For a full list of publications, visit Dr. Toulany’s PubMed profile.

Most significant

  1. Toulany A, Stukel TA, Kurdyak P, Fu L, Guttmann A. Association of Primary Care Continuity with Outcomes Following Transition to Adult Care for Adolescents with Severe Mental Illness: A Population-Based Cohort Study. JAMA Network Open. 2019 Aug 2; 2(8):p.e198415. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.8415. Impact Factor 16.193.
  2. Bailey K, Lee S, de Los Reyes T, Lisha L, Cleverley K, Pidduck J, Mahood Q, Gorter JW, Toulany A. Systematic Review of Quality Indicators for Youth Transitioning to Adult Care. Pediatrics. 2022 June 6:e2021055033. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-055033. Impact Factor 7.124.
  3. Toulany A, Gorter JW, Harrison M. A Call for Action: Recommendations to Improve Transition to Adult Care for Youth with Complex Health Care Needs. Canadian Paediatric Society, Adolescent Health Committee. Paediatr & Child Health. 2022; 27(5):297-302. doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxac047. Impact Factor 1.954.
  4. Toulany A, Kurdyak P, Guttman A, Stukel TA, Fu L, Strauss R, Fiksenbaum L, Saunders N. Acute Care Visits for Eating Disorders among Children and Adolescents After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Adoles Health. 2021; 70(1):42-47. doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.09.025. Impact Factor 3.945.
  5. Saunders N, Kurdyak P, Stukel T, Strauss R, Longdi F, Guan J, Fiksenbaum L, Cohen E, Guttmann A, Vigod S, Chiu M, Hepburn CM, Moren K, Gardner W, Cappelli M, Purnima S, Toulany A. Utilization of Physician-Based Mental Health Care Services Among Children and Adolescents Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada. JAMA Pediatr. 2022; 176(4): e216298. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6298. Impact Factor 26.8.

*Italicized names indicate the author was is/was student at the Toulany Lab.

  1. Munce SEP, Wong E, Luong D, Rao J, Cunningham J, Bailey K, John T, Barber C, Batthish M, Chambers K, Cleverley K, Crabtree M, Diaz S, Dimitropoulos G, Gorter JW, Grahovac D, Grimes R, Guttman B, Hébert ML, Henze M, Higgins A, Khodyakov D, Li E, Lo L, Macgregor L, Mooney S, Severino SM, Mukerji G, Penner M, Pidduck J, Shulman R, Stromquist L, Trbovich P, Wan M, Williams L, Yates D, Toulany A. Patient, caregiver and other knowledge user engagement in consensus-building healthcare initiatives: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 May 8;14(5):e080822. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080822. PMID: 38719333; PMCID: PMC11086512. Impact Factor 2.9.
  2. Zytner ZJE, Stanley JR, Grewal P, Dettmer E, Toulany A, Palmert MR, Sorbara JC. Gender diversity among adolescents with obesity in a weight management programme. Clin Obes. 2024 Apr 15:e12664. doi: 10.1111/cob.12664. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38622908. Impact Factor 3.3.
  3. Vandermorris A, Toulany A, McKinnon B, Tam MW, Li Z, Guan J, Stukel T, Fu L, Wang X, Begun S, Harrison ME, Wigle J, Brown HK. Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Adolescent Females During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2024 Mar 1;153(3):e2023063889. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-063889. PMID: 38303635. Impact Factor 8.0. C
  4. Kokorelias KM, Lee TJ, Bayley M, Seto E, Toulany A, Nelson MLA, Dimitropoulos G, Penner M, Simpson R, Munce SEP. A Web-Based Peer-Patient Navigation Program (Compassionate Online Navigation to Enhance Care Transitions) for Youth Living With Childhood-Acquired Disabilities Transitioning From Pediatric to Adult Care: Qualitative Descriptive Study. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2024 Feb 7;7:e47545. doi: 10.2196/47545. PMID: 38324351. Impact Factor 3.7. C
  5. DeCoste C, Moaf P, Mohamed I, Ng L, Ostojic-Aitkens D, Levy DM, Hiraki L, Toulany A, Knight A. Adolescent health care needs and relationship to disease in patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res. 2024 Jan. Available online ahead of print. doi: 10.1002/acr.25297. Impact Factor 5.178. C.
  6. Bailey K, Avolio J, Lo L, Gajaria A, Mooney S, Greer K, Martens H, Tami P, Pidduck J, Cunningham J, Munce S, Toulany A. Social and Structural Drivers of Health and Transition to Adult Care. Pediatrics. 2024 Jan 1;153(1): e2023062275. doi:10.1542/peds.2023-062275. Impact Factor 8.0. SRA

  1. Smith S, Charach A, To T, Toulany A, Fung K, Saunders N. Pediatric Patients Hospitalized with Eating Disorders in Ontario, Canada, Over Time. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Dec 1;6(12):e2346012. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.46012. PMID: 38048130; PMCID: PMC10696484. Impact Factor 13.8. C
  2. Toulany A, Vigod S, Kurdyak P, Stukel T, Strauss R, Fu L, Guttmann A, Guan J, Cohen E, Chiu M, Hepburn CM, Moran K, Gardner W, Cappelli M, Sundar P, Saunders N. New and continuing physician-based outpatient mental health care among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 6;14:1063203. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1063203. PMID: 38025438; PMCID: PMC10657868. Impact Factor 5.435. PA
  3. Toulany A, Saunders NR, Kurdyak P, Strauss R, Fu L, Joh-Carnella N, Chen S, Guttmann A, Stukel TA. Acute presentations of eating disorders among adolescents and adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada. CMAJ. 2023 Oct 3;195(38):E1291-E1299. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.221318. PMID: 37788846; PMCID: PMC10637328. Impact Factor 17.4
  4. Mitchell RHB, Toulany A, Chung H, Cohen E, Fu L, Strauss R, Vigod SN, Stukel TA, Moran K, Guttmann A, Kurdyak P, Artani A, Kopec M, Saunders NR. Self-harm among youth during the first 28 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study. CMAJ. 2023 Sep 18;195(36):E1210-E1220. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230127. PMID: 37722745; PMCID: PMC10506509. Impact Factor 17.4
  5. Saunders N, Stukel TA, Strauss R, Fu L, Guan J, Cohen E, Vigod S, Guttman A, Kurdyak P, Toulany A. Association between physician characteristics and practice-level uptake of paediatric virtual mental healthcare: a population-based study. BMJ Open. 2023 Jul 14; 13(7):e070172. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070172. PMID: 37451721; PMCID: PMC10350908. Impact Factor 2.9.
  6. Yorke E, Toulany A, Chiu M, Gandhi S, Guttmann A, Emerson SD, Kurdyak P, Vigod S, Fung K, Saunders N. Population-based repeated cross-sectional study of hospitalizations for comorbid physical and psychiatric disorders in young adults in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2023 Jul 4:S1054-139X(23)00306-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.05.031. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37410004. Impact Factor 5.77.
  7. Ferro M, Toulany A. Longitudinal association between youth multimorbidity and psychological distress: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 2023 Jun 26. doi: 10.1007/s10578-023-01564-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37358802. Impact Factor 2.776.
  8. Agostino H, Toulany A. Considerations for privacy and confidentiality in adolescent health care service delivery. Paediatr Child Health. 2023 May 16; 28(3):172-183. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxac117. PMID: 37205141; PMCID: PMC10186092. Impact Factor 2.6.
  9. Toulany A, Kurdyak P, Stukel TA, Strauss R, Fu L, Guan J, Fiksenbaum L, Cohen E, Guttmann A, Vigod S, Chiu M, Moore Hepburn C, Moran K, Gardner W, Cappelli M, Sundar P, Saunders N. Sociodemographic Differences in Physician-Based Mental Health and Virtual Care Utilization and Uptake of Virtual Care Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study. Can J Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 28:7067437231156254. doi: 10.1177/07067437231156254. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36855797. Impact Factor 5.321.
  10. Kokorelias KM, Lee T-SJ, Bayley M, Seto E, Toulany A, Nelson M, Dimitropoulos G, Penner M, Simpson R, Munce S. “I have eight different files at eight different places”: Perspectives of youths and their family caregivers on transitioning from pediatric to adult rehabilitation and community services. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023 Feb; 12(4):1693. doi: 10.3390/jcm12041693. Impact Factor 4.964.

  1. Patel BP, Sathiyamoorthy T, Giruparajah M, Toulany A, Hamilton JK. Weighing in on COVID-19: The impact of the pandemic on children and adolescents with obesity participating in a weight management program. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Oct;17(10):e12948. doi:10.1111/ijpo.12948. Epub 2022 Jun 10. PMID: 35686545. Impact Factor 3.91.
  2. Kinlin L, Oreskovich S, Dubrowski R, Ball GDC, Barwick M, Dettmer E, Haines J, Hamilton J, Kim THM, Klaassen M, Luca P, Maguire JL, Moretti M, Stasiulis E, Toulany A. Birken C. Managing Obesity in Young Children: A Multiple Methods Study Assessing Feasibility, Acceptability, and Implementation of a Multicomponent, Family-Based Intervention. Child Obes. 2022 Sep;18(6):409-421. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0221. Impact Factor 2.867.
  3. Toulany A, Gorter JW, Harrison M. A Call for Action: Recommendations to Improve Transition to Adult Care for Youth with Complex Health Care Needs. Paediatr Child Health. 2022 Aug 22;27(5):297-309. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxac047. Impact Factor 1.954.
  4. Saunders NR, Stukel TA, Strauss R, Fu L, Cohen E, Guttman A, Toulany A. Changes in Hospital-Based Care Seeking for Acute Mental Health Concerns Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada, Through September 2021. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 1;5(7):e2220553. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.20553. PMID:35797049. Impact Factor 13.37.
  5. Bailey K, Lee S, de Los Reyes T, Lisha L, Cleverley K, Pidduck J, Mahood Q, Gorter JW, Toulany A. Quality Indicators for Youth Transitioning to Adult Care: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2022 July;150(1):e2021055033. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-055033. Impact Factor 7.124.
  6. Kadoura B, Toulany A. Self-Management for Adolescents with Fluctuating Chronic Disease: Time for a More Holistic Approach. Arch Dis Child. 2022 Jul;107(7):625-626. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323722. Epub 2022 Apr 1. PMID: 35365500. Impact Factor 3.791.
  7. Fu N, Bollegala N, Jacobson K, Kroeker K, Frost K, Afif W, El-Matary W, Fowler SA, Griffiths AM, Huynh HQ, Jantchou P, Karimuddin A, Nguyen GC, Otley AR, Pears C, Seow CH, Toulany A, Tersigni C, Tignanelli J, Marshall JK, Boctor M, Hansen T, Pattni C, Wong A, Benchimol EI. Canadian Consensus Statements on the Transition of Adolescents and Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease from Pediatric to Adult Care: A Collaborative Initiative Between the Canadian IBD Transition Network and Crohn’s and Colitis Canada. Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology. 2022 Jun;5(3):105-115. doi: 10.1093/jcag/gwab050. Impact Factor 3.522.
  8. Toulany A, Kurdyak P, Ghandi S, Fu L, Grewal S, Kulkarni C, Saunders N, Vigod S, Guttman A, Chiu M, Pignatiello A. Health System-Level Evaluation of Tele-Mental Health Services Among Children and Adolescents in Ontario, Canada. Can J Psychiatry. 2022 Jun;67(6):462-469. doi:10.1177/07067437211043395. Impact Factor 4.356.
  9. Saunders N, Kurdyak P, Stukel T, Strauss R, Longdi F, Guan J, Fiksenbaum L, Cohen E, Guttmann A, Vigod S, Chiu M, Hepburn CM, Moran K, Gardner W, Cappelli M, Purnima S, Toulany A. Utilization of Physician-Based Mental Health Care Services Among Children and Adolescents Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Apr;176(4):e216298. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6298. Impact Factor 26.8.
  10. Xiao L, Chen A, Parmar A, Frankel L, Toulany A, Murray B, Narang I. Narcolepsy Treatment: Voices of Adolescents. Behav Sleep Med. 2022 Mar-Apr;20(2):260-268. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2021.1916496. Impact Factor 3.171.
  11. Toulany A, Kurdyak P, Guttman A, Stukel TA, Fu L, Strauss R, Fiksenbaum L, Saunders N. Acute Care Visits for Eating Disorders among Children and Adolescents After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Jan;70(1):42-47. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.09.025. Impact Factor 3.945.

  1. Walsh O, Dettmer E, Regina A, Dentakos S, Christian J, Hamilton J, Toulany A. Teenagers are into Perfect-Looking Things: Dating, Sexual Attitudes and Experiences of Adolescents with Severe Obesity. Child Care Health Dev. 2021 Dec;48(3):406-414. doi:10.1111/cch.12940. Impact Factor 2.508.
  2. Dettmer E, Grewal S, Regina A, Phung N, Steinegger C, Hamilton J, Toulany A. Development and Implementation of a Pilot Integrative Day Hospital Program for Youth with Severe Obesity and Mental Health Issues. Child Obes. 2021 Dec;17(8):563-572. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0088. Impact Factor 2.426.
  3. Li MK, Sathiyamoorthy T, Regina A, Strom M, Toulany A, Hamilton J. “Your Own Pace, Your Own Path”: Perspectives of Adolescents Navigating Life after Bariatric Surgery. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Dec;45(12):2546-2553. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00928-w. Impact Factor 5.095.
  4. Saunders N, Toulany A, Deb B, Strauss R, Vigod S, Guttmann A, Chiu M, Huang A, Fung K, Chen S, Kurdyak P. Acute Mental Health Service Use Following Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A Trend Analysis. CMAJ Open. 2021 Nov;9(4):E988-E997. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20210100. Impact Factor 6.938.
  5. Bailey K, Lee S, de Los Reyes T, Lo L, Gorter JW, Toulany A. Quality Indicators for Transition from Paediatric to Adult Care for Adolescents with Chronic Physical and Mental Illness: Protocol for a Systematic Review. BMJ Open 2021 Nov;11(11):e055194. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055194. Impact Factor 6.938.
  6. Duncan A, Luong D, Perrier L, Bayley MT, Andrew G, Arbour-Nicitopoulos K, Chan B, Curran CJ, Dimitropoulos G, Hartman L, Huang L, Kastner M, Kingsnorth S, McCormick A, Nelson M, Nicholas D, Penner M, Thompson L, Toulany A, Woo A, Zee J, Munce S. Prioritizing a Research Agenda of Transitional Care Interventions for Childhood-Onset Disabilities. Front Pediatr. 2021 Sep 13;9:682078. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.682078. Impact Factor 3.42
  7. Walsh O, Dettmer E, Regina A, Ye L, Christian J, Hamilton J, Toulany A. “I Don’t Want Them to Think That What They Said Matters”: How Treatment-Seeking Adolescents with Severe Obesity Cope with Weight-Based Victimization. Clin Obes. 2021 Jun;11(3):e12437. doi: 10.1111/cob.12437. Impact Factor 2.257.
  8. Rajendram R, Psihogios M, Toulany A. Delayed Diagnosis of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder in a 14-Year-Old Boy. Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jun 10;9(6):e04302. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4302. Impact Factor 0.532.
  9. Selvadurai S, Hemphill J, Heffernan A, Malik U, Cheng R, Toulany A, Narang I, Ryan CM. Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Positive Airway Pressure Use Over Time Among Young Adults: A Qualitative Study. J Sleep Disor: Treat Care. 2021 June;10(6):1-6. Impact Factor 4.83.
  10. Chen A, Parmar A, Naik T, Hutchinson C, Frankel L, Zweerink A, Murray B, Toulany A, Narang I. Living with Narcolepsy During Adolescence: A Qualitative Study. Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. 2021 Apr;6(3):161-168. doi: 10.1080/24745332.2021.1899088. Impact Factor 0.80.

  1. Carsley S, Pope E, Tu K, Parkin PC, Toulany A, Birken CS. Association Between Weight Status and Mental Health Service Utilization in Children and Adolescents. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020 Nov;29(4):229-240. Impact Factor 1.0.
  2. Levy BB, Song JZ, Luong D, Perrier L, Bayley MT, Andrew G, Arbour-Nicitopoulos K, Chan B, Curran CJ, Dimitropoulos G, Hartman L, Huang L, Kastner M, Kingsnorth S, McCormick A, Nelson M, Nicholas D, Penner M, Thompson L, Toulany A, Woo A, Zee J, Munce SEP. Transitional Care Interventions for Youth with Disabilities: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2020 Nov;146(5):e20200187. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-0187. Impact Factor 7.124.
  3. Mathews K, Psihogios M, Dettmer E, Steinegger C, Toulany A. “I am the Embodiment of an Anorexic Patient’s Worst Fear”: Severe Obesity and Binge Eating Disorder on a Restrictive Eating Disorder Ward. Clin Obes. 2020 Sep;10(6):e12398. doi: 10.1111/cob.12398. Impact Factor 3.53.
  4. Yorke E, Huang L, Orkin J, Chalk T, Ladha F, Toulany A. Analysis of Extreme Length of Stay Hospitalizations for Children and Youth in a Quaternary Care Hospital. Healthc Q. 2020 Apr;23(1):47-52. doi: 10.12927/hcq.2020.26139. Impact Factor 2.681.
  5. Lenton-Brym T, Rodrigues A, Johnson N, Couturier J, Toulany A. A Scoping Review of the Role of Primary Care Providers and Primary Care-Based Interventions in the Treatment of Pediatric Eating Disorders. Eat Disord. 2020 Jan-Feb;28(1):47-66. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2018.1560853. Impact Factor 3.64.