Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program

Administrative Assistant: Lynn Steele
Phone: 416-480-6833
Email: lynn.steele@sunnybrook.ca

Education:

• MD, 1997, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Affiliate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Staff psychiatrist, youth division, department of psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Assistant professor, psychiatry, faculty of medicine, University of Toronto

Research Foci:

• Child and adolescent anxiety
• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
• Post traumatic stress disorder and bullying
• Long-term follow up

Research Summary:

The focus of Dr. Adler Nevo’s research is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for child and adolescent anxiety. She is currently investigating an adaptation of CBT for peer victimized (bullied) youth and computer assisted CBT and is especially interested in the long term effect of treatment.

Selected Publications:
 
See current publications list at PubMed.

1. Manassis K, Ickowicz A, Picard E, Antle B, McNeill T, Chahauver A, Mendlowitz S, Monga S, Adler-Nevo G. An innovative child CBT training model for community mental health practitioners in Ontario. Acad Psychiatry. 2009 Sep–Oct;33(5):394–399.
2. Adler Nevo G, Manassis K. Outcomes for treated anxious children: A critical review of long-term follow-up studies. Depress Anxiety. 2009 Jul;26(7):650–660.
3. Manassis K, Mendlowitz S, Kreindler D, Lumsden C, Sharpe J, Simon MD, Woolridge N, Monga S, Adler-Nevo G. Mood assessment via animated characters: A novel instrument to evaluate feelings in young anxious children. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2009 May;38(3):380–389.
4. Adler Nevo G, Meged S, Hanoch-Levi A, Hershko R, Sela B.A, Weizman A. Screening homocysteine levels in young psychotic patients. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 2006;16(8):588–591.
5. Adler Nevo G, Manassis K. Psychosocial treatment of pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder: The neglected field of single-incident trauma. Depress Anxiety. 2005;22(4):177–189.