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.

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

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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

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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

37.72%

FOUNDATIONS

$17,369,813.12

30.26%

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

$8,331,283.56

14.52%

OTHER

$2,365,015.25

4.12%

CORPORATIONS

$2,040,276.09

3.55%

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

$1,592,046.37

2.77%

ONTARIO PROV. GOVERNMENT

$1,247,077.91

2.17%

HOSPITALS

$616,361.92

1.07%

EDUCATION

$541,092.95

0.94%

INTERNAL CUSTOMERS

$528,088.91

0.92%

RESEARCH INSTITUTES

$420,243.67

0.73%

ASSOCIATIONS

$388,304.40

0.68%

SOCIETIES

$270,000

0.47%

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT – OTHER

$38,333

0.07%

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

TOTAL:  $57,397,681.57

Research Funding

FOUNDATIONS
$21,649,744.42

37.72%

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
$17,369,813.12

30.26%

OTHER
$8,331,283.56

14.52%

CORPORATIONS
$2,365,015.25

4.12%

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
$2,040,276.09

3.55%

ONTARIO PROV. GOVERNMENT
$1,592,046.37

2.77%

HOSPITALS
$1,247,077.91

2.17%

EDUCATION
$616,361.92

1.07%

INTERNAL CUSTOMERS
$541,092.95

0.94%

RESEARCH INSTITUTES
$528,088.91

0.92%

ASSOCIATIONS
$420,243.67

0.73%

SOCIETIES
$388,304.40

0.68%

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT – OTHER
$270,000

0.47%

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
$38,333

0.07%

TOTAL:  $57,397,681.57

Publications

776

  • 55.9%

    Article

350

  • 25.2%

    Meeting Abstract

143

  • 10.3%

    Review

68

  • 4.9%

    Editorial Material

34

  • 2.45%

    Letter

16

  • 1.15%

    Other

TOTAL: 1387 

In Toronto, the future of psychiatry is happening now; it lives in our Department and promises to be bright and progressive.

Partnerships

Hospital Partners
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. Stefan Kloiber receives an Academic Scholar Award and the Labatt Family Grant

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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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