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Mark Sinyor

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Mark Sinyor

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.
87 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 20 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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157

Publications

908

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Research

Suicide Prevention Mental Health Mental Wellbeing Occupational Stress Injury Peer Support Suicide Caring Contacts Crisis Line

Latest papers

Socioeconomic disparities in the association between macroeconomic changes and suicide: a population-level time series study in Australia.
The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026
Evaluating the outcomes of national suicide prevention strategies: evidence and challenges.
The Lancet. Public health · 2026
The State of Suicide Prevention Training Research.
Crisis · 2026

All 157 publications

Latest funding

Understanding Provincial and Territorial Suicide Prevention Efforts in Canada (SPEC-PT): A Mixed-Methods Study to Inform a National Suicide Prevention Strategy
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$745,876
From Blind Spots to Bright Spots: Insights from Administrative Records, Coroner's Reports, and Lived Experiences to Inform Youth Suicide Prevention
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$891,225
Responding with evidence and compassion: Understanding MAID Inquiries in 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline interactions to inform policy and practice
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$738,226

All 13 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 157 publications.

Socioeconomic disparities in the association between macroeconomic changes and suicide: a population-level time series study in Australia.

Law PCF, Reifels L, Corcoran P, Dong M, Tsiaplias S, Shin S, Pirkis J, Armstrong G, Arya V, Hawton K, Sinyor M, Griffin E, Too LS

The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2026.101927 PMID: 42694974

Evaluating the outcomes of national suicide prevention strategies: evidence and challenges.

Altavini CS, Jamieson M, McClelland H, Niederkrotenthaler T, Sinyor M, Spittal MJ, Platt S

The Lancet. Public health2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(26)00125-8 PMID: 42480568

The State of Suicide Prevention Training Research.

Guindon J, Notredame CÉ, MacNeil S, Zhang Y, Cai M, Yu S, Spodenkiewicz M, Adams C, Michail M, Boruff J, Maltais N, Shaw S, Langevin R, Séguin M, Sinyor M, Geoffroy MC

Crisis2026

DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a001072 PMID: 42712108

The Quality of Suicide-Related Stories Generated by Large Language Models.

Sinyor M, Chan P, Men VY, Danaee E, Mason SG, Till B, Robinson J, Pirkis J, Schaffer A, Steinberg R, H B Mitchell R, Niederkrotenthaler T

Crisis2026First author

DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a001069 PMID: 42494211

Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide Mortality in Youths: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Geoffroy MC, Baker-Sullivan E, Nitu NJ, Civita A, Boruff J, Sinyor M, Robinson J, MacDonald K, Anzarouth L, Chartrand E, Iyer SN, Langevin R, Pirkis J, Thombs B

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.21622 PMID: 42390862

Lived Experience of Suicide in Suicide Researchers.

Danaee E, Chan P, Chen VV, Lebovic R, Mason SG, Hatcher S, Klonsky ED, Schaffer A, Mitchell R, Steinberg R, O'Connor R, Zaheer J, Sinyor M

Crisis2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a001062 PMID: 42318647

Beyond control in psychiatric research: systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo treatment responses across major psychiatric conditions in citalopram and escitalopram RCTs.

Ahmadzad-Asl M, Jabbarinejad R, Shekouh D, Moshfeghinia R, Arshadi M, Mohamadi S, Shirdel S, Davoudi F, Lanctot KL, Ameis SH, Kaptchuk TJ, Burke MJ, Sinyor M

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10665 PMID: 42639721

Suicide rates in the USA following the Jon Bon Jovi Papageno media event.

Shin S, Stack S, Niederkrotenthaler T, Sinyor M

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10668 PMID: 42261764

When Do Antidepressants "Kick In": Addressing the 2-4-Week Myth.

Mihilli S, Levitt A, Solmi M, Sinyor M, Schaffer A

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261449898 PMID: 42095762

Measuring and appraising placebo effects in clinical trials: contemporary challenges and approaches in psychiatry.

Taylor JJ, Szigeti B, Silverberg ND, Ahmadzad-Asl M, Kare M, Webler R, Orsini DK, Rosenblat JD, Bschor T, Baethge C, Sinyor M, Nicholson TR, Wager TD, Burke MJ

The lancet. Psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(26)00018-0 PMID: 41997697

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Mark Sinyor

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Socioeconomic disparities in the association between macroeconomic changes and suicide: a population-level time series study in Australia.

Evaluating the outcomes of national suicide prevention strategies: evidence and challenges.

The State of Suicide Prevention Training Research.

The Quality of Suicide-Related Stories Generated by Large Language Models.

Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide Mortality in Youths: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Lived Experience of Suicide in Suicide Researchers.

Beyond control in psychiatric research: systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo treatment responses across major psychiatric conditions in citalopram and escitalopram RCTs.

Suicide rates in the USA following the Jon Bon Jovi Papageno media event.

When Do Antidepressants "Kick In": Addressing the 2-4-Week Myth.

Measuring and appraising placebo effects in clinical trials: contemporary challenges and approaches in psychiatry.

Frequent collaborators

Ayal Schaffer

Rosalie Steinberg

Juveria Zaheer

Simon Hatcher

Paul Kurdyak

Paul Links

Peter Giacobbe

Janet Ellis

Gustavo Turecki

Amy Cheung

Ari Zaretsky

Jitender Sareen

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Anthony Levitt

Kathryn Jane Bennett

Margaret (Maggie) Anne Vincent

Michael Boyle

David Rudoler

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Tracey DasGupta

Rachel Langevin

Lakshmi Yatham

Nir Lipsman

Robert Maunder

Nathan Herrmann

Allison Crawford

David Rudoler

Gary Remington

Serge Beaulieu

Sean Nestor

Purnima Sundar

Gayatri Saraf

Marco Solmi

Christian Vaillancourt

Fahad Alam

Doreen Yee

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