Donald Langille, MD, MHSc

Education

MHSc (University of British Columbia)
MD (Dalhousie University)
BSc (Acadia University)

Research interests

Dr. Langille’s research interests include the sexual and mental health of adolescents, and young adults, including those attending university.  He also conducts work which examines the health services needs of these populations.  This work is largely directed at informing how best to deliver health services to young people.

Selected publications

• Langille D, Asbridge M, Cragg A, Rasic D. School connectedness and adolescent suicidality: mediation by risk of depression.  Canadian Journal of Psychiat 2015;60:258–267.
• Langille D, Asbridge M, Azagba S, Flowerdew G, Rasic D, Cragg A.  Sex differences in associations of school connectedness with adolescent sexual risk-taking in Nova Scotia, Canada. J School Health 2014;84:387-395. DOI:10.1111/josh.12161.
• Asbridge M, Langille D, Azagba S, Rasic D. Elevated depressive symptoms and adolescent injury: Examining associations by injury frequency, injury type and gender. BMC Public Health 2014;21:190. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:24555802.
• Rasic D, Weerasinghe S, Asbridge M, Langille D.  Longitudinal associations of cannabis and illicit drug use with depression, suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts among Nova Scotia high school students. Drug Alcohol Depend, 2013;149-153.
• Langille DB, Asbridge M, Kisely S, Rasic D. Suicidal behaviours in adolescents in Nova Scotia, Canada: protective associations with measures of social capital. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatric Epidemiol 2012;47:1549–1555.

Selected awards and honours

• 1986 – Medical Officer of Health Training Award – Nova Scotia Department of Health
• 1986 – Dismas Society Dave Lavers Award 
• 2001 – Community Health and Epidemiology Teaching Excellence Award
• 2010 – Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Decade Award