Carl D’Arcy, PhD

Professor and Director of Applied Research, Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Acting Academic Director, Saskatchewan Research Data Centre (SKY-RDC)
Professor, School of Public Health

Designations

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Toronto
• Masters of Arts (MA), University of Saskatchewan
• Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Saskatchewan

Email: carl.darcy@usask.ca
Phone: (306) 966-8769

Areas of Research Interest

• Research design
• Population and community surveys
• Administrative data files
• Health determinants
• Public mental health
• Psycho-social epidemiology
• Common psychiatric disorders
• Health inequalities

Recent Grants/Awards

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Family Practice In Saskatchewan. C D’Arcy, Principal Investigator, Funding: $30,000 for one year, July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Source: Ralston Brothers Trust Fund/Kelsey Trail Health Region
• LutherCare Communities Workplace Survey. C D’Arcy, Principal Investigator, Debra Morgan and Julie Kosteniuk, Co-Investigators, Funding$28,500 for one year. Source: LutherCare Communities, Saskatchewan
• A Multi-Dimensional Intervention Program for Post-Degree Teachers Beginning their First Paid Teaching Position . Ronald Martin, Faculty of Education, University of Regina, Principal Investigator, Rod Dolmage, University of Regina and C D’Arcy, University of Saskatchewan, Co-Investigators, Funding: $180,845 over 3 years. Source: SSHRC
• Reducing Health Disparity in Saskatoon. Cory Neudorf, Saskatoon Health Region, Principal Investigator, Mark Lemstra, Saskatoon Health Region, Carl D’Arcy, University of Saskatchewan, and Syed Shah, University of Saskatchewan, co-applicants. A Joint Saskatoon Health Region and University of Saskatchewan research project.Value: $790,000 over 5 years, 2006-2011. Source: CIHR.
• Strategies to Improve the Care of Persons with Dementia in Rural and Remote Areas. D. Morgan - Principal Investigator C. D’Arcy, M. Crossley, A. Kirk, J. Biem, and D. Forbes - Co-Investigators. CIHR NET (New Emerging Team) Grant. $1.25 million over 5 years 2003 - 2008, from CIHR Institute of Aging. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, University of Saskatchewan Alzheimer’s Society of Saskatchewan, The CIHR Initiative on Rural and Northern Health, The CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy

Select Publications

• P Hall, J Dubin, M Crossley, M Holmqvist, C D’Arcy. Accepted. Does executive function explain the IQ-mortality association? Evidence from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CHSA). Psychosomatic Medicine.
• D Morgan, M Crossley, A Kirk, C D’Arcy, N Stewart, J Biem, D Forbes, S Harder, J Basran, V Dal Bello-Haas, and L McBain. Accepted. Improving Access to Dementia Care: Development and Evaluation of a Rural and Remote Memory Clinic. Aging and Mental Health.
• TA Steve, A Kirk, M Crossley, D Morgan, C D’Arcy, J Biem, D Forbes, and N Stewart. Accepted. Medication Use in Patients Presenting to a Rural and Remote Memory Clinic. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences.
• D Morgan, M Crossley, NJ Stewart, C D’Arcy, D Forbes, SA Normand, and A Cammer. 2008.Taking the Hit: Focusing on Caregiver “Error” Masks Organizational Level Risk Factors for Nursing Aide Assaults. Qualitative Health Research, 18(3): 334-346.
• M Lemstra, C Neudorf, C D’Arcy, A Kunst, LM Warren, and NR Bennett. 2008. A Systematic Review of Depressed Mood and Anxiety by SES in Youth Aged 10-15 Years. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 99(2): 125-129.
• M Lemstra, C Neudorf, J MacKenbach, C D’Arcy, C Scott, and T Kershaw. 2008. Risk Indicators for Depressed Mood in Youth: Limited Association with Aboriginal Cultural Status. Paediatrics and Child Health, 13(4): 285-290.
• J Kulig, ME Andrews, C D’Arcy, M MacLeod, N Stewart, R Pitblado, D Morgan, B Smith,D Bentham, D Forbes, and G Remus. 2008. How Do Registered Nurses Define Rurality? Australian Journal of Rural Health, 16:28-32.
• K Penz, C D’Arcy, J Kosteniuk, D Morgan, and B Smith. 2007. Barriers to the Participation in Continuing Education Among Rural and Remote Nurses: Results from a National Study. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, March/April 38(2): 58-66.
• R Bowen, M Baetz, C D’Arcy. 2006. Self-Rated Importance of Religion Predicts One-Year Outcome of Patients with Panic Disorder. Depression and Anxiety, 23: 266-273.
• J Kosteniuk and C D’Arcy. 2006. Dental Service Use and its Correlates in a Dentate Population: An Analysis of the Saskatchewan Population Health and Dynamics Survey 1999-2000. Journal of the Canadian Dental Association, 72(8) (Oct): 731-731h – available at www.cda-adc.ca/cjda
• JG Kosteniuk, C D’Arcy, N Stewart and B Smith. 2006. Central and Peripheral Information Source Use among Rural and Remote Registered Nurses in Canada. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 55(1): 100-114.
• C D’Arcy and J Kosteniuk, 2006. Saskatchewan Population Health and Dynamics Survey Report. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: University of Saskatchewan, Applied Research/ Psychiatry, 214pp + appendix.

Current Research

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Family Practice in Saskatchewan.
• Satisfaction with work in long term care facilities.
• Strategies to Improve the Care of Persons with Dementia in Rural and Remote Areas.
• Epidemiology and risk factors for common psychiatric disorders.
• Epidemiology and risk factors of positive mental health.