Williams, Robert J.; Connolly, Dennis; Wood, Robert T.; Nowatzki, Nadine(Centre for Addiction and Mental HealthSchool of Health SciencesArts and ScienceMathematics and Computer ScienceSociologyUniversity of Lethbridge, 2006-04)
University students from southern Alberta (n = 585) were administered a questionnaire to assess their gambling behaviour. Seventy-two percent reported gambling in the past 6 months, with the most common types being lotteries ...
Hagen, Brad F.; Armstrong-Esther, Chris; Ikuta, Roland; Williams, Robert J.; Le Navenec, Carole-Lynne; Aho, Morgan(Cambridge University PressSchool of Health SciencesUniversity of Lethbridge, 2005)
Background and aims: Data on antipsychotic use were collected in two Canadian
long-term care (LTC) facilities. During the one-year study, residents in one
facility were relocated to a new facility, allowing examination ...
Nixon, Gary; Solowoniuk, Jason(Professional Advanced Services, Inc.School of Health SciencesUniversity of Lethbridge, 2005-11-21)
An existential phenomenological method of study was implemented to better understand the recovery process of 11 pathological gamblers. After analysis, seven recovery themes were generated, which brought to light that ...
Williams, Robert J.; Wood, Robert T.(Ontario Problem Gambling Research CentreSchool of Health SciencesSociologyUniversity of LethbridgeArts and Science, 2004-06-23)
The present study reinvestigated the gaming revenue contributions of Ontario problem gamblers. An attempt was made to exclude out-of-province expenditures as well as revenues from non-Ontario residents. Better methods were ...
Reed, Alyssa D.; Williams, Robert J.; Wall, Patricia A.; Hasselback, Paul(Canadian Public Health AssociationMedicineUniversity of Calgary, 2004-09)
Reed et al try to answer questions with regard to waiting time for breast cancer treatment in Alberta. After conducting the study, they conclude that only 44% of women had a waiting time of 14 or less as recommended by the ...
Williams, Robert J.; Zolner, Theresa; Bertrand, Lorne D.; Davis, R. Meghan(Haworth Press, Inc.School of Health SciencesUniversity of Lethbridge, 2004)
Frequent substance use has a strong association with poor
mental health. The relationship between infrequent substance use and
mental health is less clear. The present study investigated this relationship
in a large ...
Nixon, Gary(Centre for Addiction and Mental HealthSchool of Health SciencesUniversity of Lethbridge, 2003-05)
This is a case review with a slight difference. Mary M. is not a real person. She represents a composite of the "average" woman with gambling problems based on research conducted by Roberta Boughton, Problem Gambling ...
Williams, Robert J.; Odaibo, Felix S.; McGee, Janet M.(Canadian Journal of Public HealthAddiction Centre, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, AlbertaAddiction Centre, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, 1999-05)
The incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in northeastern Manitoba was investigated by examining all 745 live births occurring in Thompson General Hospital in 1994. Birth records were screened with criteria designed ...