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Gayatri Saraf

ResearcherPsychiatryUniversity of Ottawa

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Gayatri Saraf

Researcher

Psychiatry

Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Publications

475

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Research

Bipolar Disorder Blue-Blocking Glasses Circadian Rhythms Feasibility Mania Time-Restricted Eating

Latest papers

Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder: An Evidence Synthesis and Position Statement From the ISBD Nutrition and Exercise Task Force (NExT)
Bipolar Disorders · 2026
A Chatbot for the Management of Bipolar Disorder: Using Retrieval-Augmented Generation With an Open-Weight Large Language Model to Answer Clinical Questions Based on the CANMAT and ISBD 2018 Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder: Un dialogueur pour la prise en charge du trouble bipolaire : utiliser la génération augmentée par récupération avec un grand modèle de langage (GML) à poids ouverts pour répondre aux questions cliniques fondées sur les lignes directrices de 2018 de CANMAT et de l'ISBD relatives au trouble bipolaire.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Bipolar Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials: Stimulation magnétique transcrânienne dans les cas de dépression bipolaire : une revue systématique et une méta-analyse d'essais contrôlés à répartition aléatoire.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Canadian Extension of the Candesartan Adjunctive Bipolar Depression Trial (CADET)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$405,451
A living systematic review, meta-analysis and dose-response of randomized controlled trials testing serotonergic psychedelics: efficacy, acceptability, tolerability, safety and publication bias within and across health conditions
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$348,076
Pilot trial of time restricted eating to support an adaptive innovative clinical trial of combined chronotherapies for mania in bipolar disorder
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$191,811

All 3 grants and awards

13 publications.

Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder: An Evidence Synthesis and Position Statement From the ISBD Nutrition and Exercise Task Force (NExT)

Lafer B, Neves LM, Vancampfort D, Stubbs B, Gonzalez-Pinto A, Nierenberg A, Olagunju AT, Goldstein BI, Vieta E, Koning E

Bipolar Disorders20261 citations

DOI: 10.1111/bdi.70164

A Chatbot for the Management of Bipolar Disorder: Using Retrieval-Augmented Generation With an Open-Weight Large Language Model to Answer Clinical Questions Based on the CANMAT and ISBD 2018 Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder: Un dialogueur pour la prise en charge du trouble bipolaire : utiliser la génération augmentée par récupération avec un grand modèle de langage (GML) à poids ouverts pour répondre aux questions cliniques fondées sur les lignes directrices de 2018 de CANMAT et de l'ISBD relatives au trouble bipolaire.

Mali Y, Zeng Z, Heo K, Zhang G, Kashyap A, Chen J, Keramatian K, Saraf G, Solmi M, Tam E, Parikh SV, Schaffer A, Beaulieu S, Ng R, Yatham LN, Nunez JJ

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261457232 PMID: 42274191

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Bipolar Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials: Stimulation magnétique transcrânienne dans les cas de dépression bipolaire : une revue systématique et une méta-analyse d'essais contrôlés à répartition aléatoire.

Zhou C, Fabiano N, Wong S, Højlund M, Shorr R, Sabé M, Campana M, Hyde J, Brandt V, Cortese S, Tremblay S, Brender R, Saraf G, Yatham LN, Solmi M

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261457224 PMID: 42244083

Evidence based interventions for bipolar disorder across phases and age groups: living umbrella review, evaluation, analysis, and communication hub (U-REACH) project.

De Prisco M, Oliva V, Miola A, Fornaro M, Dragioti E, Croatto G, Carvalho AF, Berk M, Nikolitch K, Saraf G, Yatham LN, Keramatian K, Shorr R, Frye MA, Singh B, Krinitski D, Højlund M, Serretti A, Fanelli G, Gomes FA, Hansen AS, Nielsen RE, Fusar-Poli P, Paribello P, Manchia M, Bahji A, Vazquez G, Siafis S, Leucht S, Yildiz A, Delorme R, Schaffer A, Stubbs B, Rubaiyat R, Vieta E, Correll CU, Moher D, Cortese S, Fiedorowicz JG, Radua J, Gosling CJ, Solmi M

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2026-100216 PMID: 42580772

Safety of psychotropic medications in pregnancy: an umbrella review

Fabiano N, Wong S, Gupta A, Tran J, Bhambra N, Min KK, Dragioti E, Barbui C, Fiedorowicz JG, Gosling CJ

Molecular Psychiatry202526 citations

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02697-0

Efficacy, all-cause discontinuation, and safety of serotonergic psychedelics and MDMA to treat mental disorders: A living systematic review with meta-analysis.

Højlund M, Kafali HY, Kırmızı B, Fusar-Poli P, Correll CU, Cortese S, Sabé M, Fiedorowicz J, Saraf G, Zein J, Berk M, Husain MI, Rosenblat JD, Rubaiyat R, Corace K, Wong S, Hatcher S, Kaluzienski M, Yatham LN, Cipriani A, Gosling CJ, Carhart-Harris R, Tanuseputro P, Myran DT, Fabiano N, Moher D, Mayo LM, Nicholls SG, White T, Prisco M, Radua J, Vieta E, Ladha KS, Katz J, Veroniki AA, Solmi M

European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2025.09.011 PMID: 41205366

Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2023 Update on Clinical Guidelines for Management of Major Depressive Disorder in Adults: Réseau canadien pour les traitements de l'humeur et de l'anxiété (CANMAT) 2023 : Mise à jour des lignes directrices cliniques pour la prise en charge du trouble dépressif majeur chez les adultes

Lam RW, Kennedy SH, Adams C, Bahji A, Beaulieu S, Bhat V, Blier P, Blumberger DM, Brietzke E, Chakrabarty T

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry2024402 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437241245384

Changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic on postpartum screening results in Ontario, Canada: The healthy babies healthy children screening tool.

Jin YH, Corsi DJ, Roberts NF, Sprague AE, Solmi M, Saraf G, Gandhi J, Colman I, Walker MC, Fiedorowicz JG

Birth (Berkeley, Calif.)2024

DOI: 10.1111/birt.12835 PMID: 38819097

Correction: New Pharmacologic Approaches to the Treatment of Bipolar Depression.

Keramatian K, Chakrabarty T, DuBow A, Saraf G, Yatham LN

Drugs2024

DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-02005-8 PMID: 38345738

Duration of Adjunctive Antidepressant Maintenance in Bipolar I Depression

Reddy MS, Bhandary RP, Ramachandran K, Ahn YM, Reddy YCJ, Kesavan M, Daigneault A, Arumugham SS, Murthy NS, Saraf G

New England Journal of Medicine202346 citations

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2300184

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Gayatri Saraf

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder: An Evidence Synthesis and Position Statement From the ISBD Nutrition and Exercise Task Force (NExT)

Evidence based interventions for bipolar disorder across phases and age groups: living umbrella review, evaluation, analysis, and communication hub (U-REACH) project.

Safety of psychotropic medications in pregnancy: an umbrella review

Efficacy, all-cause discontinuation, and safety of serotonergic psychedelics and MDMA to treat mental disorders: A living systematic review with meta-analysis.

Changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic on postpartum screening results in Ontario, Canada: The healthy babies healthy children screening tool.

Correction: New Pharmacologic Approaches to the Treatment of Bipolar Depression.

Duration of Adjunctive Antidepressant Maintenance in Bipolar I Depression

Canadian Extension of the Candesartan Adjunctive Bipolar Depression Trial (CADET)

A living systematic review, meta-analysis and dose-response of randomized controlled trials testing serotonergic psychedelics: efficacy, acceptability, tolerability, safety and publication bias within and across health conditions

Pilot trial of time restricted eating to support an adaptive innovative clinical trial of combined chronotherapies for mania in bipolar disorder

Frequent collaborators

Marco Solmi

Ayal Schaffer

Kamyar Keramatian

Serge Beaulieu

Benicio Frey

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David Moher

Katerina Nikolitch

Roumen Milev

Kyooseob Ha

Peter Giacobbe

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Sara Tremblay

Yongdong Ouyang

Rudolf Uher

Vesna Sossi

Ian Colman

Sophie Grigoriadis

Simone Vigod

Simon Hatcher

Mark Kaluzienski

Raymond Ng

Arun Ravindran

Zahinoor Ismail

Mark Sinyor

Venkat Bhat

Hubert Wong

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