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Paul Ritvo, Ph.D., C. Psych.

Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University
Verified email at yorku.ca
Cited by 15143

[HTML][HTML] Online mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy intervention for youth with major depressive disorders: randomized controlled trial

P Ritvo, Y Knyahnytska, M Pirbaglou, W Wang… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background Approximately 70% of mental health disorders appear prior to 25 years of age
and can become chronic when ineffectively treated. Individuals between 18 and 25 years old …

Effect of total-body prehabilitation on postoperative outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Santa Mina, H Clarke, P Ritvo, YW Leung… - Physiotherapy, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To systematically review the evidence of pre-operative exercise, known as ‘prehabilitation’,
on peri- and postoperative outcomes in adult surgical populations. Design …

[BOOK][B] Relationships in chronic illness and disability.

RF Lyons, MJL Sullivan, PG Ritvo, JC Coyne - 1995 - psycnet.apa.org
How do relationships between friends, family, and couples change with chronic illness or
disability? Adults face new relationship challenges when acquired health problems and …

A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavior therapy tailored to psychological adaptation to an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

…, R Cribbie, P Dorian, L Harris, P Ritvo… - Psychosomatic …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To evaluate a eight-session cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) intervention
tailored to adaptation in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients; and to test for …

Measuring the functional impact of fatigue: initial validation of the fatigue impact scale

JD Fisk, PG Ritvo, L Ross, DA Haase… - Clinical Infectious …, 1994 - academic.oup.com
The fatigue impact scale (FIS) was developed to improve our understanding of the effects of
fatigue on quality of life. The FIS examines patients' perceptions of the functional limitations …

Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): a randomised trial

RT Lester, P Ritvo, EJ Mills, A Kariri, S Karanja… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Mobile (cell) phone communication has been suggested as a method to improve
delivery of health services. However, data on the effects of mobile health technology on …

The impact of fatigue on patients with multiple sclerosis

JD Fisk, A Pontefract, PG Ritvo… - Canadian Journal of …, 1994 - cambridge.org
Although fatigue is recognized as a symptom of MS, there have been insufficient methods for
evaluating this symptom. We administered the Fatigue Impact Scale to 85 MS patients and …

Prevalence and correlates of successful transfer from pediatric to adult health care among a cohort of young adults with complex congenital heart defects

…, MJ Irvine, BW McCrindle, R Sananes, PG Ritvo… - …, 2004 - publications.aap.org
Objectives. More than 85% of children born today with chronic medical conditions will live to
adulthood, and many should transfer from pediatric to adult health care. The numbers of …

The Toronto General Hospital Transitional Pain Service: development and implementation of a multidisciplinary program to prevent chronic postsurgical pain

…, R Gilbert, D Wijeysundera, P Ritvo… - Journal of pain …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP), an often unanticipated result of necessary and even life-saving
procedures, develops in 5–10% of patients one-year after major surgery. Substantial …

Probiotic supplementation can positively affect anxiety and depressive symptoms: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

…, J Katz, RJ de Souza, JC Stearns, M Motamed, P Ritvo - Nutrition research, 2016 - Elsevier
Gastrointestinal microbiota, consisting of microbial communities in the gastrointestinal tract,
play an important role in digestive, metabolic, and immune functioning. Preclinical studies on …