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Mark Yaffe

Professor of Family Medicine. McGill University
Verified email at mcgill.ca
Cited by 3271

Somatization and the recognition of depression and anxiety in primary care.

…, JM Robbins, M Dworkind, MJ Yaffe - The American journal of …, 1993 - europepmc.org
Objective The authors examined the effect of patients' style of clinical presentation on primary
care physicians' recognition of depression and anxiety. Method The subjects were 685 …

Development and validation of a tool to improve physician identification of elder abuse: The Elder Abuse Suspicion Index (EASI)©

MJ Yaffe, C Wolfson, M Lithwick… - Journal of elder abuse & …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to develop and validate a brief tool for physician use to improve suspicion
about the presence or absence of elder abuse. A literature review on elder abuse, obstacles …

Family physicians' perspectives on care of dementia patients and family caregivers

MJ Yaffe, P Orzeck, L Barylak - Canadian Family Physician, 2008 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To identify factors that facilitate or impede family physicians in ambulatory care
of patients with dementia and the family caregivers of such patients. DESIGN Explanatory …

Physician characteristics and the recognition of depression and anxiety in primary care

JM Robbins, LJ Kirmayer, P Cathébras, MJ Yaffe… - Medical care, 1994 - journals.lww.com
We examined physician characteristics associated with the recognition of depression and
anxiety in primary care. Fifty-five physicians treating a total of 600 patients completed …

Toward a model of quality of life for family caregivers of stroke survivors

CL White, S Lauzon, MJ Yaffe… - Quality of life …, 2004 - Springer
The important role of family caregivers in maintaining their disabled and elderly members in
the community is becoming increasingly recognized. Caregiver research, for the most part, …

Radiographic and navigation measurements of TKA limb alignment do not correlate

MA Yaffe, SS Koo, DS Stulberg - Clinical Orthopaedics and …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Precise pre-and postoperative anatomic measurements are necessary to plan, perform, and
evaluate total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We evaluated the relationship between radiographic …

Understanding elder abuse in family practice

MJ Yaffe, B Tazkarji - Canadian family physician, 2012 - cfp.ca
Objective To discuss what constitutes elder abuse, why family physicians should be aware
of it, what signs and symptoms might suggest mistreatment of older adults, how the Elder …

Bridging the gap: the effectiveness of teaming a stroke coordinator with patient's personal physician on the outcome of stroke

…, S Ahmed, C White, R Grad, A Huang, MJ Yaffe… - Age and …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: to test the hypothesis as to whether persons newly discharged into the community
following an acute stroke and assigned a stroke case manager would experience, …

Priorities for caregiver research in cancer care: an international Delphi survey of caregivers, clinicians, managers, and researchers

…, L Ould Brahim, M Morrison, A Girgis, M Yaffe… - Supportive Care in …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose With an increased investment in psychosocial caregiving research, it becomes
critical to establish the need for data of key stakeholders and future strategic directions. The …

Computer-assisted surgery versus manual total knee arthroplasty: a case-controlled study

SD Stulberg, MA Yaffe, SS Koo - JBJS, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods Seventy-eight consecutive total knee arthroplasties were performed
by a single surgeon (SDS) who had extensive prior experience with both computer-assisted …