BCCHR Researchers Find a Researcher

Dean Elbe

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Pharmacy Specialist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, BC Children's Hospital

My research pertains to the development of clinical tools for clinicians and members of the public to obtain factual information about drug interactions between prescription medications and substances of abuse.

Note: Dr. Elbe only accepts research students from the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (directed studies).

Academic Affiliations

Clinical Instructor, , , Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia
Research Theme: Brain, Behaviour & Development

Contact Information

Location

4500 Oak st, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6H 3N1

(604) 875-3550

delbe@cw.bc.ca

Clinical pathway development to standardize pharmacological medication management of agitation in pediatric inpatient settings

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Wood, M.D. and Gandhi, K. and Elbe, D. and Saran, K. and Leung, S. and McKay, J. and Carr, R. and Chapman, A.

Celecoxib versus placebo as an adjunct to treatment-as-usual in children and youth with obsessive"compulsive disorder: protocol for a single-site randomised quadruple-blind phase II study

BMJ Open

Clara Westwell-Roper and John R Best and Dean Elbe and Megan MacFadden and Susan Baer and Lori Tucker and Antony Au and Zainab Naqqash and Boyee Lin and Cynthia Lu and S Evelyn Stewart

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054296

01 / 2022

Psychiatric Manifestations in Patients with Biopterin Defects

Neuropediatrics

Parfyonov, M. and Friedlander, R. and Banno, B. and Elbe, D. and Horvath, G.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742323

Understanding patient characteristics and medication prescriptions in children with mental health and neurodevelopmental disorders referred to a sleep clinic"A quality improvement/quality assurance analysis

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Ipsiroglu, O.S. and Bhathella, J. and Boldut, R.P. and Elbe, D. and Hill, O. and Keys, E. and McWilliams, S. and Silvestri, R. and Wensley, D.F.

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.878356

Sleep as an outcome measure in ADHD randomized controlled trials: A scoping review

Sleep Medicine Reviews

McWilliams, S. and Zhou, T. and Stockler, S. and Elbe, D. and Ipsiroglu, O.S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101613

Retrospective review of clozapine use in children and adolescents

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Komaryk, A. and Elbe, D. and Burgess, L.

Retrospective Review of Fluvoxamine-Clomipramine Combination Therapy in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Fung, R. and Elbe, D. and Stewart, S.E.

Response to Clomipramine in Combination with Fluvoxamine: A Potent Medication Combination for Severe or Refractory Pediatric OCD

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Fung, R. and Elbe, D. and Evelyn Stewart, S.

Management of Acute Agitation and Aggression in Children and Adolescents with Pro Re Nata Oral Immediate Release Antipsychotics in the Pediatric Emergency Department.

Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology

Yip L and Aeng E and Elbe D

DOI: 10.1089/cap.2019.0171 PubMed: 33035069

10 / 2020

Psychopharmacology Challenge.

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent

Elbe D

PubMed: 32774402

08 / 2020

Switching from Clonidine Immediate-Release to Guanfacine Extended-Release.

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent

Elbe D

PubMed: 32405313

05 / 2020

Psychopharmacology challenge

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Elbe, D.

Switching from clonidine immediate-release to guanfacine extended-release

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Elbe, D.

Formal Psychiatry Resident Rotations with a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Preliminary Experience at BC Children's Hospital.

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent

Elbe D and Chapman A

PubMed: 31001346

03 / 2019

Formal psychiatry resident rotations with a clinical pharmacy specialist: Preliminary experience at BC childrens hospital

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Elbe, D. and Chapman, A.

Lifesaving Electroconvulsive Therapy for a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Severe Self-Injurious Behavior, and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Journal of ECT

Gonzlez-Romero, M.F. and Avina-Galindo, A.M. and Elbe, D. and Friedlander, R. and Vila-Rodriguez, F.

DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000598

Stimulant rapid metabolizers: wrong label, real phenomena

ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders

Weiss, M.D. and Surman, C.B.H. and Elbe, D.

DOI: 10.1007/s12402-017-0242-9

Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs for Children and Adolescents

Dean Elbe and Tyler R. Black and Ian McGrane and Ric M. Procyshyn

DOI: 10.1027/00550-000

Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs

Ric M. Procyshyn and Kalyna Z. Bezchlibnyk-Butler and J. Joel Jeffries

DOI: 10.1027/00496-000

Manic Reaction in a Child Induced by Guanfacine-Extended Release

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Elbe, D. and Perel-Panar, C. and Wicholas, L.

DOI: 10.1089/cap.2016.0050

Update on the Use of SSRIs and SNRIs with Children and Adolescents in Clinical Practice.

Jane Garland E and Kutcher S and Virani A and Elbe D

PubMed: 27047551

Update on the use of SSRIS and SNRIS with children and adolescents in clinical practice

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Garland, E.J. and Kutcher, S. and Virani, A. and Elbe, D.

Do We Know If They Work and If They Are Safe: Second-Generation Antipsychotics for Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents

The Science and Ethics of Antipsychotic Use in Children

Elbe, D. and Mc Glanaghy, E. and Oberlander, T.F.

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800016-8.00003-9

Therapeutic Drug Levels of Second Generation Antipsychotics in Youth: A Systematic Review

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Whitney, Z. and Boyda, H.N. and Procyshyn, R.M. and Elbe, D. and Black, T. and Eslami, A. and Barr, A.M.

DOI: 10.1089/cap.2014.0044

Pathways to Overmedication and Polypharmacy: Case Examples from Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Science and Ethics of Antipsychotic Use in Children

Ipsiroglu, O. and Berger, M. and Lin, T. and Elbe, D. and Stockler, S. and Carleton, B.

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800016-8.00006-4

Focus on Guanfacine Extended-release: A Review of its Use in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Elbe D and Reddy D

PubMed: 24516477

02 / 2014

Managing ADHD and disruptive behaviour disorders with combination psychostimulant and antipsychotic treatment

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Elbe, D. and Barr, A.M. and Honer, W.G. and Procyshyn, R.M.

DOI: 10.1503/jpn.130288

Prevalence and patterns of antipsychotic use in youth at the time of admission and discharge from an inpatient psychiatric facility

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Procyshyn, R.M. and Su, J. and Elbe, D. and Liu, A.Y. and Panenka, W.J. and Davidson, J. and Honer, W.G. and Barr, A.M.

DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3182a607dd

Lack of detectable serum levels following topical fluoxetine administration in a child

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Elbe, D. and Wicholas, L.

DOI: 10.1089/cap.2013.0078

Focus on guanfacine extended-release: A review of its use in child and adolescent psychiatry

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Elbe, D. and Reddy, D.

A retrospective study of antipsychotic drug switching in a pediatric population

BMC Psychiatry

Linton, D. and Procyshyn, R.M. and Elbe, D. and Lee, L.H.N. and Barr, A.M.

DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-248

Using Technology to Support Clinical Pharmacy Practice

UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Student Journal

Elbe D. Using Technology to Support Clinical Pharmacy Practice. UBC Pharm Sci Student J 2013; 1: 27-30.

Review of the pharmacotherapy of irritability of autism.

Elbe D and Lalani Z

PubMed: 22548111

05 / 2012

Drug use evaluation of moxifloxacin (avelox) using a hand-held electronic device at a canadian teaching hospital.

Samilski JA and Lau TT and Elbe DH and Aulakh AK and Lun EM

PubMed: 22876087

05 / 2012

Drug use evaluation of moxifloxacin (Avelox) using a hand-held electronic device at a canadian teaching hospital

P and T

Samilski, J.A.E. and Lau, T.T.Y. and Elbe, D.H.T. and Aulakh, A.K. and Lun, E.M.C.

Review: Evidence on the comparative effectiveness and adverse effects of antipsychotics in young people is limited

Evidence-Based Mental Health

Reebye, P.N. and Elbe, D.

DOI: 10.1136/ebmental-2012-100713

Review of the pharmacotherapy of irritability of autism

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Elbe, D. and Lalani, Z.

A review of escitalopram and citalopram in child and adolescent depression.

Carandang C and Jabbal R and Macbride A and Elbe D

PubMed: 22114615

11 / 2011

A Review of Escitalopram and Citalopram in Child and Adolescent Depression

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Carandang, C. and Jabbal, R. and MacBride, A. and Elbe, D.

Focus on Lisdexamfetamine: A Review of its use in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Elbe D and Macbride A and Reddy D

PubMed: 21037922

11 / 2010

Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications, Third Edition.

08 / 2010

Stahl?s Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications, Third Edition.

Elbe D

08 / 2010

First do no harm: promoting an evidence-based approach to atypical antipsychotic use in children and adolescents.

Panagiotopoulos C and Ronsley R and Elbe D and Davidson J and Smith DH

PubMed: 20467549

05 / 2010

How does this happen? Part I: mechanisms of adverse drug reactions associated with psychotropic medications.

Elbe D and Savage R

PubMed: 20119566

02 / 2010

Do hospital and community ssri usage patterns in children and adolescents match the evidence?

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Ronsley, R. and Elbe, D. and Smith, D.H. and Garland, E.J.

PubMed: 20842278

First do no harm: Promoting an evidence-based approach to atypical antipsychotic use in children and adolescents

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Panagiotopoulos, C. and Ronsley, R. and Elbe, D. and Davidson, J. and Smith, D.H.

Focus on lisdexamfetamine: A review of its use in child and adolescent psychiatry

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Elbe, D. and MacBride, A. and Reddy, D.

How does this happen? Part I: Mechanisms of adverse drug reactions associated with psychotropic medications

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Elbe, D. and Savage, R.

Focus on aripiprazole: a review of its use in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Greenaway M and Elbe D

PubMed: 19718428

08 / 2009

The role of pharmacotherapy in the management of self-regulation difficulties in young children.

Reebye PN and Elbe D

PubMed: 19495438

05 / 2009

Commentary to QTc prolongation associated with atypical antipsychotic use in the treatment of adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa.

Elbe D

PubMed: 19270853

02 / 2009

Focus on aripiprazole: A review of its use in child and adolescent psychiatry

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Greenaway, M. and Elbe, D.

Commentary to: QTc prolongation associated with atypical antipsychotic use in the treatment of adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Elbe, D.

The role of pharmacotherapy in the management of self-regulation difficulties in young children

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Reebye, P.N. and Elbe, D.

Focus on ziprasidone: a review of its use in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Elbe D and Carandang CG

PubMed: 19018327

11 / 2008

Focus on ziprasidone: A review of its use in child and adolescent psychiatry

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Elbe, D. and Carandang, C.G.

Moxifloxacin-Warfarin interaction: A series of five case reports

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Elbe, D.H.T. and Chang, S.W.

DOI: 10.1345/aph.1E179

Visual compatibility of various injectable neuroleptic agents with benztropine and lorazepam in polypropylene syringes

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Elbe, D. and Cond, C.

Bupropion-Induced Serum Sickness"Like Reaction

The Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Robert A McCollom and Dean HT Elbe and Alec H Ritchie

DOI: 10.1345/1542-6270(2000)034u003C0471:bisslru003E2.3.co;2

04 / 2000

Bupropion-induced serum sickness-like reaction

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

McCollom, R.A. and Elbe, D.H.T. and Ritchie, A.H.

DOI: 10.1345/aph.19297

Use of cefixime in an IV to oral stepdown program to reduce antimicrobial costs

Formulary

Elbe, D. and Frighetto, L. and Nickoloff, D. and Jewesson, P.

A survey of prescriber perceptions and practice of IV-PO stepdown anti-infective therapy

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Elbe, D. and Frighetto, L. and Nickoloff, D. and Jewesson, P.

Our Research

At BC Children’s, we are making discoveries that save lives and transform health care for children in our province and around the world. Our research portfolio includes basic, clinical, population, and public health research.

EXPLORE OUR RESEARCH

Dean Elbe

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital Pharmacy Specialist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, BC Children's Hospital

Academic Affiliations

Contact Information

Location

Publications

Collapse

Expand

Clinical pathway development to standardize pharmacological medication management of agitation in pediatric inpatient settings

Celecoxib versus placebo as an adjunct to treatment-as-usual in children and youth with obsessive"compulsive disorder: protocol for a single-site randomised quadruple-blind phase II study

Psychiatric Manifestations in Patients with Biopterin Defects

Understanding patient characteristics and medication prescriptions in children with mental health and neurodevelopmental disorders referred to a sleep clinic"A quality improvement/quality assurance analysis

Sleep as an outcome measure in ADHD randomized controlled trials: A scoping review

Recommended academic reading

Retrospective review of clozapine use in children and adolescents

Retrospective Review of Fluvoxamine-Clomipramine Combination Therapy in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Response to Clomipramine in Combination with Fluvoxamine: A Potent Medication Combination for Severe or Refractory Pediatric OCD

Management of Acute Agitation and Aggression in Children and Adolescents with Pro Re Nata Oral Immediate Release Antipsychotics in the Pediatric Emergency Department.

Psychopharmacology Challenge.

Switching from Clonidine Immediate-Release to Guanfacine Extended-Release.

Psychopharmacology challenge

Switching from clonidine immediate-release to guanfacine extended-release

Formal Psychiatry Resident Rotations with a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Preliminary Experience at BC Children's Hospital.

Formal psychiatry resident rotations with a clinical pharmacy specialist: Preliminary experience at BC childrens hospital

Lifesaving Electroconvulsive Therapy for a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Severe Self-Injurious Behavior, and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Stimulant rapid metabolizers: wrong label, real phenomena

Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs for Children and Adolescents

Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs

Manic Reaction in a Child Induced by Guanfacine-Extended Release

Update on the Use of SSRIs and SNRIs with Children and Adolescents in Clinical Practice.

Update on the use of SSRIS and SNRIS with children and adolescents in clinical practice

Do We Know If They Work and If They Are Safe: Second-Generation Antipsychotics for Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Therapeutic Drug Levels of Second Generation Antipsychotics in Youth: A Systematic Review

Pathways to Overmedication and Polypharmacy: Case Examples from Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Focus on Guanfacine Extended-release: A Review of its Use in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Managing ADHD and disruptive behaviour disorders with combination psychostimulant and antipsychotic treatment

Prevalence and patterns of antipsychotic use in youth at the time of admission and discharge from an inpatient psychiatric facility

Lack of detectable serum levels following topical fluoxetine administration in a child

Focus on guanfacine extended-release: A review of its use in child and adolescent psychiatry

A retrospective study of antipsychotic drug switching in a pediatric population

Using Technology to Support Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Review of the pharmacotherapy of irritability of autism.

Drug use evaluation of moxifloxacin (avelox) using a hand-held electronic device at a canadian teaching hospital.

Drug use evaluation of moxifloxacin (Avelox) using a hand-held electronic device at a canadian teaching hospital

Review: Evidence on the comparative effectiveness and adverse effects of antipsychotics in young people is limited

Review of the pharmacotherapy of irritability of autism

A review of escitalopram and citalopram in child and adolescent depression.

A Review of Escitalopram and Citalopram in Child and Adolescent Depression

Focus on Lisdexamfetamine: A Review of its use in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications, Third Edition.

Stahl?s Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications, Third Edition.

First do no harm: promoting an evidence-based approach to atypical antipsychotic use in children and adolescents.

How does this happen? Part I: mechanisms of adverse drug reactions associated with psychotropic medications.

Do hospital and community ssri usage patterns in children and adolescents match the evidence?

First do no harm: Promoting an evidence-based approach to atypical antipsychotic use in children and adolescents

Focus on lisdexamfetamine: A review of its use in child and adolescent psychiatry

How does this happen? Part I: Mechanisms of adverse drug reactions associated with psychotropic medications

Focus on aripiprazole: a review of its use in child and adolescent psychiatry.

The role of pharmacotherapy in the management of self-regulation difficulties in young children.

Commentary to QTc prolongation associated with atypical antipsychotic use in the treatment of adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa.

Focus on aripiprazole: A review of its use in child and adolescent psychiatry

Commentary to: QTc prolongation associated with atypical antipsychotic use in the treatment of adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa

The role of pharmacotherapy in the management of self-regulation difficulties in young children

Focus on ziprasidone: a review of its use in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Focus on ziprasidone: A review of its use in child and adolescent psychiatry

Moxifloxacin-Warfarin interaction: A series of five case reports

Visual compatibility of various injectable neuroleptic agents with benztropine and lorazepam in polypropylene syringes

Bupropion-Induced Serum Sickness"Like Reaction

Bupropion-induced serum sickness-like reaction

Use of cefixime in an IV to oral stepdown program to reduce antimicrobial costs

A survey of prescriber perceptions and practice of IV-PO stepdown anti-infective therapy

Our Research

Stay in the Know

Contact

Our Research

Training

Services

Organization

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Pharmacy Specialist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, BC Children's Hospital