M., Amoretti, A., Müller, L., & .Dennis, C-L. (2010). The Portuguese version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-short form. Journal of Human Lactation, 26, 297-303. [CA; contribution: data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 0.82]
  146. Parry, M., Watt-Watson, J., Hodnett, E., Tramner, J., Dennis, C-L., & Brooks, D. (2010). Pain experiences of men and women after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 25, E9-15. [MA; contribution: design, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.47]
  147. McCarter-Spaulding, D., & Dennis, C-L. (2010). Psychometric testing of the Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Scale-Short Form in a sample of Black women in the United States. Research in Nursing & Health, 33, 111-9. [MA; contribution: data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.46]
  148. Dennis, C-L. (2010). Postpartum depression peer support: Maternal perceptions from a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 47, 560-8. [impact factor = 2.31]
  149. Vigod, S., Villegas, L., Dennis, C-L., & Ross, L. (2010). Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression among women with preterm and low birth weight infants: A systematic review. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 117, 540-50. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, data extraction, data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.10]
  150. Alus Tokat, M., Okumuş, H., & Dennis, C-L. (2010). Translation and psychometric assessment of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale – Short Form among pregnant and postpartum women in Turkey. Midwifery, 26, 101-8. [CA; contribution: design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =1.20]
  151. Grigoriadis, S., Robertson, G., Fung, K., Ross, L., Chee, C., Dennis, C-L., & Romans, S. (2009). Traditional postpartum practices and rituals: Clinical implications. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 54, 834-40. [MA; contribution: drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.03]
  152. Oria, M., Ximenes, L., Cesar de Almeida, P., Glick, D., & Dennis, C-L. (2009). Psychometric assessment of the Brazilian version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale. Public Health Nursing, 26, 574-83. [CA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 0.60]
  153. Parry, M., Watt-Watson, J., Hodnett, E., Tramner, J., Dennis, C-L., & Brooks, D. (2009). Cardiac Home Education and Support Trial (CHEST): A Pilot Study. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 25, e393-8. [CA; contribution: design, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.42]
  154. Nichols, J., Schutte, N., Brown, R., Dennis, C-L., & Price, I. (2009). The impact of a self-efficacy intervention on short-term breastfeeding outcomes. Health Education & Behavior, 36, 250-8. [CA; contribution: design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.62]
  155. Doucet, S., Dennis, C-L., Letourneau, N., & Robertson-Blackmore, E. (2009). Differentiation and clinical implications of postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, 38, 269-79. [CA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.0]
  156.  Dennis, C-L., & McQueen, K. (2009). The relationship between infant feeding outcomes and postpartum depression: A qualitative systematic review. Pediatrics, 123, e736-51. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 4.47]
  157. Ross, L., & Dennis, C-L. (2009). The prevalence of postpartum depression among women with substance use, an abuse history, or chronic illness: A systematic review. Journal of Women’s Health, 18, 475-86. [CA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.5]
  158. MacArthur, C., Jolly, K., Ingram, L., Freemantle, N., Dennis, C-L., Hamburger, R., Brown, J., Chambers, J., & Khan, K. (2009). Antenatal peer support workers and initiation of breastfeeding: A cluster randomized controlled trial. British Medical Journal, 338, b131. [CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 9.72]
  159. Dennis, C-L., Hodnett, E., Kenton, L., Weston, J., Zupancic, J., Stewart, D., & Kiss, A. (2009). The effect of peer support on prevention of postnatal depression among high-risk women: a multi-site randomized controlled trial. British Medical Journal, 338, a3064. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 9.72]
  160. Otsuka, K., Dennis, C-L., Tatsuoka, H., & Jimba, M. (2008). The relationship between breastfeeding self-efficacy and perceived insufficient milk among Japanese mothers. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 37, 546-55. [CA; contribution: design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.0]
  161. Harvey, J., & Dennis, C-L. (2008). Hygiene interventions for prevention of cytomegalovirus infection among childbearing women: A systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 63, 440-50. [student author, CA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.44]
  162. Dennis, C-L., & Kingston, D. (2008). A systematic review of telephone support for women during pregnancy and the early postpartum period. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing. 37, 301-14 [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.0]
  163.  C-L., Allen, K., McCormick, FM., & Renfrew, MJ. (2008) Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Oct 8, 4, CD007366. [SA; protocol published; contribution: conceptualization, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of review; impact factor = 4.65]
  164. Gregory, A., Morrison, C., Penrose, K., Dennis, C-L., & MacArthur, C. (2008). Psychometric properties of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale among an ethnically diverse UK sample. Public Health Nursing, 25, 278-84. [student authors; CA; contribution: conceptualization, design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 0.88]
  165. Mossman, M., Heaman, M., & Dennis, C-L. (2008). The influence of adolescent mothers; breastfeeding confidence and attitudes on breastfeeding initiation and duration. Journal of Human Lactation, 24, 268-77. [student author, CA; contribution: design, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.13]
  166. Letourneau, N, Duffett-Leger, L., Stewart, M., Hegadoren, K., Dennis, C-L., Rinaldi, C., & Stoppard, J. (2007). Canadian mothers’ perceived support needs during postpartum depression. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 36, 441-9. [MA; contribution: design, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.00]
  167. Wutke, K, & Dennis, C-L. (2007). The reliability and validity of the Polish version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale: Translation and psychometric assessment. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 44, 1439-46. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 0.84]
  168. Dennis, C-L., Fung, K., Grigoriadis, S., Robertson, G., Romans, S., & Ross, L. (2007). Traditional postpartum rituals: A qualitative systematic review. Women’s Health, 3, 487-502. [CA; contribution: design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = N/A]
  169. Kingston, D., Dennis, C-L., & Sword, W. (2007). Exploring breastfeeding self-efficacy. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 21, 207-15. [student author; CA; contribution: design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor =1.15]
  170. Dennis, C-L., &. Allen, K. (2008). Interventions (other than pharmacological, psychosocial, and psychological) for treating antenatal depression. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Oct 8, 4, CD006795. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of review; impact factor = 4.65]
  171. Dennis, C-L., & Hodnett, E. (2007). Psychosocial and psychological interventions for treating postpartum depression. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Oct 17, 4, CD006116. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of review; impact factor = 4.65]
  172.  McQueen, K. & Dennis, C-L. (2007). Development of a postpartum depression best practice guideline: A review of the systematic process. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 22, 199-204. [student author; CA; contribution: conceptualization, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 0.88]
  173. Dennis, C-L., Ross, L., & Grigoriadis, S. (2007). Psychosocial and psychological interventions for treating antenatal depression. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Jul 18, 3, CD006309. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of review; impact factor = 4.65]
  174. Dennis, C-L., & Letourneau, N. (2007). Global and relationship-specific perceptions of support and the development of postpartum depressive symptomatology. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 42, 389-95. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.54]
  175. Dennis, C-L., & McQueen, K. (2007). Does maternal postpartum depressive symptomatology influence infant feeding outcomes? Acta Pediatrica, 96, 590-4. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.28]
  176. Dennis, C-L., & Ross, L. (2006). Women’s perceptions of partner support and conflict in the development of postpartum depressive symptoms. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 56, 588-99. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 0.91]
  177. Gagnon, A., Wahoush, O., Dougherty, G., Saucier, J. F., Dennis, C-L., Merry, L., Stranger, E., & Stewart, D. (2006). The childbearing health and related service needs of newcomers (CHARSNN) study protocol. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 6, 31 [MA; contribution: drafting of manuscript; impact factor = N/A]
  178. Ross, L., Campbell, V., Dennis, C-L., & Robertson, E. (2006). Demographic characteristics of participants in studies of risk factors, prevention, and treatment of postpartum depression. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 51, 704-10. [CA; contribution: design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.26]
  179. Dennis, C-L., & Chung-Lee, L. (2006). Postpartum depression help-seeking barriers and maternal treatment preferences: A qualitative systematic review. Birth, 33, 323-31. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.83]
  180. Dennis, C-L., & Ross, L. (2006). The clinical utility of maternal self-reported personal and familial psychiatric history in identifying women at risk for postpartum depression. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 85, 1179-85. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.55]
  181. Dennis, C-L. (2006). Identifying predictors of breastfeeding self-efficacy in the immediate postpartum period. Research in Nursing & Health, 29, 256-68. [impact factor = 1.08]
  182.  Dennis, C-L., & Ross, L. (2006). Depressive symptomatology in the immediate postnatal period: Identifying maternal characteristics related to true- and false-positive screening scores. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 51, 265-73. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.26]
  183. Janssen, P, Dennis, C-L., & Reime, B. (2006). Development and psychometric testing of the care in obstetrics: Measure for testing satisfaction (COMFORTS) scale. Research in Nursing & Health, 29, 51-60. [CA; contribution: data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.08]
  184.  Dennis, C-L., & Ross, L. (2005). Relationship among infant sleep patterns, maternal fatigue, and the development of depressive symptomatology. Birth, 32, 187-93. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.83]
  185.  Dennis, C-L. (2005). Psychosocial and psychological interventions for the prevention of postnatal depression: A systematic review. British Medical Journal, 331, 15. [impact factor = 9.05]
  186.  Dennis, C-L., & Boyce, P. (2004). Further psychometric testing of a brief personality scale to measure vulnerability to postpartum depression. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 25, 305-11. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 0.87]
  187. Dennis, C-L., Ross, L., & Herxheimer, A. (2004). Oestrogens and progestins for preventing and treating postpartum depression. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Oct 18, 4, CD001690. [SA]
  188. Dennis, C-L., & Creedy, D. (2004). Psychosocial and psychological interventions for preventing postpartum depression. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Oct 18, 4, CD00134. [PA]
  189. Dennis, C-L., Janssen, P., & Singer, J. (2004). Identifying women at-risk for postpartum depression in the immediate postpartum period. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 110, 338-46. [SA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 2.96]
  190. Dennis, C-L., & Stewart, D. (2004). Treatment of postpartum depression part 1: A critical review of biological interventions. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 65, 1242-51. [PA; impact factor = 4.81]
  191.  Dennis, C-L. (2004). Treatment of postpartum depression part 2: A critical review of non-biological interventions. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 65, 1252-65. [impact factor = 4.81]
  192. Dennis, C-L. (2004). Preventing postpartum depression Part I: A review of biological interventions. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49, 467-75. [impact factor = 2.18]
  193. Dennis, C-L. (2004). Preventing postpartum depression Part II: A critical review of non-biological interventions. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49, 526-38. [impact factor = 2.18]
  194. Dennis, C-L. (2004). Influence of depressive symptomatology on maternal health service utilization and general health. Archive of Women’s Mental Health, 7, 183-91.[impact factor = N/A]
  195. Dennis, C-L. (2004). Can we identify mothers at-risk for postpartum depression in the immediate postpartum period using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale? Journal of Affective Disorders, 78, 163-9. [impact factor = 2.70]
  196. Dai, X., & Dennis, C-L. (2004). Application of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale into nursing practice. Journal of Chinese Nursing, 39, 407-9. (Number 1 ranked Chinese nursing journal –published in Chinese) [CA; contribution: data interpretation; impact factor = N/A]
  197. Blyth, R., Creedy, D., Dennis, C-L., Moyle, W., Pratt, J., De Vries, S., & Healy, G. (2004). Breastfeeding duration in an Australian population: The influence of modifiable antenatal factors. Journal of Human Lactation, 20, 30-8. [CA; contribution: data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = N/A]
  198.  Stewart, D.E., Robertson, E., Dennis, C-L., & Grace, S. (2004). An evidence based approach to postpartum depression. World Psychiatry, 3, 97-8. [CA]
  199.  Dennis, C-L. (2003). The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale: Psychometric assessment of the short form. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 32, 734-44. [impact factor = 0.63]
  200. Dai, X., & Dennis, C-L. (2003). Translation and validation of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale into Chinese. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 48, 350-6. [SA; contribution: design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 0.89]
  201. Dennis, C-L. (2003). Effect of peer support on postpartum depression: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 48, 115-24. [impact factor = 2.18]
  202. Dennis, C-L. (2003). Peer support within a health care context: A concept analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 40, 321-32. [impact factor = 0.58]
  203. Molina Torres, M., Dávila Torres, R., Parrilla Rodríguez, A., & Dennis, C-L. (2003). Translation and validation of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale into Spanish: Data from a Puerto Rican population. Journal of Human Lactation, 19, 35-42. [CA; contribution: data interpretation and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = N/A]
  204. Creedy, D., Dennis, C-L., Blyth, R., Moyle, W., Pratt, J., & De Vries, S. (2003). Psychometric characteristics of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale: Data from an Australian sample. Research in Nursing & Health, 26, 143-52. [SA; contribution: design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.07]
  205. Dennis, C-L, Hodnett, E., Gallop, R., & Chalmers, B. (2002). The effect of peer support on breastfeeding duration among primiparous women: A randomized controlled trial. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 166, 21-8. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 3.22]
  206. Dennis, C-L. (2002). Breastfeeding peer support: Maternal and peer volunteer perceptions from a randomized controlled trial. Birth, 29, 169-76. [impact factor = 1.42]
  207. Dennis, C-L. (2002). Breastfeeding initiation and duration: 1990-2000 literature review. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 31, 12-32. [impact factor = 0.63]
  208. Blyth, R., Creedy, D., Dennis, C-L., Moyle, W., Pratt, J., & De Vries, S. (2002). The effect of maternal confidence on breastfeeding duration: An application of breastfeeding self-efficacy theory. Birth, 29, 278-84. [SA; contribution: design, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 1.42]
  209. Dennis, C-L., & Faux, S. (1999). Development and psychometric testing of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale. Research in Nursing & Health, 22, 399-409. [PA; contribution: conceptualization, design, acquisition of data, data analysis, data interpretation, and drafting of manuscript; impact factor = 0.94]
  210. Dennis, C-L. (1999). Theoretical underpinnings of breastfeeding confidence: A self-efficacy framework. Journal of Human Lactation, 15, 195-201. [impact factor = N/A].