Dr. Karl Looper is Psychiatrist-in-Chief of the Jewish General Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa in 1995, completed his residency in Psychiatry at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ in 2000 as well as a fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine 2001 and MSc in 2002. He has served as the Program Director for the Psychiatry Residency Program of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and has led the Department of Psychiatry of the Jewish General Hospital since 2014. His main research interests are in psychosomatic medicine and mental health service development.
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Selected Articles
Kirmayer, L.J. & Looper, K.J. (2006). Abnormal illness behaviour: Physiological, psychological and social dimensions of coping with distress. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 19(1), 54-60.
Looper, K.J. (2006). Treating Health Anxiety: A Cognitive-behavioral Approach [Book Review]. Transcultural Psychiatry, 43(2), 324-325.
Looper, K.J. & Kirmayer, L.J. (2004). Perceived stigma in functional somatic syndromes and comparable medical conditions. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 57(4), 373-378.
Eakin, L., Minde, K., Hechtman, L., Ochs, E., Krane, E., Bouffard, R., Greenfield, B. & Looper, K. (2004). The marital and family functioning of adults with ADHD and their spouses. Journal of Attention Disorders, 8(1), 1-10.
Kirmayer, L.J., Groleau, D., Looper, K.J. & Dao, M.D. (2004). Explaining medically unexplained symptoms. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry/Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie, 49(10), 663-672.
Looper, K. (2003). Contemporary approaches to the study of hysteria: Clinical and theoretical perspectives. Transcultural Psychiatry, 40(3), 445-448.Ìý
Minde, K., Eakin, L., Hechtman, L., Ochs, E., Bouffard, R., Greenfield, B. & Looper, K. (2003). The psychosocial functioning of children and spouses of adults with ADHD. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry & Allied Disciplines, 44(4), 637-646.
Casacalenda, N., Perry, J.C. & Looper, K. (2002). Remission in major depressive disorder: a comparison of pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and control conditions. American Journal of Psychiatry, 159(8), 1354-1360.
Looper, K. (2002). The social psychology of stigma. Transcultural Psychiatry, 39(3), 414-415.
Looper, K.J. & Kirmayer, L.J. (2002). Behavioral medicine approaches to somatoform disorders. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 70(3), 810-827.
Looper, K.J. & Kirmayer, L.J. (2001). Hypochondriacal concerns in a community population. Psychological Medicine, 31(4), 577-584.
Looper, K.J. & Paris, J. (2000). What dimensions underlie cluster B personality disorders? Comprehensive Psychiatry, 41(6), 432-437.
Vida, S., & Looper, K. (1999). The comparability of adverse event rates of new antidepressants: a statistical analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 19, 416-426.
Looper, K., & Grizenko, N. (1999). Risk and protective factors scale: Reliability and validity in preadolescents. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 44(2), 138-43.
Looper, K., Fielding, A., Latimer, E., & Amir, E. (1998). Improving access to family support organizations: A member survey of the AMI-Quebec Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Psychiatric Services, 49(11), 1491-2.
Looper, K, & Chouinard, G. (1998). Beneficial effects of combined L-dopa and central anticholinergic in a patient with severe drug-induced parkinsonism and tardive dystonia. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 43(6), 646-7.
Looper, K., & Milroy, T. M. (1997). Catatonia 20 years later. American Journal of Psychiatry, 154(6), 883.
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