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Kenneth Fung

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ProfessorDepartment of PsychiatryUniversity of Toronto

Kenneth Fung

Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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61 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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149

Publications

2,749

Citations

106

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Latest papers

Initial Strategy for the Future of DSM
American Journal of Psychiatry · 2026
The Future of DSM : Role of Candidate Biomarkers and Biological Factors
American Journal of Psychiatry · 2026
The Future of DSM : A Strategic Vision for Incorporating Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Environmental Determinants and Intersectionality
American Journal of Psychiatry · 2026

All 149 publications

Latest funding

Integrating Parental Mental Wellness Supports into a Caregiver-Mediated Early Intervention Program for Toddlers with Emerging Autism: Caregiver and Child Outcomes
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$757,352
No Caregiver Left Behind: Addressing Accessibility and Sustainability of an ACT Intervention for Family Caregivers of People with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
BRAIN · 2025 · Co-investigator
$808,747
Co-Developing Screen Time Management Tools (STMT) for Rural Youth
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$82,560

All 7 grants and awards

149 publications.

Initial Strategy for the Future of DSM

María A. Oquendo, Anissa Abi-Dargham, Jonathan E. Alpert, Tami D. Benton, Diana E. Clarke, Wilson M. Compton, Karen P. G. Drexler, Kenneth Po-Lun Fung, M. Kas, Dolores Malaspina, Victoria M. O’Keefe, Dost Öngür, Milton L. Wainberg, Kimberly Ann Yonkers, Lamyaa H. Yousif, Nitin Gogtay

American Journal of Psychiatry202620 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20250878 PMID: 41593833

The Future of DSM : Role of Candidate Biomarkers and Biological Factors

Bruce N. Cuthbert, Olusola Ajilore, Jonathan E. Alpert, Diana E. Clarke, Wilson M. Compton, Karen P. G. Drexler, Kenneth Po-Lun Fung, Nitin Gogtay, M. Kas, Anand Kumar, Dolores Malaspina, Victoria M. O’Keefe, Dost Öngür, Carol Tamminga, Milton L. Wainberg, Kimberly Ann Yonkers, Lamyaa H. Yousif, Anissa Abi-Dargham, María A. Oquendo

American Journal of Psychiatry202615 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20250877 PMID: 41593830

The Future of DSM : A Strategic Vision for Incorporating Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Environmental Determinants and Intersectionality

Milton L. Wainberg, Jonathan E. Alpert, Tami D. Benton, Diana E. Clarke, Karen P. G. Drexler, Kenneth Po-Lun Fung, Nitin Gogtay, Dolores Malaspina, Victoria M. O’Keefe, María A. Oquendo, Kimberly Ann Yonkers, Lamyaa H. Yousif

American Journal of Psychiatry202611 citations

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20250875 PMID: 41593836

The Future of DSM : A Report From the Structure and Dimensions Subcommittee

Dost Öngür, Anissa Abi-Dargham, Diana E. Clarke, Wilson M. Compton, Bruce N. Cuthbert, Kenneth Po-Lun Fung, Nitin Gogtay, M. Kas, Anand Kumar, Dolores Malaspina, Victoria M. O’Keefe, María A. Oquendo, Milton L. Wainberg, Kimberly Ann Yonkers, Lamyaa H. Yousif, Jonathan E. Alpert

American Journal of Psychiatry202610 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20250876 PMID: 41593835

The Future of DSM : Are Functioning and Quality of Life Essential Elements of a Complete Psychiatric Diagnosis?

Karen P. G. Drexler, Jonathan E. Alpert, Tami D. Benton, Kenneth Po-Lun Fung, Nitin Gogtay, Dolores Malaspina, Victoria M. O’Keefe, María A. Oquendo, Milton L. Wainberg, Kimberly Ann Yonkers, Lamyaa H. Yousif, Diana E. Clarke

American Journal of Psychiatry20266 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20250874 PMID: 41593851

Sociocultural and Structural Determinants of Black Maternal Mental Health: A Scoping Review.

Boakye PN, Setordzi M, Etowa J, Etowa E, Yoon R, Fung K, Desta F, Tiwaa-Boateng NA, Maxwell C, Byass MT, Yamada J, Clark CT, Wilson-Mitchell K, Mugambi D, Johnson D, Wong JP

Birth (Berkeley, Calif.)20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/birt.70066 PMID: 41808612

Identifying the protective and risk factors of perinatal depression and anxiety: A cross-sectional study of Black women in the Greater Toronto Area.

Boakye PN, Setordzi M, Etowa E, Fung K, Maxwell C, Wilson-Mitchell K, Clark CT, Yamada J, Byass MT, Desta F, Tiwaa-Boateng NA, Yoon R, Etowa J, Wong JP

Archives of psychiatric nursing20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2026.152093 PMID: 41956593

Community Implementation of a Clinician and Caregiver Co-Led Programme to Promote the Wellbeing of Family Caregivers of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Selick A, Mishra S, Man LLY, Steel L, Lunsky Y, Magnacca C, Penner M, Weiss J, Bobbette N, Thomson K, Fung K, Lake J

Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1111/jar.70233 PMID: 42050766

Racial discrimination in healthcare and public settings as a predictor of suicidal ideation onset among U.S. Adults with baseline depressive symptoms

Kim S, Tang F, Wilkialis L, Hassan AN, Fung KP, Le Foll B

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00127-026-03060-0

Reflections and lessons learned from implementing the Ontario Health Equity Impact Assessment Tool in community practice.

Routledge F, Campanella S, Lunsky Y, Lake J, Po-Lun Fung K

Public health in practice (Oxford, England)2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2026.100796 PMID: 42200101

Integrating Parental Mental Wellness Supports into a Caregiver-Mediated Early Intervention Program for Toddlers with Emerging Autism: Caregiver and Child Outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Brian, Jessica A

Keywords: Autism; Caregiver Wellbeing; Caregiver-Mediated; Early Intervention; Mental Health; Toddlers

$757,352

No Caregiver Left Behind: Addressing Accessibility and Sustainability of an ACT Intervention for Family Caregivers of People with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Co-investigatorBRAIN2025KBHN Innovation and Implementation Programs

Principal investigators: Lake, Johanna

Keywords: Neurodevelopment; Other

$808,747

Co-Developing Screen Time Management Tools (STMT) for Rural Youth

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kim, Soyeon

Keywords: Screen time; rural youth; social-emotional wellbeing; tools; resources

$82,560

Community implementation and evaluation of acceptance and commitment training (ACT) for family caregivers

Co-investigatorBRAIN2022KBHN Strategic Investment Fund

Principal investigators: Lake, Johanna

Keywords: Neurodevelopment

$479,141

INSPIRE: INcreasing Students' Pathways to Information, Resilience, and Empowerment

SupervisorCIHR2020CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Liu, Jing Wen J

Keywords: Covid 19; Digital Health; Mental Health; Resilience

$90,000

Spaces Beyond Imagination: Therapeutic virtual reality co-creation for community empowerment through architecture

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Zhang, Linda

Keywords: community-led architecture co-creation virtual reality therapy 3d scanning community resilience community empowerment collaborative virtual reality intersectionality community health belonging and exclusion

$250,000

New Mothers in a New Country: Understanding Postpartum Depression among Recent Immigrant and Canadian-Born Chinese Women

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Dennis, Cindy-Lee E

Keywords: Acculturation; Immigrant Women; Longitudinal Study; Postpartum Depression; Social Support; Traditional Postpartum Rituals

$469,691

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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Kenneth Fung

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Initial Strategy for the Future of DSM

The Future of DSM : Role of Candidate Biomarkers and Biological Factors

The Future of DSM : A Strategic Vision for Incorporating Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Environmental Determinants and Intersectionality

The Future of DSM : A Report From the Structure and Dimensions Subcommittee

The Future of DSM : Are Functioning and Quality of Life Essential Elements of a Complete Psychiatric Diagnosis?

Sociocultural and Structural Determinants of Black Maternal Mental Health: A Scoping Review.

Identifying the protective and risk factors of perinatal depression and anxiety: A cross-sectional study of Black women in the Greater Toronto Area.

Community Implementation of a Clinician and Caregiver Co-Led Programme to Promote the Wellbeing of Family Caregivers of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Racial discrimination in healthcare and public settings as a predictor of suicidal ideation onset among U.S. Adults with baseline depressive symptoms

Reflections and lessons learned from implementing the Ontario Health Equity Impact Assessment Tool in community practice.

Integrating Parental Mental Wellness Supports into a Caregiver-Mediated Early Intervention Program for Toddlers with Emerging Autism: Caregiver and Child Outcomes

No Caregiver Left Behind: Addressing Accessibility and Sustainability of an ACT Intervention for Family Caregivers of People with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Co-Developing Screen Time Management Tools (STMT) for Rural Youth

Community implementation and evaluation of acceptance and commitment training (ACT) for family caregivers

INSPIRE: INcreasing Students' Pathways to Information, Resilience, and Empowerment

Spaces Beyond Imagination: Therapeutic virtual reality co-creation for community empowerment through architecture

New Mothers in a New Country: Understanding Postpartum Depression among Recent Immigrant and Canadian-Born Chinese Women

Frequent collaborators

Josephine Wong

Mandana Vahabi

Yona Lunsky

Johanna Lake

John Yoo

Laurence Kirmayer

Maurice Poon

Kendra Thomson

Anthony Nichols

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Lisa Andermann

Carla Hilario

Jonathan Weiss

Sophie Grigoriadis

Josephine Etowa

Melanie Penner

Nicole Bobbette

Soyeon Kim

Cecile Rousseau

Miya Narushima

Cynthia Maxwell

Modupe Tunde-Byass

Linda Wright

Roger Antabe