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Research & Affiliated Partnerships

Members of the Department of Psychiatry conduct research through more than a dozen affiliated hospitals and research institutions throughout the National Capital Region. The department has worked to establish links with various research organizations, institutions, government sectors at the Municipal, Provincial, and Federal levels with the goal of encouraging collaborative partnerships that facilitate important research in diverse areas.

We endeavor to promote new collaborative research opportunities for the Department, to create a system whereby clinicians are encouraged to work across silos with Faculty members and residents. The Department of Psychiatry has worked to establish links with various research organizations, institutions and government sectors at the Municipal, Provincial and Federal levels.

The Department of Psychiatry has three main research programs:

  1. Department of Psychiatry's Research Strategic Plan
  2. Technology and Mental Health Research
  3. Suicide Prevention Research

Funding opportunities

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Research institutes

List of affiliated Research Institutes:

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Spotlight of the month

Research spotlight coming soon.

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Research leaders

  • Dr. Simon Hatcher
    Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry
  • Dr. Pierre Blier
    Endowed Chair, Mood Disorders Research
  • Dr. Georg Northoff
    Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics
    Michael Smith Chair, Mental Health and Neuroscience, EJLB-CIHR
  • Dr. Jennifer Phillips
    Director of Research (Interim)