Department of Psychiatry - University of Toronto Magazine

The Labatt Family Network Will Examine the Biology of Depression

Scientists will focus on how the illness affects the brain Read More

Alum and prof helped people grappling with mental illness and homelessness Read More

It turns out that a good way to help homeless people is to actually give them a home Read More

Professor Allan Peterkin is the world’s leading facial-hair expert Read More

A U of T project aims to bring better mental health to a country where most illnesses go untreated Read More

Genetic testing may soon reveal what pharmaceutical drugs work best for you, with fewest side-effects Read More

Genetic testing may reveal what pharmaceutical drugs work best for you, with the fewest side effects Read More

Doctors have been trying for decades to classify mental illnesses. So why do precise definitions still elude us? Read More

Studies find that electrical stimulation to one side of the brain helps improve depression Read More

Mindfulness alters brain activity and improves mood, researchers find Read More

People who eat "good" foods are perceived as more trustworthy, study finds Read More

Dr. Norman Doidge argues that the brain is far more malleable than previously thought Read More

What are people really doing when they’re meditating? Read More

Patients have high risk of relapse up to two-years after treatment, study finds Read More

Self-esteem can fall with age, study finds Read More