College of Medicine

Research Area(s)

  • Adult Attachment Style
  • Social Anxiety
  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

About

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Adams leads the Attachment Research Laboratory, studying mood and anxiety disorders.

Clinical Interests

  • Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Selected Publications

Below are Dr. Adams' recent papers, or her complete listing can be seen on her Google Scholar.

 

Physicians’ mental health and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic: One year exploration
GC Adams, T Le, M Alaverdashvili, S Adams
Heliyon
Doctors’ Professional and Personal Reflections: A Qualitative Exploration of Physicians’ Views and Coping during the COVID-19 Pandemic
GC Adams, M Reboe-Benjamin, M Alaverdashvili, T Le, S Adams
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20 (7), 5259
The interaction between attachment, trauma and cannabis in creating vulnerability for psychosis
S Carley, GC Adams
Psychosis, 1-5
Childhood trauma as a mediator between attachment and recidivism risk: A study of Canadian offenders with mental disorders
GC Adams, AJ Wrath, M Mela, A DesRoches, S Adams, A Andreen, ...
Behavioral Sciences & the Law
Practical Pedagogical Tips for Using Movies in Medical Education
D De Souza, GC Adams
Academic Psychiatry 47 (1), 90-94
Exploring the Relationship Between Attachment and Pathological Personality Trait Domains in an Outpatient Psychiatric Sample
P Radetzki, AJ Wrath, L McWilliams, T Olson, S Adams, D De Souza, ...
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 211 (1), 46-53
Recollection of childhood trauma changes according to the shift in individual attachment rather than psychiatric diagnosis
NS Ragulan, AJ Wrath, T Le, GC Adams
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports 10, 100382
The relationship between attachment and self-injurious behaviors in the child and adolescent population: a systematic review of the literature
J Woo, AJ Wrath, GC Adams
Archives of suicide research 26 (2), 406-427
Alexithymia is a mediating factor in the relationship between adult attachment and severity of depression and social anxiety
PA Radetzki, AJ Wrath, T Le, GC Adams
Journal of Affective Disorders 295, 846-855
Resilience in the Time of Pandemic
GC Adams
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 66 (1), 62-63
Exploring the impact of religion and spirituality on mental health and coping in a group of Canadian psychiatric outpatients
GC Adams, AJ Wrath, T Le, S Adams, D De Souza, M Baetz, HG Koenig
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 208 (12), 918-924
The relationship between attachment, treatment compliance and treatment outcomes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
GC Adams, R Skomro, AJ Wrath, T Le, LA McWilliams, ME Fenton
Journal of Psychosomatic Research 137, 110196
Attachment impacts cortisol awakening response in chronically depressed individuals
GC Adams, AJ Wrath, B von Dewitz, K Marciniuk, A Roesler, S Napper
Psychoneuroendocrinology 120, 104778
Self-injurious behaviors and adult attachment: A review of the literature
AJ Wrath, GC Adams
Archives of Suicide Research 23 (4), 527-550
A longitudinal exploration of the impact of social anxiety and individual attachment on depression severity
GC Adams, AJ Wrath, T Le, M Alaverdashvili
Journal of Affective Disorders 257, 250-256
An exploration of adult attachment insecurity and psychiatric symptoms in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea
GC Adams, LA McWilliams, AJ Wrath, P Mondal, JA Harder, R Skomro, ...
Journal of Psychosomatic Research 123, 109731