A Systematic Review of Approaches to Manage Mental Health Symptoms Among Children and Youth with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis to Inform the JIA Option Map

Mahta Rafieinia; Rose Martini; Elizabeth Stringer; Simon Décary; Florian Naye; Juliana Barcellos de Souza; Iman Kashif; Laurie Proulx; Natasha Trehan; Naomi Abrahams; Alexandra Sirois; Emily Sirotich; Sophia Popescu; Bayley Furtado; Adam Huber; Isabelle Gaboury; Linda Li; Kathryn Birnie; Sabrina Cavallo; Mark Connelly; Nilay Arman; Daniela Ghio; Tala El Tal; Krystina Lewis; Jennifer N. Stinson; Nadia Luca; Glen Hazlewood; Timothy Kwok; JIA Option Map Research Group; Karine Toupin-April

doi:10.3899/jrheum.2026-0447.149

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A Systematic Review of Approaches to Manage Mental Health Symptoms Among Children and Youth with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis to Inform the JIA Option Map

Mahta Rafieinia, Rose Martini, Elizabeth Stringer, Simon Décary, Florian Naye, Juliana Barcellos de Souza, Iman Kashif, Laurie Proulx, Natasha Trehan, Naomi Abrahams, Alexandra Sirois, Emily Sirotich, Sophia Popescu, Bayley Furtado, Adam Huber, Isabelle Gaboury, Linda Li, Kathryn Birnie, Sabrina Cavallo, Mark Connelly, Nilay Arman, Daniela Ghio, Tala El Tal, Krystina Lewis, Jennifer N. Stinson, Nadia Luca, Glen Hazlewood, Timothy Kwok, JIA Option Map Research Group and Karine Toupin-April

The Journal of Rheumatology August 2026, 53 (Suppl 1) 124; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2026-0447.149

Mahta Rafieinia

University of Ottawa, Ottawa

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Rose Martini

University of Ottawa, Ottawa

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Elizabeth Stringer

IWK Health Centre, Halifax

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Simon Décary

Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke

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Florian Naye

Université Laval, Quebec City

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Juliana Barcellos de Souza

University of Ottawa, University

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Iman Kashif

University of Ottawa, Ottawa

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Laurie Proulx

Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Ottawa

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Natasha Trehan

University of Ottawa, Markham

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Naomi Abrahams

University of Ottawa, Ottawa

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Alexandra Sirois

McGill University, Montreal

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Emily Sirotich

Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Toronto

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Sophia Popescu

University of Ottawa, Ottawa

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Bayley Furtado

University of Ottawa, Ottawa

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Adam Huber

IWK Health Centre, Halifax

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Isabelle Gaboury

Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke

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Linda Li

Rehab Sciences/Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver

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Kathryn Birnie

University of Calgary, Calgary

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Sabrina Cavallo

Université de Montréal, Montreal

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Mark Connelly

Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City

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Nilay Arman

Istanbul University, Istanbul

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Daniela Ghio

University of Manchester, Manchester

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Tala El Tal

Neurosciences and Mental Health Program, SickKids Research Institute; Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

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Krystina Lewis

University of Ottawa, Ottawa

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Jennifer N. Stinson

SickKids Research Institute and Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto

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Nadia Luca

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario/University of Ottawa, Ottawa

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Glen Hazlewood

University of Calgary, Calgary

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Timothy Kwok

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto

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Karine Toupin-April

University of Ottawa and Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa

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