Our Department strives to provide the best care to today’s patients, and to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illness and addiction for the patients of tomorrow.
“To catalyze progress, we are committed to embracing new ideas. We are innovating in both education and research. We are aiming at improving the experience and outcome of those living with mental illness now and in the future.”
Benoit H. Mulsant
Professor and Chair
The Department of Psychiatry At-A-Glance
As one of the largest Departments of Psychiatry in the world, we mobilize partners and resources to improve the outcome of those living with mental illness.
Faculty
411
Full-Time
228
Part-Time
226
Status Only
105
Adjunct
14
Emeritus
984
Total
Endowed Chairs – 23
42% of faculty are engaged in full-time academic pursuits.
Trainees
198
PGY 1-6
73
Fellows
43
PhDs
35
Masters
19
Sub-Specialty
368
Total
We train ¼ of psychiatrists in Canada.
Divisions
Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems
Co-Director Dr. Sonu Gaind
Brain and Therapeutics
Co-Directors Drs. Tony George & Fang Liu
Child and Youth Mental Health
Director Dr. Peter Szatmari
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
Director Dr. Jon Hunter
Equity, Gender and Population
Director Dr. Simone Vigod
Forensic Psychiatry
Director Dr. Sandy Simpson
Geriatric Psychiatry
Director Dr. Carole Cohen
Psychotherapies, Humanities and Education Scholarship
Director Dr. Paula Ravitz
Research Funding
$21,649,744.42
FOUNDATIONS
$17,369,813.12
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
$8,331,283.56
OTHER
$2,365,015.25
CORPORATIONS
$2,040,276.09
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
$1,592,046.37
ONTARIO PROV. GOVERNMENT
$1,247,077.91
HOSPITALS
$616,361.92
EDUCATION
$541,092.95
INTERNAL CUSTOMERS
$528,088.91
RESEARCH INSTITUTES
$420,243.67
ASSOCIATIONS
$388,304.40
SOCIETIES
$270,000
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT – OTHER
$38,333
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
TOTAL: $57,397,681.57
Research Funding
FOUNDATIONS
$21,649,744.42
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
$17,369,813.12
OTHER
$8,331,283.56
CORPORATIONS
$2,365,015.25
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
$2,040,276.09
ONTARIO PROV. GOVERNMENT
$1,592,046.37
HOSPITALS
$1,247,077.91
EDUCATION
$616,361.92
INTERNAL CUSTOMERS
$541,092.95
RESEARCH INSTITUTES
$528,088.91
ASSOCIATIONS
$420,243.67
SOCIETIES
$388,304.40
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT – OTHER
$270,000
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
$38,333
TOTAL: $57,397,681.57
Publications
776
350
143
68
34
16
TOTAL: 1387
In Toronto, the future of psychiatry is happening now; it lives in our Department and promises to be bright and progressive.
Partnerships
Fully-Affiliated Sites
Baycrest
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Mount Sinai Hospital
St. Michael’s Hospital
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
University Health Network (UHN)
Women’s College Hospital
Community Sites
George Hull Centre
Humber River Regional
North York General Hospital
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health
St. Joseph’s Health Centre
Surrey Place Centre
Michael Garron Hospital
Trillium Health Partners
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care
Youthdale Treatment Centres
Faculty & Resident Spotlights
These featured faculty are providing sound clinical care, creating novel knowledge, translating research discoveries, and training the future generations of psychiatry clinicians, educators and researchers.
Dr. Ben Goldstein examines cardiovascular ties to early-onset bipolar disorder with support from the Miner’s Lamp Fund
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Dr. Sid Kennedy wins the 2017 Douglas Utting Prize for contributions to our understanding of depression and suicide
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Dr. Diana Kljenak receives the 2016-2017 Colin R. Woolf Award for Longterm Commitment to Continuing Education
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Dr. Aneta Krakowski receives the Dan Offord Resident Research Award from the Association of Professors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of Canada
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Dr. Susan Lieff wins the Royal College Duncan Graham Award in honour of her extensive contribution to medical education
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Dr. Yona Lunsky has been named Director of the Azrieli Centre for Adult Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Mental Health at CAMH
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Dr. Daisy Singla receives an Academic Scholar Award to assist her research into increasing access to evidence based psychological treatments
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