Elia Abi-Jaoude, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Beneath the tip of the iceberg: treatment of neuropsychiatric comorbidities in tic disorders.
Handbook of clinical neurology · 2026 · first author
Call for action: misinformation about Tourette syndrome from major media network.
European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026
Acute tic exacerbations: Tic status, malignant Tourette syndrome, tic attacks, tic fits, and other misfits.
Handbook of clinical neurology · 2026

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Nabilone for aggressive behaviours in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$761,176

All 1 grants and awards

28 publications.

01

Beneath the tip of the iceberg: treatment of neuropsychiatric comorbidities in tic disorders.

Abi-Jaoude E, Gorman DA, Sandor P

Handbook of clinical neurology2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-13554-5.00008-0 PMID: 41633743

02

Call for action: misinformation about Tourette syndrome from major media network.

Müller-Vahl KR, Szejko N, Hartmann A, Debes NM, Hedderly T, Parnes M, Abi-Jaoude E, Smilowska K, Nilles C, Coffman K, E Cavanna A, Quezada J, Eccles C, Termine C, Schmitt S, Cramer C, Klages CS, Alvarez-Fischer D, Klansoe SM, Gilbert DL

European child & adolescent psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00787-025-02939-8 PMID: 41557034

03

Acute tic exacerbations: Tic status, malignant Tourette syndrome, tic attacks, tic fits, and other misfits.

Angeloni B, Abi-Jaoude E, Ganos C

Handbook of clinical neurology2026

DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-13554-5.00022-5 PMID: 41633746

04

Investigating medical cannabis for adolescents with Tourette syndrome: tread carefully.

Abi-Jaoude E

BJPsych open2026First author

DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2025.10959 PMID: 41556111

05

Commercial-Friendly Mental Health Narratives Undermine Community Mental Health: A Call for Action.

Cosgrove L, Pelton-Flavin K, McCarty S, Baez A, Abi-Jaoude E, Cooper C, Shaughnessy A

Community mental health journal2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10597-026-01659-w PMID: 42189352

06

Tics as a Presenting Symptom in Catatonia.

Vogt LM, Iseyas N, Warnock A, Abi-Jaoude E

Movement disorders clinical practice2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.70177 PMID: 40511566

07

Genes and screens: attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the digital age.

Kudlow P, Treurnicht Naylor K, Abi-Jaoude E

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2025.15 PMID: 40079895

08

Restoring TADS: RIAT reanalysis of the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study.

Aboustate N, Jureidini J, Woodman R, Le Noury J, Klau J, Abi-Jaoude E, Raven M

The International journal of risk & safety in medicine2025

DOI: 10.1177/09246479251337879 PMID: 40421808

09

Global Burden Disease Estimates for Major Depressive Disorders (MDD): A review of diagnostic instruments used in studies of prevalence.

Cosgrove L, Brhlikova P, Lyus R, Herrawi F, D'Ambrozio G, Abi-Jaoude E, Pollock AM

Community mental health journal2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01302-6 PMID: 38951416

10

Correction: Global Burden Disease Estimates for Major Depressive Disorders (MDD): A Review of Diagnostic Instruments used in Studies of Prevalence.

Cosgrove L, Brhlikova P, Lyus R, Herrawi F, D'Ambrozio G, Abi-Jaoude E, Pollock AM

Community mental health journal2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01338-8 PMID: 39133359

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

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Integrated Cannabis Research Strategy

Principal investigators: Lin, Hsiang-Yuan

Keywords: Aggression; Behavioural Problems; Cannabinoid; Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities; Nabilone

$761,176

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Department of Psychiatry
Department of Medicine
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1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Abi-Jaoude, 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 "Beneath the tip of the iceberg: treatment of neuropsychiatric comorbidities in tic disorders." (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.] 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]

Elia Abi-Jaoude

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Beneath the tip of the iceberg: treatment of neuropsychiatric comorbidities in tic disorders.

Call for action: misinformation about Tourette syndrome from major media network.

Acute tic exacerbations: Tic status, malignant Tourette syndrome, tic attacks, tic fits, and other misfits.

Investigating medical cannabis for adolescents with Tourette syndrome: tread carefully.

Commercial-Friendly Mental Health Narratives Undermine Community Mental Health: A Call for Action.

Tics as a Presenting Symptom in Catatonia.

Genes and screens: attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in the digital age.

Restoring TADS: RIAT reanalysis of the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study.

Global Burden Disease Estimates for Major Depressive Disorders (MDD): A&#xa0;review of diagnostic&#xa0;instruments used in studies of&#xa0;prevalence.

Correction: Global Burden Disease Estimates for Major Depressive Disorders (MDD): A Review of Diagnostic Instruments used in Studies of Prevalence.

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

Frequent collaborators

Paul Sandor

Paul Arnold

Miriam Shuchman

Sylvain Houle

Paul Kudlow

Christos Ganos

Enoch Ng

Antonio Strafella

Pablo Rusjan

Yona Lunsky

Meng-Chuan Lai

Wei Wang

Pushpal Desarkar

Hsiang-Yuan Lin

Stephanie Ameis

Tarek Rajji

Global Burden Disease Estimates for Major Depressive Disorders (MDD): A review of diagnostic instruments used in studies of prevalence.