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Arun Ravindran

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Arun Ravindran

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Cannabidiol Cannabis Gender Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder China Implementation Science Mental Health Youth

Latest papers

Burden of mental and substance use disorders in China and its provinces, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
Molecular psychiatry · 2026
Modifiers in Effects of Combined Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy versus Pharmacotherapy Alone for Adult Depression: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.
Psychotherapy and psychosomatics · 2026
Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) 2025 international guidelines for the management of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Journal of Psychiatric Research · 2026

All 50 publications

Latest funding

Advancing the CCBHC by Leveraging Existing Longitudinal Cohorts and Investigating Psilocybin as a Novel Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$2,400,000
Cannabidiol as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder among Canadian Veterans: a pilot clinical trial
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
Harnessing digital mental health to improve equity in mental health care in the context of COVID-19: Needs, best-practices and opportunities in the Asia Pacific region
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$49,989

All 12 grants and awards

50 publications.

Burden of mental and substance use disorders in China and its provinces, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Sun Y, Zhang Z, Wu S, Wang Y, Ravindran A, Leung J, Chen R, Chang Z, Shi J, Qi J, Bao Y, Zhou M, Lu L

Molecular psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03419-w PMID: 41420113

Modifiers in Effects of Combined Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy versus Pharmacotherapy Alone for Adult Depression: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.

Ciharova M, Karyotaki E, Harrer M, Weitz E, Miguel C, Amarnath A, Furukawa TA, Plessen CY, Driessen E, Buntrock C, Tong L, Hellerstein D, Samstag LW, Chen Y, Rentala S, Hemanny C, Reis de Oliveira I, Blom MBJ, Burnand Y, Andreoli A, Wittenborn AK, Delucchi KL, Husain N, DeRubeis RJ, Town JM, Röhricht F, Choi H, Dekker J, Dozois DJA, Keller MB, Lam RW, Lespérance F, Maina G, Rosso G, Milgrom J, Ravindran A, Reynolds Iii CF, Wiles N, Gaudiano BA, Hartmann de Souza L, Nakagawa A, Vega BR, Palao A, Rodríguez JL, Salcedo VV, Zobel I, Schramm E, Hollon SD, Riper H, Cuijpers P

Psychotherapy and psychosomatics2026

DOI: 10.1159/000550633 PMID: 41563926

Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) 2025 international guidelines for the management of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Van Ameringen M, Fineberg NA, Ravindran A, Arnold PD, Beaulieu S, Brakoulias V, Brietzke E, Dowlati Y, Drummond LM, Ferretti CJ

Journal of Psychiatric Research20268 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.12.039

The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments Task Force Recommendations for the Use of Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Fecal Microbiota Transplants in Adults With Major Depressive Disorder: Recommandations du Groupe de travail du Réseau canadien pour le traitement des troubles de l’humeur et de l’anxiété (Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments, CANMAT) concernant l’utilisation des probiotiques, des prébiotiques, des symbiotiques et de la transplantation de microbiote fécal chez les adultes atteints de trouble dépressif majeur

Bahji A, Brietzke E, Cooke NCA, Clement F, Frey BN, Hofmeister M, Kennedy SH, Lam R, Milev R, Moinul D

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry20265 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251394363

Building character strengths and virtues in Sri Lanka: a cluster randomized pre-post evaluation of a school-based intervention.

Asrar S, Chandradasa M, Amarasekera S, Paric A, Sumanasiri S, Ravindran N, Williams S, Ravindran A

BMC public health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25752-z PMID: 41437354

Practical AI application in psychiatry: historical review and future directions.

Sun J, Lu T, Shao X, Han Y, Xia Y, Zheng Y, Wang Y, Li X, Ravindran A, Fan L, Fang Y, Zhang X, Ravindran N, Wang Y, Liu X, Lu L

Molecular psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03072-3 PMID: 40456953

Advancing equitable access to digital mental health in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A modified Delphi consensus study.

Murphy JK, Saker S, Ananyo Chakraborty P, Chan YMM, Michalak EE, Irrarazaval M, Withers M, Ng CH, Khan A, Greenshaw A, O'Neil J, Nguyen VC, Minas H, Ravindran A, Paric A, Chen J, Wang X, Hwang TY, Ibrahim N, Hatcher S, Evans V, Lam RW

PLOS global public health2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002661 PMID: 38857265

A History of Suicide Attempt Is Associated with Increased Sympathetic Activation in Bipolar Disorder.

Ortiz A, Park Y, MacLean S, Husain MI, Sanches M, Ravindran A, Mulsant BH

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2024

DOI: 10.1177/07067437231194334 PMID: 37583363

Evaluating the use of electroconvulsive therapy in low-middle income countries: A narrative review.

Daskalakis AA, Paric A, Ravindran N, Ravindran A

Asian journal of psychiatry2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103856 PMID: 38086243

Primary healthcare provider experience of knowledge brokering interventions for mood management.

Minian N, Saiva A, Ahad S, Gayapersad A, Zawertailo L, Veldhuizen S, Ravindran A, de Oliveira C, Mulder C, Baliunas D, Selby P

Health psychology and behavioral medicine2023

DOI: 10.1080/21642850.2023.2265136 PMID: 37811314

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Arun Ravindran

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Burden of mental and substance use disorders in China and its provinces, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Modifiers in Effects of Combined Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy versus Pharmacotherapy Alone for Adult Depression: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.

Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) 2025 international guidelines for the management of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Building character strengths and virtues in Sri Lanka: a cluster randomized pre-post evaluation of a school-based intervention.

Practical AI application in psychiatry: historical review and future directions.

Advancing equitable access to digital mental health in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A modified Delphi consensus study.

A History of Suicide Attempt Is Associated with Increased Sympathetic Activation in Bipolar Disorder.

Evaluating the use of electroconvulsive therapy in low-middle income countries: A narrative review.

Primary healthcare provider experience of knowledge brokering interventions for mood management.

Frequent collaborators

Benicio Frey

Roumen Milev

Ayal Schaffer

Serge Beaulieu

Dolly Baliunas

Nadia Minian

John Strauss

Claire de Oliveira

Luciano Minuzzi

Valerie Taylor

Michael Van Ameringen

Peter Selby

Andrew Greenshaw

Scott Veldhuizen

Gayatri Saraf

Geoffrey Hall

Gary Remington

Simon Hatcher

George Foussias

Jonathan Downar

Zainab Samaan

Stephen Matthews

Abigail Ortiz

Hubert Wong

Carol Mulder

James Kennedy

Gayatri Saraf

Peter Giacobbe

Kyooseob Ha

Gayatri Saraf

Siqi Xue

Yongdong Ouyang

Victoria Smye

Samantha Wells

Kwame Mckenzie

Simone Vigod

Neil Rector

Margaret Richter

Robert Levitan

Paul Ritvo