Melissa Park
McGill University
25 Papers
74 Citations
Melissa Park is an academic researcher from McGill University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 23 publications. Previous affiliations of Melissa Park include Karolinska Institutet & Jewish General Hospital.
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Papers
What is “shared” in shared decision‐making? Philosophical perspectives, epistemic justice, and implications for health professions education
Aliki Thomas,Ayelet Kuper,Ayelet Kuper,Ayelet Kuper,Benjamin Chin-Yee,Melissa Park,Melissa Park +6 more
TL;DR: It is emphasized that major changes in educational structures and systems are required to promote the critical reflexivity required to address issues of epistemic justice, in the broader pursuit of authentic shared decision-making.
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Transforming mental health services: a participatory mixed methods study to promote and evaluate the implementation of recovery-oriented services
Melissa Park,Melissa Park,Hiba Zafran,Janet Stewart,Jon Salsberg,Carolyn Ells,Carolyn Ells,Suzanne Rouleau,Orly Estein,Thomas W. Valente +9 more
TL;DR: This three-year Canadian Institute of Health Research Partnership in Health System Improvement and The Rx&D Health Research Foundation Fostering Canadian Innovation in Research study proposed participatory approaches to implementing recovery principles in a Department of Psychiatry serving a highly diverse Canadian and immigrant population.
Wearable Technology for Detecting Significant Moments in Individuals with Dementia
Chelsey Lai Kwan,Yacine Mahdid,Rossio Motta Ochoa,Keven Lee,Melissa Park,Stefanie Blain-Moraes +5 more
TL;DR: A novel intelligent assistive technology for the detection of significant moments based on patterns of physiological signal changes in individuals with dementia and their caregivers is presented and a freely available MATLAB toolbox is provided with the IAT software.
Pleasure, Throwing Breaches, and Embodied Metaphors: Tracing Transformations-in-Participation for a Child With Autism to a Sensory Integration-Based Therapy Session.
TL;DR: A case study drawn from an ethnography of therapist—child—family interactions in a sensory integration—based clinic is focused on to provide a thick description of the moments leading up to and following changes in bodily and social engagement for a child with autism.
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Place Integration Through Daily Activities 1 Year After Stroke
TL;DR: This paper examined how familiar places, in turn, inspired or influenced actions in the rehabilitation process for individuals who had experienced stroke and found that the desire for place integration inspires engagement in rehabilitation.
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