Research
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Latest papers
How can biological databases support the new UN mechanism for benefit-sharing from digital sequence information?
Scientific data · 2026
Translating the Transcriptome: A Connectomics Approach for Gene-Network Mapping and Clinical Application.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025
Corrigendum to 'Is there a discrete negative symptom dimension in people who use methamphetamine?'Comprehensive Psychiatry 93 (2019) 27-32.
Comprehensive psychiatry · 2024
Latest funding
- $546,976
A proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial to show that the antidepressant effects of psilocybin do not require psychedelic effects
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $9,950
Establishing Access to Treatment Pathways for Technology-Enabled Type-2 Diabetes and Mental Health Integrated Care: Learning from Stakeholders using Story Completion Method
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $344,250
Pilot Clinical Study: Psilocybin Assisted Psychotherapy as a Novel Treatment for Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
59 publications.
How can biological databases support the new UN mechanism for benefit-sharing from digital sequence information?
Raposo DS, Faggionato D, Ebert B, Orozco P, Cochrane G, Bao Y, Arita M, Muñoz-García M, Freitag J, Hirsch T, Cook CE, Vos R, Reimer L, Ratnasingham S, Rouard M, Brinkley S, Lange M, Scholz U, Weise S, Usadel B, Finn RD, Park CH, Haas AS, Castle D, O'Cathail C, Scholz AH
Translating the Transcriptome: A Connectomics Approach for Gene-Network Mapping and Clinical Application.
Neudorfer C, Al-Fatly B, Hollunder B, Li N, Meyer GM, Rajamani N, Butenko K, Vissani M, Bush A, Sisterson ND, Tadayon E, Schaper F, Bahners B, Hart L, Madan S, Pijar J, Mosley P, Akram H, Acevedo N, Castle D, Rossell S, Bosanac P, Ostrem JL, Starr PA, Odekerken VJ, deBie RM, Barcia JA, Tyagi H, Sheth SA, Goodman WK, Visser-Vandewalle V, Figee M, Dougherty DD, Zrinzo L, Joyce E, Corp D, Joutsa J, Picht T, Faust K, Kühn AA, Ganos C, Scharf J, Klein C, Fox MD, Richardson RM, Horn A
Corrigendum to 'Is there a discrete negative symptom dimension in people who use methamphetamine?'Comprehensive Psychiatry 93 (2019) 27-32.
Voce A, Burns R, Castle D, Calabria B, McKetin R
Medical assistance in dying for mental illness: a complex intervention requiring a correspondingly complex evaluation approach.
Bastidas-Bilbao H, Castle D, Gupta M, Stergiopoulos V, Hawke LD
Psychosocial Interventions for Individuals With Comorbid Psychosis and Substance Use Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Studies.
Siddiqui S, Mehta D, Coles A, Selby P, Solmi M, Castle D
'Quitlink': Outcomes of a randomised controlled trial of peer researcher facilitated referral to a tailored quitline tobacco treatment for people receiving mental health services.
Baker AL, McCarter K, Turner A, Segan C, Castle D, Brophy L, Borland R, Kelly PJ, Bonevski B, Baird D, Filia S, Attia J, Szwec S, Palazzi K, White SL, Williams JM, Wrobel AL, Ireland A, Saxby K, Ghijben P, Petrie D, Sweeney R
Clinical outcomes of deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder: Insight as a predictor of symptom changes.
Acevedo N, Rossell S, Castle D, Groves C, Cook M, McNeill P, Olver J, Meyer D, Perera T, Bosanac P
An assessment of the linkages between GM crop biotechnology and climate change mitigation.
Smyth SJ, Phillips PWB, Castle D
The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) Task Force Report: Serotonergic Psychedelic Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder
Rosenblat JD, Husain MI, Lee Y, McIntyre RS, Mansur RB, Castle D, Offman H, Parikh SV, Frey BN, Schaffer A
Technology-Supported Integrated Care Innovations to Support Diabetes and Mental Health Care: Scoping Review
Racey M, Whitmore C, Alliston P, Cafazzo JA, Crawford A, Castle D, Dragonetti R, Fitzpatrick-Lewis D, Jovkovic M, Melamed OC
A proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial to show that the antidepressant effects of psilocybin do not require psychedelic effects
Principal investigators: Husain, Muhammad I
Keywords: Clinical Trial; Major Depressive Disorder; Psilocybin
Establishing Access to Treatment Pathways for Technology-Enabled Type-2 Diabetes and Mental Health Integrated Care: Learning from Stakeholders using Story Completion Method
Principal investigators: Whitmore, Carly; Selby, Peter L; Sherifali, Diana T
Keywords: Access To Treatment; Diabetes; Integrated Care; Mental Health; Technology-Enabled Care
Pilot Clinical Study: Psilocybin Assisted Psychotherapy as a Novel Treatment for Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
Principal investigators: Le Foll, Bernard
Keywords: Alcohol Use Disorder; Clinical Trial; Major Depressive Disorder; Mental Health; Neuroscience; Pharmacology; Psychedelics; Psychiatry; Therapy; Treatment
Brain-Oscillation Synchronized Stimulation of the Dorsomedial Prefrontal Cortex: A Precision Medicine Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Principal investigators: Zrenner, Brigitte; Blumberger, Daniel M; Griffiths, John D; Zrenner, Christoph D
Keywords: Eeg; Non-Invasive Brain Intervention; Ocd; Personalized Medicine; Pilot Clinical Study; Tms; Treatment
Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial Comparing One Versus Two Psychedelic Doses of Psilocybin
Principal investigators: Rosenblat, Joshua D; Gallson, Dave; Husain, Muhammad I
Keywords: Clinical Trial; Major Depressive Disorder; Mental Health; Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy; Psychiatry; Psychopharmacology; Psychotherapy; Treatment Resistant Depression
Strengthening the Delivery of Integrated Care in Specialized Mental Health Settings for Adults Experiencing Serious Mental Illness
Principal investigators: Stergiopoulos, Vicky; Kurdyak, Paul A; Canning, Christopher; Lo, Brian F
Keywords: Integrated Care; Physical Health; Policy Recommendations; Psychiatry; Severe Mental Illness
Canadian Heart Failure Transformation Alliance: A Network of Likeminded Canadians Committed to Improving the Lives of Persons Living with Heart Failure (HF)
Principal investigators: Rouleau, Jean-Lucien; King, Malcolm; Lynch, Aine; Castle, David; Jeewa, Aamir; Joseph, Philip G; King, Alexandra; Virani, Sean A
Keywords: 'Omics; Artificial Intelligence; Health Systems Accessibility; Indigenous Health; Mechanistic/ Translational; Patient Empowerment; Patient-Public-Research Partnership; Social And Molecular Epidemiology; Transition Of Care; Two-Eyed Seeing
Mobilizing Knowledge and Implementing Equitable and Cost-Effective Health and Social Care Services for Persons Living with Diabetes in Canada
Principal investigators: Lewis, Gary F; MacPhail, Carolyn L; Murphy, Christine A; pelletier, Marc C; Ramdass, Seeta; Roche, Brooks; Banerjee, Ananya T; Bélanger, Mathieu; Cafazzo, Joseph A; Campbell, David J; Carpentier, André C; Castle, David; de Mestral, Charles; Després, Jean-Pierre; Dogba, Maman A; Forbes, Thomas; Ganann, Rebecca L; Greiver, Michelle; Kastner, Monika; King, Malcolm; Lipscombe, Lorraine; Maberley, David; Markle-Reid, Maureen Frances; McGavock, Jonathan M; Perkins, Bruce A; Rac, Valeria E; Rochon, Paula A; Selby, Peter L; Senior, Peter A; Sherifali, Diana T; Tchernof, André; Weisman, Alanna; Witteman, Holly M; Yeung Laiwah, Roseanne O
Keywords: Diabetes; Population Health
Mental health and long COVID: Experiences, interventions, and resilience building
Principal investigators: Hawke, Lisa D; Kennell, Sarah; Castle, David
Keywords: Comorbidity; Covid-19; Mental Health; Psychosocial Interventions; Resilience; Substance Use
BIOSCAN: Tracing the Patterns of Life on a Changing Planet
Principal investigators: Hebert, Paul
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Benicio Frey and Roumen Milev: 71 shared papers
- Peter Szatmari and Joanna Henderson: 22 shared papers
- Vicky Stergiopoulos and Nicole Kozloff: 18 shared papers
- Diana Sherifali and Peter Selby: 12 shared papers
- Benicio Frey and Ayal Schaffer: 11 shared papers
- Diana Sherifali and Carly Whitmore: 10 shared papers
- Benicio Frey and Michael Van Ameringen: 10 shared papers
- Peter Szatmari and Nicole Kozloff: 9 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Carly Whitmore: 9 shared papers
- Peter Szatmari and Clement Ma: 8 shared papers
- Vicky Stergiopoulos and Anna Durbin: 8 shared papers
- Sandra Meier and Manuel Mattheisen: 8 shared papers
- Diana Sherifali and Peter Senior: 6 shared papers
- Michael Van Ameringen and Ayal Schaffer: 6 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Gillian Strudwick: 6 shared papers
- Allison Crawford and Gillian Strudwick: 6 shared papers
- Roumen Milev and Ayal Schaffer: 6 shared papers
- Michael Van Ameringen and Roumen Milev: 4 shared papers
- Vicky Stergiopoulos and Gillian Strudwick: 4 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Peter Senior: 4 shared papers
- Gillian Strudwick and Nicole Kozloff: 4 shared papers
- Gillian Strudwick and Clement Ma: 4 shared papers
- Carly Whitmore and Peter Senior: 4 shared papers
- Diana Sherifali and Seeta Ramdass: 3 shared papers
- Vicky Stergiopoulos and David Castle: 3 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Allison Crawford: 3 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Seeta Ramdass: 3 shared papers
- Peter Selby and David Castle: 3 shared papers
- Gillian Strudwick and David Castle: 3 shared papers
- Nicole Kozloff and Anna Durbin: 3 shared papers
- Seeta Ramdass and Carly Whitmore: 3 shared papers
- Marco Solmi and Ayal Schaffer: 3 shared papers
- Diana Sherifali and Allison Crawford: 2 shared papers
- Nicole Kozloff and Clement Ma: 2 shared papers
- Nicole Kozloff and Joanna Henderson: 2 shared papers
- Joshua Rosenblat and Roumen Milev: 2 shared papers
- Marco Solmi and David Castle: 2 shared papers
- Clement Ma and Joanna Henderson: 2 shared papers
- Diana Sherifali and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Peter Szatmari and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Benicio Frey and Joshua Rosenblat: 1 shared paper
- Benicio Frey and Marco Solmi: 1 shared paper
- Benicio Frey and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Michael Van Ameringen and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Gabriella Gobbi and Joshua Rosenblat: 1 shared paper
- Gabriella Gobbi and Marco Solmi: 1 shared paper
- Gabriella Gobbi and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Allison Crawford and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Sandra Meier and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Nicole Kozloff and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Anna Durbin and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Joshua Rosenblat and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Manuel Mattheisen and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Seeta Ramdass and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Roumen Milev and Chad Bousman: 1 shared paper
- Roumen Milev and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Carly Whitmore and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Chad Bousman and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Ayal Schaffer and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Peter Senior and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Jamie Feusner and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- Clement Ma and David Castle: 1 shared paper
- David Castle and Joanna Henderson: 1 shared paper
- Psychiatry
- Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
- Department of Psychiatry
- Public Administration
- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
- Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge
- Other
Co-authors at University of Victoria, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Gillian Strudwick
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
3 shared papers, latest 2023
Peter Selby
Department of Family and Community Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Vicky Stergiopoulos
Li Ka Shing Knowledge
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Marco Solmi
Psychiatry
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Joanna Henderson
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Valerie Taylor
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Gabriella Gobbi
Psychiatry
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Sophie Soklaridis
Education
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Allison Crawford
Clinical Public Health Division
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Sandra Meier
Psychiatry
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Nicole Kozloff
Department of Psychiatry
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Anna Durbin
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Joshua Rosenblat
Anesthesiology and Pain Management
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Manuel Mattheisen
Psychiatry
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Seeta Ramdass
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Roumen Milev
Psychiatry
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Wei Wang
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Carly Whitmore
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Chad Bousman
Department of Medical Genetics
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Serge Beaulieu
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Ayal Schaffer
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2023
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