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Igor Yakovenko

Associate Professor

Yakovenko, I

Related Information


Email: Igor.Yakovenko@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-1074
Fax: 902-494-6585
Mailing Address: 
正品蓝导航 University, Life Sciences Centre, Room 3319, 6287 Alumni Crescent, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
 
Research Topics:
  • Comorbidity of addiction and mental health
  • Cannabis and opioid use
  • Online substance use interventions
  • Behavioural addictions
  • Open science and statistical methods

Education

PhD University of Calgary
BSc University of Toronto

Research Interests

My research focuses on the associated features and determinants of substance use, disordered gambling, and co-morbidity of addiction and other psychiatric disorders. My recent work has been invested in developing evidence-based public health interventions for cannabis use disorder including implementation of online platforms to increase access to substance abuse treatment. A major goal of my research is to account for real-world conditions of mental health treatment delivery, such as frequent co-morbidity, in order to generate clinical guidelines and recommendations for integrated care of addiction and mental health.

Selected Publications

  • Yakovenko, I., Mukaneza, Y., Germ茅, K., Belliveau, J., Fraleigh, R., Bach, P., & Bruneau, J. (2024). Management of opioid use disorder: 2024 update to the national clinical practice guideline.听CMAJ,听196(38), E1280-E1290.
  • Soucy, K. I., Stewart, S. H., Loverock, A., Wild, T. C., & Yakovenko, I. (2024). The Mediating Role of Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana in the Relationship Between Personality and Cannabis Use Outcomes.听International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-18.
  • Fraser, R., Slattery, J., & Yakovenko, I. (2023). Escaping through video games: Using your avatar to find meaning in life.听Computers in Human Behavior,听144, 107756.
  • Belliveau, J., & Yakovenko, I. (2022). Evaluating and improving the quality of survey data from panel and crowd-sourced samples: A practical guide for psychological research.听Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology,听30(4), 400.
  • Yakovenko, I., Fortgang, R., Prentice. J., Hoff, R. A., & Potenza, M. N. (2018). Correlates of frequent gambling and gambling-related chasing behaviors in individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7(2), 375-383.
  • Yakovenko, I., & Hodgins, D. C. (2017). A scoping review of co-morbidity in individuals with disordered gambling, International Gambling Studies, 18(1), 143-172.
  • Yakovenko, I., & Hodgins, D. C. (2016). Latest developments in treatment for disordered gambling: Review and critical evaluation of outcome studies. Current Addiction Reports, 3(3), 299-306.
  • Yakovenko, I., Hodgins, D. C., el-Guebaly, N., Casey, D. M., Currie, S. R., Smith, G. J., Williams, R. J., & Schopflocher, D. P. (2016). Cognitive distortions predict future gambling involvement. International Gambling Studies, 16(2), 175-192.
  • Yakovenko, I., Clark, C.M., Hodgins, D.C., & Goghari, V.M. (2016). A qualitative analysis of the effects of a comorbid disordered gambling diagnosis with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 171(1-3), 50-55.
  • Stea, J. N., Yakovenko, I., & Hodgins, D. C. (2015). Recovery from cannabis use disorders: Abstinence versus moderation and treatment-assisted recovery versus natural recovery. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 29(3), 522-531.