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Benoit Mulsant

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ProfessorDepartment of PsychiatryUniversity of Toronto

Benoit Mulsant

Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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29 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

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Latest papers

Angiogenesis markers and cognitive response in a randomized trial of cognitive remediation plus transcranial direct current stimulation in older adults at risk of dementia.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2026
The effect of theta-gamma coupling on response to cognitive remediation combined with transcranial direct current stimulation in older adults at high risk for dementia: a PACt-MD secondary analysis.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
Effectiveness of Family Interventions in Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review.
Bipolar disorders · 2026

All 37 publications

Latest funding

Feasibility, safety, and tolerability of parietal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for late-life generalized anxiety disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$459,000
MIRA for Adaptive CLinical Evaluation in Depression (MIRACLE-D): Design and Evaluation of an AI-Powered Personalized Virtual Assistant for Depression Care
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Mitochondrial Genetics in Relation to Brain Metabolism and Energy Phenotypes in Bipolar Disorder Across the Lifespan
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$934,491

All 37 grants and awards

37 publications.

Angiogenesis markers and cognitive response in a randomized trial of cognitive remediation plus transcranial direct current stimulation in older adults at risk of dementia.

Song BX, Schecter J, Vieira E, Gallagher D, Diniz BS, Fischer CE, Flint AJ, Herrmann N, Kennedy JL, Mah L, Mulsant B, Pollock BG, Rajji TK, Ma C, Lanctôt KL, PACt-MD Study Group

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2026

DOI: 10.1177/13872877261457934 PMID: 42300721

The effect of theta-gamma coupling on response to cognitive remediation combined with transcranial direct current stimulation in older adults at high risk for dementia: a PACt-MD secondary analysis.

Brooks H, Mirjalili M, Ma C, Blumberger DM, Bowie CR, Fischer CE, Flint AJ, Herrmann N, Kumar S, Lanctôt K, Mah L, Mulsant B, Pollock BG, Schoer N, Zomorrodi R, Rajji TK

Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41386-026-02524-w PMID: 42595848

Effectiveness of Family Interventions in Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review.

Umer M, Burgos M LA, Syed N, Xu C, Rodak T, Dennis CL, Naeem F, Mulsant B, Husain MI

Bipolar disorders2026

DOI: 10.1111/bdi.70135 PMID: 42312868

Adherence to Physical Activity Interventions in Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Tassone VK, Lin Q, Li G, Rao A, Duscio V, Mathur T, Uthayakumar H, Sohail SZ, Kar S, Quesnel DA, Lou W, Wiljer D, Sabiston CM, Mulsant B, Bhat V

Psychotherapy and psychosomatics2026

DOI: 10.1159/000550802 PMID: 41615879

Lived experiences of bipolar disorder and family caregiving in Pakistan.

Umer M, Asif M, Khoso AB, Jones BDM, Hassan I, Xue S, Langhani S, Dennis CL, Naeem F, Mulsant B, Chaudhry N, Husain N, Husain MI

Global mental health (Cambridge, England)2026

DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2026.10197 PMID: 42205470

Symptom trajectories and clinical outcomes of intravenous ketamine in treatment-resistant depression: A real-world study using group-based trajectory modeling.

Janssen-Aguilar R, Joseph J, Al-Shamali H, Menzies P, Dunlop K, Jha M, Lin Q, Lou W, Adamsahib F, Mulsant B, Tang VM, Voineskos D, Blumberger DM, Kaster TS, Bhat V

Journal of affective disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121230 PMID: 41581838

Anticonvulsant Use in Older Age Bipolar Disorder in a Global Sample from the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Project: Utilisation d’anticonvulsivants pour le traitement des troubles bipolaires du sujet âgé auprès d’un échantillon mondial provenant du projet GAGE-BD

Bodenstein KC, Lesage M, Lavin P, Schouws S, Orhan M, Beunders A, Almeida OP, Altinbas K, Balanzá-Martínez V, Barbosa IG

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry20263 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251372190

Antidepressant use in older age bipolar disorder (OABD): Results from the GAGE-BD international consortium

Rigas C, Lavin P, Chen PJ, Torres-Platas SG, Su C-L, Eyler LT, Olagunju AT, Teixeira AL, Dols A, Alda M

Journal of Affective Disorders20262 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120704

Canadian Psychiatry Human Resource Planning: Delphi-Method Study of Academic Chairs of Psychiatry of Canada: Planification des ressources humaines en psychiatrie au Canada : étude menée à l’aide des méthodes Delphi auprès des chefs de département de psychiatrie au Canada

Sareen J, Isaak C, Perera E, Ross DA, Agyapong V, Ahmed AG, Neufeld KJ, Turecki G, Haggarty J, Roy-Desruisseaux J

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry20262 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251408174

The Association Between Lithium Use and Physical Comorbidities Across Age Groups: A Cross‐Sectional Study From the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE‐BD) Project

Xu N, Forlenza OV, Chen P, Rej S, Gildengers AG, Almeida OP, Blumberg HP, Dols A, Emanuel JE, Eyler LT

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica2026

DOI: 10.1111/acps.70134

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Agentic Ai Dear Professor Mulsant, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Angiogenesis markers and cognitive response in a randomized trial of cognitive remediation plus transcranial direct current stimulation in older adults at risk of dementia." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "MIRA for Adaptive CLinical Evaluation in Depression (MIRACLE-D): Design and Evaluation of an AI-Powered Personalized Virtual Assistant for Depression Care" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Benoit Mulsant

Research

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Latest funding

Angiogenesis markers and cognitive response in a randomized trial of cognitive remediation plus transcranial direct current stimulation in older adults at risk of dementia.

The effect of theta-gamma coupling on response to cognitive remediation combined with transcranial direct current stimulation in older adults at high risk for dementia: a PACt-MD secondary analysis.

Effectiveness of Family Interventions in Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review.

Adherence to Physical Activity Interventions in Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Lived experiences of bipolar disorder and family caregiving in Pakistan.

Symptom trajectories and clinical outcomes of intravenous ketamine in treatment-resistant depression: A real-world study using group-based trajectory modeling.

Antidepressant use in older age bipolar disorder (OABD): Results from the GAGE-BD international consortium

Canadian Psychiatry Human Resource Planning: Delphi-Method Study of Academic Chairs of Psychiatry of Canada: Planification des ressources humaines en psychiatrie au Canada : étude menée à l’aide des méthodes Delphi auprès des chefs de département de psychiatrie au Canada

The Association Between Lithium Use and Physical Comorbidities Across Age Groups: A Cross‐Sectional Study From the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE‐BD) Project

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Philip Gerretsen

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Ariel Graff-Guerrero

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Paul Kurdyak

Juveria Zaheer

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Martin Alda

Alastair Flint

Amy Gajaria

Wendy Lou

Venkat Bhat

David Rudoler

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Simon Hatcher

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Daniel Blumberger

Jonathan Downar

Vicky Stergiopoulos

James Bolton

Gustavo Turecki

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Gary Remington

Andreea Diaconescu

Daphne Voineskos

Seeta Ramdass

Selene Etches

Alex Abramovich

Carly Whitmore

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