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Anupam Thakur

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Anupam Thakur

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Developmental Disabilities Patient Oriented Research Health Education Health Care Workers Aging Brain Health Dementia Families

Latest papers

Catatonia in Autistic Adults in a Tertiary Inpatient and Outpatient Neurodevelopmental Service: A Retrospective Review.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026 · senior author
Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol.
BMJ open · 2025
Deriving Insights From Open-Ended Learner Feedback: An Exploration of Natural Language Processing Approaches.
The Journal of continuing education in the health professions · 2025

All 20 publications

Latest funding

Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$149,890
Nabilone for aggressive behaviours in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$761,176
Promoting brain health: A national capacity building project for aging adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, family caregivers and service providers
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator

All 6 grants and awards

20 publications.

Catatonia in Autistic Adults in a Tertiary Inpatient and Outpatient Neurodevelopmental Service: A Retrospective Review.

Hasan S, Desarkar P, Lunsky Y, Thakur A

Journal of autism and developmental disorders2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-025-06837-5 PMID: 40317349

Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol.

Lunsky Y, Bobbette N, Chiu M, Thakur A, Patel P, Volpe T, Balogh R, Baskin A, Beaudoin MJ, Dever M, Durbin A, Fogle A, Kelly C, Lake J, Lefkowitz G, Mallett H, McCabe J, Noonan J, Selick A, Shooshtari S, Sockalingam S, St John L, Steel L, Thatcher A, McCarron M, Brain Health-IDD Program Group

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108960 PMID: 41475806

Deriving Insights From Open-Ended Learner Feedback: An Exploration of Natural Language Processing Approaches.

Maslej MM, Donner K, Thakur A, Islam F, Costa-Dookhan KA, Sockalingam S

The Journal of continuing education in the health professions2025

DOI: 10.1097/ceh.0000000000000597 PMID: 39982044

Experiences, attitudes, and knowledge of medical students regarding intellectual and developmental disability: a Canadian study.

Tarzi G, Yip A, Jiwa MI, Thakur A, Mishra S, Koch L, Mendoza O, Perera A, Mckenzie L, Lunsky Y

BMC medical education2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-06482-z PMID: 39707420

Evaluation of an Interprofessional Educational Intervention in Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability for Health and Social Service Trainees.

Tarzi G, Thakur A, Bobbette N, Pilatzke M, Lefkowitz G, Thomson K, Thatcher A, Hasan S, Fogle A, Blake M, Hines A, Lunsky Y

Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry2024

DOI: 10.1007/s40596-024-02063-w PMID: 39567470

Predictors of mental well-being among family caregivers of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities during COVID-19.

Mendoza O, St John L, Tarzi G, Thakur A, Lake JK, Lunsky Y

BJPsych open2024

DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2024.761 PMID: 39465571

Twelve tips for Natural Language Processing in medical education program evaluation.

Costa-Dookhan KA, Maslej MM, Donner K, Islam F, Sockalingam S, Thakur A

Medical teacher2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2024.2316223 PMID: 38373212

Bridging the gap: national virtual education programme for professionals caring for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the time of COVID-19.

Thakur A, Bobbette N, Bond V, Gonzales A, Lake J, Lefkowitz G, Mia N, Niel U, Sockalingam S, Streisslberger E, Thomson K, Volpe T, Lunsky Y

BJPsych open2024First author

DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2024.67 PMID: 39051453

Implementation of structured feedback in a psychiatry residency program in Canada: a qualitative analysis study.

Thakur A, Darani S, Kalocsai C, Silver I, Sockalingam S, Soklaridis S

Frontiers in psychiatry2023First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1276985 PMID: 38076684

Evolution of a physician wellness, engagement and excellence strategy: lessons learnt in a mental health setting.

Wilkie T, Tajirian T, Thakur A, Mistry S, Islam F, Stergiopoulos V

BMJ leader2023

DOI: 10.1136/leader-2022-000595 PMID: 37200187

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Anupam Thakur

Research

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Catatonia in Autistic Adults in a Tertiary Inpatient and Outpatient Neurodevelopmental Service: A Retrospective Review.

Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol.

Deriving Insights From Open-Ended Learner Feedback: An Exploration of Natural Language Processing Approaches.

Experiences, attitudes, and knowledge of medical students regarding intellectual and developmental disability: a Canadian study.

Evaluation of an Interprofessional Educational Intervention in Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability for Health and Social Service Trainees.

Predictors of mental well-being among family caregivers of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities during COVID-19.

Twelve tips for Natural Language Processing in medical education program evaluation.

Bridging the gap: national virtual education programme for professionals caring for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the time of COVID-19.

Implementation of structured feedback in a psychiatry residency program in Canada: a qualitative analysis study.

Evolution of a physician wellness, engagement and excellence strategy: lessons learnt in a mental health setting.

Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities

Nabilone for aggressive behaviours in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial

Promoting brain health: A national capacity building project for aging adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, family caregivers and service providers

Evaluating implementation of a dementia screening program for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in community agencies across Canada: Facilitators, barriers and next steps for spread and scale

Addressing unmet and emerging health needs of Canadian adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families during COVID-19

Supporting the mental health needs of adults with developmental disabilities and their families during COVID-19: A national capacity building project

Frequent collaborators

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Yona Lunsky

Yona Lunsky

Sophie Soklaridis

Johanna Lake

Adeen Fogle

Kendra Thomson

Anna Durbin

Nicole Bobbette

Tania Tajirian

Csilla Kalocsai

Marissa Blake

Maddy Dever

Ipsita Ray

Avra Selick

Pushpal Desarkar

Shahin Shooshtari

Angela Gonzales

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Allison Crawford

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Benoit Mulsant