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  1. Locked In: Who Faces Involuntary Psychiatric Detention in Ontario? A 10-Year Look

    Article • Psychiatric Services, May 2026, American Psychiatric Association

    Soyeon Kim, Elke Ham

  2. Interpersonal Trauma, Gender, and Psychiatric Symptom Severity: Insights from Forensic Psychiatric Inpatient Data in Ontario, Canada

    Article • International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, March 2026, SAGE Publications

    Elke Ham

  3. Cross-province comparisons of intimate partner violence risk assessment: New Canadian percentile norms for the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment.

    Article • Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, January 2026, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Elke Ham, R Karl Hanson

  4. Clinical Subgroups of Individuals Receiving Care in a Forensic Hospital: A 20-Year Comparison and Treatment Need Implications

    Article • International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, December 2025, SAGE Publications

    Elke Ham

  5. Factors associated with seclusion and restraint on admission to forensic psychiatric hospitals: A 10-year retrospective study

    Article • PLOS One, July 2025, PLOS

    Elke Ham, Dr N Zoe Hilton

  6. Measuring coercive control from police reports of intimate partner violence

    Article • Journal of Criminal Justice, July 2025, Elsevier

    Elke Ham

  7. Validation of a composite outcome measure for inpatient psychiatry using scales from the interRAI-MH

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, February 2025, Frontiers

    Elke Ham

  8. Police need updated research to support intimate partner violence risk assessment

    Article • Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, October 2024, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, R Karl Hanson, Elke Ham

  9. Recognizing Coercive Control in 2SLGBTQQIA+ Relationships: A Review

    Article • Trauma Violence & Abuse, July 2024, SAGE Publications

    Elke Ham, Dr N Zoe Hilton

  10. Friend or foe: Scoping review findings on policing and coercive control

    Article • Sociology Compass, June 2024, Wiley

    Elke Ham, Dr N Zoe Hilton

  11. Hospitals saw higher patient acuity during and post COVID restrictions

    Article • CMAJ Open, September 2023, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Elke Ham, Dr N Zoe Hilton

  12. Association of Acquired Brain Injury and Adverse Childhood Experiences in Forensic Patients

    Article • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, December 2022, SAGE Publications

    Elke Ham

  13. Coercive control predicts more severe domestic violence

    Article • Psychology of Violence, December 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham

  14. Burnout plays important role in nurses' mental health

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, May 2022, Wiley

    Elke Ham, Dr N Zoe Hilton, Nicole C Rodrigues

  15. Forensic custody decisions change in response to patients' changing clinical presentation

    Article • Behavioral Sciences & the Law, April 2022, Wiley

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham

  16. The Forensic Supplement to the interRAI Mental Health Assessment Instrument: Evaluation and Validation of the Problem Behavior Scale

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, December 2021, Frontiers

    Elke Ham

  17. Adverse work environment contributes to PTSD in forensic psychiatric staff

    Article • Psychological Services, November 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Nicole C Rodrigues, Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham, Michael Seto

  18. Initial evidence to support PTSD prevention programs for nurses

    Article • Journal of Clinical Nursing, October 2021, Wiley

    Elke Ham, Dr N Zoe Hilton

  19. Beyond Window Dressing: Does Moving to a New Building Really Shape the Perception of, and Actual Safety on Forensic Inpatient Programs?

    Article • International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, September 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Elke Ham

  20. Risk factors for trauma among psychiatric workers

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, July 2021, Wiley

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham, Nicole C Rodrigues

  21. Predictors of Weight Gain and Metabolic Indexes among Men Admitted to Forensic Psychiatric Hospital

    Article • International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, July 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Elke Ham

  22. Psychiatric workers suffer from violence and vicarious trauma on the job

    Article • Journal of Nursing Management, July 2021, Wiley

    Elke Ham, Dr N Zoe Hilton, Nicole C Rodrigues

  23. Trauma among psychiatric workers

    Article • Issues in Mental Health Nursing, April 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham, Nicole C Rodrigues

  24. Mental health workers seek validation and trauma-informed support after workplace violence

    Article • Nursing and Health Sciences, January 2021, Wiley

    Nicole C Rodrigues, Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham

  25. Young adults in an adult forensic institution

    Article • Psychology Crime and Law, August 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham

  26. Psychiatric Workers Face Barriers to Getting Help for PTSD

    Article • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, March 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham, Nicole C Rodrigues

  27. Critical Events and Chronic Stress Both Increase PTSD among Psychiatric Workers

    Article • Psychiatric Services, March 2020, American Psychiatric Association

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham, Nicole C Rodrigues

  28. Tool may help prevent use of seclusion for psychiatric patients

    Article • International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, February 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham

  29. Documentation of psychotropic pro re nata medication administration: An evaluation of electronic health records compared with paper charts and verbal reports

    Article • Journal of Clinical Nursing, July 2018, Wiley

    Elke Ham

  30. Habit-forming drugs often used instead of psychotherapy for psychiatric inpatients

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, May 2018, Wiley

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham

  31. Failure to identify substance-use treatment needs

    Article • International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham

  32. Two paths to becoming a forensic patient

    Article • Criminal Justice and Behavior, December 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham

  33. PTSD among Psychiatric Hospital Workers

    Article • Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, July 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham

  34. Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Forensic System

    Article • Psychology Crime and Law, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Elke Ham, Avra Selick

  35. Childhood abuse not a treatment priority for domestic offenders

    Article • Journal of Interpersonal Violence, October 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham

  36. A Factor Analytic Investigation of the Person-in-Recovery and Provider Versions of the Revised Recovery Self-Assessment (RSA-R)

    Article • Evaluation & the Health Professions, October 2016, SAGE Publications

    Elke Ham

  37. Graphs can help improve violence risk communication

    Article • Criminal Justice and Behavior, September 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Nicole C Rodrigues, Elke Ham

  38. The increasing influence of risk assessment on forensic patient review board decisions.

    Article • Psychological Services, January 2016, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr N Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham

  39. Weight Gain and its Correlates among Forensic Inpatients

    Article • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, May 2015, SAGE Publications

    Elke Ham

  40. Cost-Effectiveness of Electronic Training in Domestic Violence Risk Assessment

    Article • Journal of Interpersonal Violence, June 2014, SAGE Publications

    Elke Ham