DPRD Programme

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Last name 

Abstract Title

Jennie

Pouget

Identifying predictors of childhood psychotic-like experiences

Ayesha

Rashidi

Understanding the Dimensions of Social Cognition Across Autism Spectrum and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Kody

Kennedy

Impaired coronary microvascular reactivity in youth with bipolar disorder

Mikaela

Dimick 

Association of Suicide Attempts with Increased Cardiovascular Risk among Youth with Mood Disorders

Nidhi

Kulkarni

Polygenic Risk for Coronary Artery Disease is Associated with Lower Grey Matter Structure in Youth Bipolar Disorder

Giselle 

Mirfallah

Preliminary data indicate relationships between positron emission tomography (PET) derived [18F]SynVesT-1 binding and neurocognition in autistic youth

Jessica

Muha

The association between depression and cardiovascular disease risk in children and adolescents

Nedra

Peter

Enhancing Discharge Practices from Early Psychosis Intervention Services: Development of a Transition Protocol

Xinyue

Jiang

Psychiatric Polygenic Risk Scores Across Youth With Bipolar Disorder, Youth at High Risk for Bipolar Disorder, and Controls

Alexia

Polillo

Digital Disconnection: A Qualitative Study of Youth and Young Adult Perspectives on Cyberbullying and the Adoption of Auto-Detection or Software Tools

First name

Last name 

Abstract Title

Xiaoyu

Men

Investigating the Effect of CYP2D6-Mediated Pharmacokinetics on Venlafaxine Treatment Outcomes in Older Adults with Depression

Helena

Kim

Augmentation vs. switching medications in older patients with treatment-resistant depression:  clinical moderators that matter 

Christopher

Morrone

Characterizing the relationship of memory, sleep and neurodegeneration in novel mouse models of tauopathy

Daniel

Kapustin

Neuroimaging Markers Associated with Behavioral and Psychological Symptom Clusters in Dementia

Niki

Akbarian

Genomic Analysis of the Relationship between Neuroticism and Late-Life Cognitive Decline

Kevan

Clifford

Neurostructural Effects of Novel Polygenic Risk Scores for Molecular Brain Aging 

First name

Last name 

Abstract Title

Nicholas

Neufeld

Evidence for a Shared Neural Substrate of Psychomotor Disturbance and Depressive Symptoms in Psychotic Depression

Lindsay

Oliver

Effects of Individualized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Social Cognitive Network Functional Connectivity in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Venice

Cheng

Identifying TMS-EEG Neurophysiological Markers using Long Interval Cortical Inhibition in Treatment-Resistant Depression

Ayan

Dey

Beyond Antidepressant Effects: rTMS, Cognition, and Functional Outcomes in Treatment Resistant Depression Management

Maria Teodora

Secara

Brain-Behavior Participant Similarity Networks Among Youth and Adults with Schizophrenia Spectrum, Autism Spectrum, or Typically Developing Controls 

Andreea

Diaconescu

The effect of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) on whole-brain functional and effective connectivity

Sara sadat

Afjeh

Deciphering the Genetic Correlates of Age of Onset in Bipolar Disorder: An Integrated Analysis of Gene Co-Expression and Bioinformatics

Ramzi

Halabi 

Missing Not at Random: Missing data are associated with clinical status and trajectories in an electronic monitoring study of bipolar disorder

Thomas

Prevot

Targeting The α5-GABAA Receptor Alleviates Cognitive Deficits And Reverses Neuronal Atrophy Across Animal Models Of Brain Disorders

Renee

Lawson

Examining the Neurophysiological Effects of Psilocybin: a narrative review

Masoud

AhmadzadAsl

Heterogeneity and variability of Placebo Effects within and between Randomized controlled Trials across Major Psychiatric Conditions. a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 

Mahavir

Agarwal

Neurocognitive correlates of metabolic dysregulation in individuals with mood disorders: a systematic review and metaanalysis

First name

Last name 

Abstract Title

Caleb

Browne

Identifying an epigenetic switch in the ventral hippocampus driving relapse vulnerability in opioid use disorder

Ankita

Das

UNDERSTANDING MOTIVATIONS, PERCEPTIONS AND EFFECTS OF CANNABIS USE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS

Stanley

Wong

The effect of weighted blankets on sleep quality and mental health symptoms in psychiatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Paula

Ravitz

Scaling up Interpersonal Psychotherapy: A pilot randomized controlled trial examining digital asynchronous self-directed vs. synchronous group training

Sheldon

Bereznick

Exploring Regional GABA and Glutamate+Glutamine Dynamics and Clinical Correlates in Chronic Pain Patients with and without Opioid Use Disorder Using Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 

Meghan

Chenoweth

Genetic Prediction of Smoking Cessation Medication Side Effects: A Genome-Wide Investigation of Abnormal Dreams on Varenicline

First name

Last name 

Abstract Title

Daniel

Sanchez Morales

Characterizing suicides in Toronto among people with a history of criminal justice system involvement.

Prudence Po Ming 

Chan

Suicide in Individuals Without Any Detected Mental Illness: An Observational Study in Toronto (1998-2020) 

Jennifer

Ma

Exploring Pain Processing as a Potential Biomarker for Suicide Risk: An fMRI Stidu

Samantha

Mason

 Suicide Deaths and Related Outcomes in People With OCD: An Analysis of Coroner and Clinical Records

Emytis

Tavakoli

Challenges Related to the Implementation of Measurement-Based Care for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: A Feasibility Study

First name

Last name 

Abstract Title

Mohammed

Alarabi

Formal thought disorders and neurocognition in treatment-resistant schizophrenia

Jenna

Baer

Cognitive Inflexibility in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Amanda

Ceniti

Conducting a national needs assessment to develop the Friends/Family of Individuals at Risk of Suicide Training (FIRST) Program

Mahbod

Ebrahimi

Genetic Association Study of CSMD1 and CSMD2 with Cognitive Function

Hanan

Idd

Investigating The Brain Endocannabinoid System In Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Csilla

Kalocsai

Paradigms and Politics in the Definition of Treatment Resistance in Mental Health: A Meta-narrative Review

Martin

Kronenbuerger

Depression and Anxiety in Focal Dystonia.

Gia Han

Le

Association Between Cognitive Functioning, Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Related Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Viet-Linh Luke

Pham-Kim-Nghiem-Phu

A Review of N-back Working Memory Performance across the Lifespan in Autism

Fooroogh

Raeisi Makiani

Targeting opioid neurotransmission in borderline personality disorder with self-harming behavior: Preliminary findings of a [11C]NOP-1A positron emission tomography study 

Laura

Rivera

How has artificial intelligence been used to determine clinical and functional outcomes in schizophrenia? A scoping review

Martin

Rotenberg

Comparing health service use outcomes of Flexible Assertive Community Treatment versus Assertive Community Treatment and Intensive Case Management in Toronto, Canada: A retrospective propensity score matched cohort study

Beth

Sproule

Community pharmacists providing care for people using cannabis: an exploratory feasibility study

Sabrina

Wong

Efficacy of Esketamine for Perinatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Siqi

Xue

Mental health and psychosocial interventions in the context of climate change

Molly

Zhang

Effects of Extended Cannabis Abstinence on Anxiety and Sleep in People with  Co-Occurring Cannabis Use Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder

Xiaolin

Zhou

Discovering Genetics-Related Biomarkers of Neuronal Vulnerability Using Post-Mortem Datasets From Multiple Large Brain Banks

First name

Last name 

Abstract Title

Carly

Albaum

Family communication and conflict in clinical samples of suicidal and depressed youth

Sarah

Brennenstuhl

Stepped Care, Stepped Care “Lite” & Matching Intervention Components to Individual Mental Health Needs: A Rapid Scoping Review of Mental Health and Substance Use Interventions for Post-Secondary Students 

Tatiana

Djurovic

Optimizing Treatment for Parents of Children with Emotional and Behavioural Problems  (OPTED)

Gillian

Grant-Allen

Self-Harm and Suicide-Related Content on TikTok: A Thematic Analysis

Kyla

McDonald

Emerging Best Practices for Supporting Youth Experiencing Homelessness and Sexual Exploitation

Madison

Moloney

The development of a social-emotional curriculum for 11-14-year-olds: The EMPOWER project

Golda

Osei-Bonsu

Pilot Study of Adjunctive Curcumin for Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder: Preliminary Evidence of Antidepressant and Antioxidative Properties

Anett

Schumacher

The systemic immune-inflammation index as a biomarker for depression in a community sample of adolescents.

Suyi

Shao

Mitochondrial DNA Pathogenicity in Relation to Cerebral Blood Flow in Youth Bipolar Disorder

Nikhita

Singhal

Co-constructing equity, diversity, and inclusion learning modules alongside youth with lived experience: results from an initial pilot among child and adolescent psychiatry trainees

Kimberley

Tsujimoto

Disruption to the hidden curriculum: Screen time and school factors are associated with child and youth mental health 

First name

Last name 

Abstract Title

Suze

Berkhout

Curating Critical Encounters: Research Creation and Arts as Epistemic Practice 

Ryma Alyssa

Ihaddadene

Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factors in Clozapine Rechallenge and Maintenance Following Neutropenia and Agranulocytosis: A systematic Review and Case Report

First name

Last name 

Abstract Title

Sushmit

Das

The Role of Electroencephalography Microstates In Alzheimer’s Dementia And Mild Cognitive Impairment

Ori

Feldman

Assessing Biomarkers in an Ongoing Phase III clinical trial of Nabilone for Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease (NAB-IT).

Sena

Gok

Clinical Outcomes Related to Psychotropic Polypharmacy in Dementia with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms 

Katharina

Göke

Cognitive Subgroups in Difficult-To-Treat Late-Life Depression and their Effect on rTMS Treatment Outcomes

Emma

Gregory

Design, development, and implementation of the e-learning course, “Hot and Bothered: A Primer on Climate Change for Psychiatry Residents.”

Natalie

Ho

Preliminary Results of an Analysis Addressing Whether Brain Structure Predicts Outcomes of Cognitive Remediation Combined with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Remitted Major Depressive Disorder, or Both

Raphael

Kusumo

Mitochondrial Dysfunction as a Mediator to Oxidative Stress and Cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer’s Disease

Michael

Mak

Sleep and Pharmacotherapy in Treatment-Resistant Late-life Depression: Findings from the OPTIMUM Clinical Trial

Krushnaa

Sankhe

Correlation between changes in apathy and cognition in Alzheimer’s disease associated apathy: analysis of the Apathy in Dementia Methylphenidate Trial 2 (ADMET 2) 

(Ella) Bing Xin

Song

Examining the relationship between angiopoietin-2 and cognition in early Alzheimer’s disease.

Ashnie 

Sukhu

Nature-based Virtual Reality Intervention for Depression in Alzheimer’s Dementia

Hui Jue 

Wang

Exploring biomarkers in an ongoing phase 3 clinical trial of nabilone for agitation in Alzheimer’s disease (NAB-IT)

Melissa

Wong

Modifiable risk factors associated with cognitive decline in late life depression: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

First name

Last name 

Abstract Title

Ruobing

Chen

A preliminary study of the association of change in cerebral blood flow with clinical outcomes in an alcohol use disorder cohort during short term abstinence 

Cassie

Côté

Quantification of Synaptic Density in Youth With High-risk Cannabis and Alcohol Use: A PET Imaging Study With the Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Radiopharmaceutical [18F]SynVesT-1

Rheina

Firdiawati

Investigating fatty acid amide hydrolase levels in the brain of healthy individuals: a positron emission tomography study using [C-11]CURB

Alexandre

Guet-McCreight

Dose prediction of α5-GABAA receptor modulation given simulated EEG of depression severity

Bertina 

Jebanesan

Fatty acid amide hydrolase as a predictor of relapse: A PET Study with [11C]CURB 

Erica

Kaczmarek

Changes in Symptoms of Anhedonia with Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Daniel

Kiss

Age-dependent vulnerability in prefrontal cortex parvalbumin and somatostatin interneurons in schizophrenia 

Shamantha 

Lora

Repetitive Blast Exposure is Associated with Increased [18F]flortaucipir Uptake using In Vivo Tau-PET Imaging in Canadian Armed Forces Breachers and Snipers 

Tulip

Marawi

Anterograde and Retrograde Memory Outcomes Following Electroconvulsive Therapy in Adults with Major Depressive Disorder 

George

Nader

Microstructural Imaging in the Brain of Schizophrenia Patients: a Comparison Between two Acquisition Protocols

Enoch

Ng

Impact of co-morbid post-traumatic stress-related symptoms on repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression in civilians

Justin

Ng

Higher general intelligence is linked to stable, efficient, and typical brain connectivity patterns

Christina

Pereira

IMAGING FATTY ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE LEVELS IN SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER: A REPLICATION STUDY WITH THE PET TRACER [11C]CURB

Claire

Shyu

Altered endocannabinoid metabolism in chronic pain patients with opioid use disorder: preliminary findings from positron emission tomography study with [11C]CURB

Pavithra

Suresh

Upregulation of PSD95 in Primary Neurons via α5-GABAA-R Modulation

Kosar 

Teymouri

Exploring Sex-Dependent Relationships of Complement Component C4 with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia and Hospitalization Frequency

Wenzhu

Ye

Association of NTRK2 Gene with Suicidality: A Meta-analysis

Clement

Zai

Characterization of Suicide-related Phenotypes in a Sample of Mood Disorder Patients

Jessica

Zhang

Using smartphone technology to predict mood episodes in youth with bipolar disorder

Maia

Zilberman

Synaptic Density Among Youth with Mental Health Challenges and Chronic Cannabis Consumption 

First name

Last name 

Abstract Title

Tina

Guo

Quality of Media Reporting on tWitch's Suicide - An Update

Erene

Stergiopoulos

“[We] need a seismic shift”: Disabled student perspectives on disability inclusion in U.S. medical education

Juveria 

Zaheer

Exploring the perspectives of female clinician scientist training program alumnae and trainees on barriers and facilitators to research careers in academic psychiatry

First name

Last name 

Abstract Title

Jasmine 

Amini

Development of an AI large language model to design caring messages following psychiatric discharge

Alexander 

Bahadur 

Immersive Virtual Reality Simulation for Suicide Risk Assessment Training: Innovations in Mental Health Education

Blanca

Bolea Alamanac

Project MINDSET: Mood, Inattention and Dysregulation Symptoms in Survivors of Trauma: Acceptability of Mood mApper app 

Noah

Chisamore

Real World Effectiveness of Repeated Intravenous Ketamine Infusions for Treatment Resistant Depression in Transitional Age Youth

Jessica

D'Arcey

 App for Independence (A4i): A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Health Tool for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders 

Lu 

Gao

Reviving the Classroom: The Compelling Case for Embracing In-Person Learning Once Again

Megan

George

A Feasibility Trial of Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) in Patients with Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Nabil

Hawwa

Don’t Panic – a Psychiatry and Neurology Interdepartmental Collaboration to Understand Learner Anxiety with Code Strokes.

Tamara

Hoppe

Microdosing with mindfulness in acute adult psychiatric inpatients -  a survey of staff and patient attitudes after 18-months at an urban, academic psychiatric hospital.

Pamela

Kaduri

Abstract Integrating Addictions Training into a Diversity Serving Community Health Centre: TAKE ME Project 

Katherine

McKay

Building from within to Bridge Between: The Transitions from Hospital to Home 

Gaurav

Mehta

Association between BMI, Waist Circumference, Lipoprotein ‘a’ levels & and Framingham Risk Score (FRS)  in Patients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

Hilary 

Pang

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Medical Education: A Review of Opportunities and Challenges 

Christopher

Pople

A novel interleaved intermittent theta burst-fMRI method to characterize online target engagement in treatment-resistant depression

Dana C.

Ross

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Virtual Blended Psychoeducational Treatment for Adults with a History of Childhood Interpersonal Trauma: Primary Outcome

Andrew

Sedrak

The Time Perception Accuracy Test (TPAT) – A clinical tool for measuring deficits in the perception of event timing in relation to psychosis.

Dara

Silver

Exploring the effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Antagonist drugs as a Treatment for individuals with Substance Use Disorder: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials

Brendan

Singh

Violence is Part of the Job: Investigating the impacts of Workplace Violence on Emergency Department Staff through Qualitative Interviews

Valentina

Tamayo Velasquez

The Development of a Machine Learning (ML) Alert System for Adverse Events in Acute Mental Health Settings

Siya

Verma

Indicators of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Subgroups within the Major Depressive Disorder Integrated Care Pathway (MDD-ICP)

DAVID

WIERCIGROCH

Mental Health in Medicine: Implementation of measurement-based care within an interdisciplinary stepped care clinic in medical psychiatry

Maya

Zaidan

Bridges to Patient Satisfaction: Exploring the Roles of Trauma and Ethnicity Among Perinatal Women Receiving Behavioural Activation  

Alina

Zaidi

ANTIDEPRESSANT CLASS AND CONCURRENT RTMS OUTCOMES IN MAJOR DEPRESSION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS