Simone N. Vigod, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Simone N. Vigod, MD, MSc, FRCPC, is affiliated with the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, ICES, Women’s College Hospital and Research Institute, and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vigod has contributed to research on topics including women, neurodevelopmental disorders, patient care, and traumatic brain injury. The author has published seven articles with Psychiatrist.com between 2016 and 2024.

Women Neurodevelopmental Patient Care Traumatic Brain Injury

Frequent co-authors

Cindy-Lee Dennis Hilary K. Brown Sophie Grigoriadis Amy Cheung Cara Brown Cindy-Lee E. Dennis Hiltrud Dawson Joel G. Ray

History of Concussion and Maternal Mental Illness Risk

Original Research

History of Concussion and Maternal Mental Illness Risk

November 4, 2024

Individuals with a history of concussion had an increased risk of severe maternal mental illness; the association was strongest in those with no history of mental illness.

Samantha Krueger, Simone N. Vigod, Vincy Chan, et al

Preventive Health Care in Children and Maternal Schizophrenia

Original Research

Preventive Health Care in Children and Maternal Schizophrenia

March 1, 2023

About 50.3% of children born to mothers with schizophrenia had an enhanced 18-month well-baby visit versus 58.6% of those whose mothers did not have schizophrenia.

Clare L. Taylor, Hilary K. Brown, Natasha R. Saunders, et al

Meta-Analysis

Benzodiazepines and Congenital Malformations

July 9, 2019

Is prenatal benzodiazepine use associated with an increased risk of congenital malformations? What about concurrent use of a benzodiazepine and an antidepressant? Does the trimester have an effect? See...

Sophie Grigoriadis, Lisa Graves, Miki Peer, et al

Meta-Analysis

Antenatal Anxiety and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes

September 4, 2018

Anxiety is common during pregnancy, but reviews to date of the impact of anxiety on perinatal outcomes have been narrow in focus. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesizes available...

Sophie Grigoriadis, Lisa Graves, Miki Peer, et al

Letter to the Editor

Dr Brown and Colleagues Reply

August 23, 2017

Simone N. Vigod, Hilary K. Brown, Neesha Hussain-Shamsy, et al

Meta-Analysis

Antenatal SSRI Exposure and Autism

January 25, 2017

What variables might explain the association between antenatal SSRI exposure and autism? This systematic review and meta-analysis will give you some insight on factors that might influence this association.

Simone N. Vigod, Hilary K. Brown, Neesha Hussain-Shamsy, et al

Article

Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits for Psychiatric Illness During and After Pregnancy Among Women With Schizophrenia

April 27, 2016

Almost 50% of women with schizophrenia become pregnant, but there may be concerns about their stability during pregnancy and after delivery. Fortunately, the authors of this study offer encouraging...

Sophie Grigoriadis, Simone N. Vigod, Cindy-Lee Dennis, et al