Publications Record

Tyler R. BlackMD, FRCPC

Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist · Suicidologist · Researcher

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC

34 items, in University of British Columbia Publications Record order.

1(a)Refereed Publications -- Journals

  1. Onikashvili Y, Burt H, Meckler G, Bone JN, Hind T, Sih K, et al. A pilot randomized trial of ketamine for suicidal ideation in a pediatric emergency department. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2026;online ahead of print, 1-9. doi:10.1007/s43678-026-01190-7
  2. Fan M, Black T, Bone JN, Doan Q. Seasonality and school day-based trends in mental-health-related pediatric emergency department visits during COVID-19 in British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025;27(6):460-464. doi:10.1007/s43678-025-00892-8
  3. Woodward ML, Wolsey MW, Shalchy-Tabrizi S, Bone JN, Black T, Doan Q. Assessment of change and persistence of youth psychosocial status reported by youth and their guardians during the COVID-19 pandemic: A MyHEARTSMAP study. PLoS One. 2025;20(8):e0329898. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0329898
  4. McCluskey CK, Black TR, Zee-Cheng J, Klein MJ, Lin A, Rogerson CM, et al. Suicide and Self-Harm in Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A US Virtual Pediatric Systems, LLC, Database Study of PICU Admissions, 2016-2021. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2024;25(2):e73-e81. doi:10.1097/pcc.0000000000003381
  5. Woodward ML, Hossain A, Chun A, Liu C, Kilyk K, Bone JN, et al. Evaluating the psychosocial status of BC children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: A MyHEARTSMAP cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2023;18(3):e0281083. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0281083
  6. Lee A, Davidson J, Black T, Kim GG, Doan Q. Youth mental health-related presentations at a quaternary centre: who comes, what are their needs, and can we meet their needs. Paediatrics & Child Health. 2022;27(3):147-153. doi:10.1093/pch/pxab091
  7. Black T, Kutcher S. Suicide during COVID-19: myths, realities and lessons learned. UBC Medical Journal. 2021;12(2):11-13.
  8. Li BCM, Wright B, Black T, Newton AS, Doan Q. Utility of MyHEARTSMAP in youth presenting to the emergency department with mental health concerns. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021;235:124-129. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.03.062
  9. Lee J, Black T, Meckler G, Doan Q. Outcome of pediatric emergency mental health visits: incidence and timing of suicide. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020;22(3):321-330. doi:10.1017/cem.2019.470
  10. Doan Q, Wright B, Atwal A, Hankinson E, Virk P, Azizi H, et al. Utility of MyHEARTSMAP for universal psychosocial screening in the emergency department. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2020;219:54-61.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.12.046
  11. Lee A, Deevska M, Stillwell K, Black T, Meckler G, Park D, et al. A psychosocial assessment and management tool for children and youth in crisis [HEARTSMAP development]. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019;21(1):87-96. doi:10.1017/cem.2018.1
  12. Virk P, Laskin S, Gokiert R, Richardson C, Newton M, Stenstrom R, et al. MyHEARTSMAP: development and evaluation of a psychosocial self-assessment tool, for and by youth. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 2019;3(1):e000493. doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000493
  13. Koopmans E, Black T, Newton A, Dhugga G, Karduri N, Doan Q. Provincial dissemination of HEARTSMAP, an emergency department psychosocial assessment and disposition decision tool for children and youth. Paediatrics & Child Health. 2019;24(6):359-365. doi:10.1093/pch/pxz038
  14. Gill C, Arnold B, Nugent S, Rajwani A, Xu M, Black T, et al. Reliability of HEARTSMAP as a tool for evaluating psychosocial assessment documentation practices in emergency departments for pediatric mental health complaints. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2018;25(12):1375-1384. doi:10.1111/acem.13506
  15. Whitney Z, Boyda HN, Procyshyn RM, Elbe D, Black T, Eslami A, et al. Therapeutic drug levels of second generation antipsychotics in youth: a systematic review. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2015;25(3):234-245. doi:10.1089/cap.2014.0044
  16. Mapelli E, Black T, Doan Q. Trends in pediatric emergency department utilization for mental health-related visits. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2015;167(4):905-910. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.07.004

1(b)Refereed Publications -- Conference Proceedings

  1. Fan M, Black T, Doan Q. Seasonality trends in mental-health related pediatric emergency department visits during COVID-19 in British Columbia. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2024;72(1):5.
  2. Atwal A, Doan Q, Wright B, Hankinson E, Virk P, Azizi H, et al. #76 The predictive validity of MyHEARTSMAP for psychosocial screening in the emergency department. Paediatrics & Child Health. 2020;25(Suppl):e31-e32. doi:10.1093/pch/pxaa068.075
  3. Hankinson E, Doan Q, Wright B, Atwal A, Virk P, Azizi H, et al. #79 Acceptability and impact of psychosocial screening in the emergency department. Paediatrics & Child Health. 2020;25(Suppl):e33. doi:10.1093/pch/pxaa068.078
  4. Lee A, Deevska M, Stillwell K, Black T, Meckler G, Eslami A, et al. Validation of HEARTSMAP, a psychosocial assessment tool applied to children and youth with mental health-related paediatric emergency visits. Paediatrics & Child Health. 2016;21(Suppl 5):e81.
  5. Black T, Matthews VK, Degenhardt A, Stewart SE, Eslami A. Rapid stabilization in child and adolescent psychiatry [Poster NRPOSTER-1.40]. AACAP 62nd Annual Meeting, San Antonio TX. 2015;2015-10-28.
  6. Black T. Suicide risk assessment and documentation in early psychosis [A105]. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 2014;8(Suppl):90.

2(a)Non-Refereed Publications -- Journals

  1. Black T. Re: Response to Letter to the Editor. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023;32(3):148.
  2. Black T, Meyerowitz-Katz G, Owusu-Boaitey N, Oliver S. Errors and issues in risk of all-cause and cardiac-related mortality after vaccination against COVID-19: A meta-analysis of self-controlled case series studies. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2023;19(3):2290173. doi:10.1080/21645515.2023.2290173
  3. Black TR. Measuring Mental Health Crises During the COVID-19 Pandemic — The Importance of Specific and Comprehensive Data Reporting [invited commentary]. JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(7):e2322672. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.22672
  4. Virk P, Woodward ML, Doan Q, Black TR. Response to Rejoinders: The importance of balanced, clear, and specific science communication. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023;32(2):93.
  5. Black TR, Virk P, Woodward ML, Stea JN, Doan Q. Commentary: School closures, the pandemic, and pediatric mental health: Scrutinizing the evidence. Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023;32(2):71.
  6. Gill C, Arnold B, Nugent S, Rajwani A, Xu M, Black T, et al. Reliability of HEARTSMAP...: A Methodologic Issue — In Reply. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2018;25(12):1473-1474. doi:10.1111/acem.13515

2(c)Non-Refereed Publications -- Other

  1. Faust J, Renton B, Du C, Shah S, Chen A, Li SX, et al. Suicide deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, by region, gender and age, March 1 2020 - June 30 2022. Research Square. 2023;cites:1. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-3093283/v1
  2. Black T. Teen Suicide Risk: A Practitioner Guide to Screening, Assessment, and Management [BOOK REVIEW]. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2014;23(3):227.

3(b)Books -- Edited

  1. Elbe D, Black TR, McGrane IR, Choi S. Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs for Children and Adolescents ONLINE. 2023. Hogrefe (item 91431; also licensed via Ovid/Wolters Kluwer); online/database ed of 5th.
  2. Elbe D, Black TR, McGrane IR, Procyshyn RM. Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs for Children and Adolescents. 2019. Hogrefe Publishing; 4th ed (rev/expanded).

3(c)Books -- Chapters

  1. Stea JN, Black TR, Di Domenico SI. Phrenology and neuroscience. in: Investigating Pop Psychology (Routledge). 2022;9-19. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003107798-2
  2. Doan Q, Black T. Behavioural disorders in children. in: Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide (McGraw-Hill). 2020;982-988.