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Susan Abbey

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ProfessorDepartment of PsychiatryUniversity of Toronto

Susan Abbey

Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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13 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 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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MD
BSc, Psychology

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Mental health and wellbeing Mental health rehabilitation Psychiatry (including psychotherapy)

Latest papers

Living liver donor safety: Preoperative aspects of living liver donation- Guidelines from the ILTS-iLDLT consensus conference.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2026
Utilization of biomarkers for alcohol use in candidates for liver transplantation with alcohol-associated liver disease.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2025
"Weighing the Pros and Cons of Everything": A Qualitative Descriptive Study Exploring Perspectives About Living Donor Kidney Transplantation From Parents of Chinese Canadian Pediatric Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.
Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2024

All 33 publications

Latest funding

Psilocybin-assisted Existential, Attachment and RelationaL (PEARL) Therapy for Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$928,643
An intervention to teach self-management skills for persisting symptoms of COVID-19: Minimizing impact of symptoms on everyday functioning and on healthcare usage/utilization - A randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$330,562
CANCOV2.0: 2-year follow up of the Canadian COVID-19 Prospective Cohort Study
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$500,000

All 11 grants and awards

33 publications.

Living liver donor safety: Preoperative aspects of living liver donation- Guidelines from the ILTS-iLDLT consensus conference.

Selzner N, Patel MS, Khan MQ, Magistri P, Sayed BA, Rammohan A, Humar A, Abbey S, Badenoch H, Bhangui P, Cattral M, Durand F, Gross JA, Hibi T, Jhaveri K, Kabacam G, Khan M, Malik A, Nadalin S, Ng VL, Petrowsky H, Pillai A, Reddy MS, Tokat Y, Wong T, Yilmaz S, Yoshizumi T, Ascher N, Broering D, Burra P, Chen CL, Hirschfield G, Lerut J, Mas V, Taner T, Terrault N, Vyas MP, Wiggins C, Heimbach J, Olthoff K, Rela M, Bhangui P

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society2026

DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000798 PMID: 41511461

Utilization of biomarkers for alcohol use in candidates for liver transplantation with alcohol-associated liver disease.

Lynch MJ, Carrique L, Hendershot CS, Wozniak H, Kulasingam V, Le Foll B, Don C, Abbey S, Sales I, Lilly L, Bhat M, Tsien C, Tan A, Koshy D, Selzner N

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society2025

DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000539 PMID: 39560488

"Weighing the Pros and Cons of Everything": A Qualitative Descriptive Study Exploring Perspectives About Living Donor Kidney Transplantation From Parents of Chinese Canadian Pediatric Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Pol SJ, Selkirk EK, Damer A, Mucsi I, Abbey S, Edwards B, Fung K, Gill J, Neves P, Ng SY, Parekh RS, Wright L, Wu M, Anthony SJ

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2024

DOI: 10.1177/20543581241249872 PMID: 38737938

Outcomes of re-referrals of patients with alcohol-associated liver disease, who were previously declined for liver transplantation.

Cox B, Carrique L, Di Maira T, Sales I, Don C, Gómez-Aldana A, Koshy D, Abbey S, Lilly L, Tsien C, Bhat M, Jaeckel E, Lynch MJ, Selzner N

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society2024

DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000274 PMID: 37772886

Self-managing symptoms of Long COVID: an education and strategies research protocol.

Rybkina J, Jacob N, Colella B, Gold D, Stewart DE, Ruttan LA, Meusel LC, McAndrews MP, Abbey S, Green R

Frontiers in public health2024

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1106578 PMID: 38384879

Anomalies in the review process and interpretation of the evidence in the NICE guideline for chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis.

White P, Abbey S, Angus B, Ball HA, Buchwald DS, Burness C, Carson AJ, Chalder T, Clauw DJ, Coebergh J, David AS, Dworetzky BA, Edwards MJ, Espay AJ, Etherington J, Fink P, Flottorp S, Garcin B, Garner P, Glasziou P, Hamilton W, Henningsen P, Hoeritzauer I, Husain M, Huys AML, Knoop H, Kroenke K, Lehn A, Levenson JL, Little P, Lloyd A, Madan I, van der Meer JWM, Miller A, Murphy M, Nazareth I, Perez DL, Phillips W, Reuber M, Rief W, Santhouse A, Serranova T, Sharpe M, Stanton B, Stewart DE, Stone J, Tinazzi M, Wade DT, Wessely SC, Wyller V, Zeman A

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry2023

DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-330463 PMID: 37434321

Burnout and Distress Among Health Care Workers During COVID-19: Can We Offer More Than Band-Aid Solutions?

Berkhout SG, Abbey S, Sheehan KA

The Canadian journal of cardiology2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2023.01.027 PMID: 36736999

Gift Discourse in Transplant and Its Implications in Anonymous Living Liver Donation.

Humar SS, Jung J, Krause S, Selzner N, Abbey S

Transplantation proceedings2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.01.019 PMID: 36822887

Managing complexity: Tips for consultation liaison psychiatrists managing patients with anorexia nervosa on the medical unit.

Zhou C, Abbey S, Liu L, Sockalingam S

General hospital psychiatry2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.01.001 PMID: 36707348

Future public health emergencies and disasters: sustainability and insights into support programs for healthcare providers.

Dhuper M, Ruttan L, MacGillvray L, McKay M, Li A, Stewart D, Abbey S, Berkhout S, Sheehan K, Schulz-Quach C

BMC psychiatry2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-04309-z PMID: 36303172

Psilocybin-assisted Existential, Attachment and RelationaL (PEARL) Therapy for Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Op Gr.: PAP- End-of-life psycho. distress in patients with advanced-stage cancer

Principal investigators: Hales, Sarah A; Abbey, Susan E; Hapke, Emma; Rosenbaum, Daniel

Keywords: Advanced Cancer; Death-Related Distress; Depression; End-Of-Life Distress; Existential Distress; Palliative Care; Psilocybin; Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy; Psychosocial Oncology; Randomized Controlled Trial

$928,643

An intervention to teach self-management skills for persisting symptoms of COVID-19: Minimizing impact of symptoms on everyday functioning and on healthcare usage/utilization - A randomized controlled trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps & Priorities - Post COVID-19 condition

Principal investigators: Green, Robin E; Cheung, Angela M

Keywords: Covid-19; Education Intervention; Health Resource Utilization; Long-Covid; Persisting Symptoms Of Covid-19; Remotely Delivered Intervention; Self-Management; Telehealth

$330,562

CANCOV2.0: 2-year follow up of the Canadian COVID-19 Prospective Cohort Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr: Emer. COVID Res. Gaps/Prior- Dif. Impacts on Hist. Excl/Underserved Pops

Principal investigators: Herridge, Margaret S; Cheung, Angela M

Keywords: Caregiver Health; Clinical Presentations & Trajectories; Covid-19 Research Gaps; Determinants And Prevalence Of Long-Term Outcomes Of Covid; Functional And Neuropsychological Health & Quality Of Life; Long Covid Serologic, Immunologic & Inflammatory Biomarkers; Longitudinal Study; Mitigating Factors For Disability & Impact Of Rehabilitation; Neurocognitive, Respiratory, Cardiac & Muscle Systems

$500,000

Mental health and long COVID: Experiences, interventions, and resilience building

Co-investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Hawke, Lisa D; Kennell, Sarah; Castle, David

Keywords: Comorbidity; Covid-19; Mental Health; Psychosocial Interventions; Resilience; Substance Use

$205,010

Approaches to support mental health of diverse patients on wait lists for procedures delayed by COVID-19

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Knowledge Synthesis: COVID-19 in Mental Health & Substance Use

Principal investigators: Gagliardi, Anna R; Green, Robin E

Keywords: Anxiety; Covid-19; Delays; Elective Procedures; Implementation; Interventions; Mental Health; Rapid Review; Scoping Review; Waiting Lists

$49,980

Canadian COVID-19 Prospective Cohort Study (CanCOV)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Clinical Mgmt/Health System Interventions

Principal investigators: Cheung, Angela M; Ahmed, Sofia B; Batt, Jane Andrea E; Binnie, Alexandra; Dos Santos, Claudia C; Ghassemi, Marzyeh; Herridge, Margaret S; Lamontagne, Francois; Morin, Suzanne N; Palepu, Anita; Razak, Fahad; Stelfox, Henry T; Strug, Lisa J; Tsang, Jennifer L; Verma, Amol; Yeung, Rae S

Keywords: Caregiver Health; Clinical Presentations & Trajectories; Full Spectrum Of Covid-19 Disease (Mild To Severe); Host Genetic Profiling; Knowledge To Action Cycles; Mental Health & Stigma; Prediction Models Using Machine Learning; Prospective Cohort Study; Sociodemographic And Clinical Predictors Of Outcomes; Transcriptomic, Epigenomic And Immunologic Host Response

$2,112,500

RECOVER Program: A Care Continuum after Critical Illness

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: TiC - Stream 1 - PHSI solutions for transitions in care gaps

Principal investigators: Herridge, Margaret S; Lawless, Bernard; Bayley, Mark T; Flannery, John F; Flockhart, Linda; Misak, Cheryl; Rush, Raphael; Tran, Jake

Keywords: Caregivers Outcomes,; Feasibility And Implementation; Health Care System; Knowledge Translation And Exchange; Patient And Family Engagement; Patient-Centred Outcomes; Post-Icu Care Continuum; Transitions In Care

$932,280

New approaches to evaluating frailty in solid organ transplantation

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Singer, Lianne G

Keywords: Aging; Frailty; Health-Related Quality Of Life; Solid Organ Transplantation

$452,660

Gifting Life: Exploring Donor Family Members' Embodied Responses to Anonymous Organ Donation in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Ross, Heather J

Keywords: Anonymity; Donor Families; Gift Of Life; Heart Transplant; Interdisciplinary; Qualitative Research; Visual Methodology

$153,942

The RECOVER Program: Phase I Towards RECOVER - Outcomes and Needs Assessment in Survivors of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation and Their Caregivers

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Herridge, Margaret S; Cameron, Jill I

Keywords: Family Caregiving; Icu Survivors; Multi-Centre Prospective Cohort Study; Physical Functioning; Qualitative Needs Assessment; Quality Of Life

$704,367

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Susan Abbey

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Living liver donor safety: Preoperative aspects of living liver donation- Guidelines from the ILTS-iLDLT consensus conference.

Utilization of biomarkers for alcohol use in candidates for liver transplantation with alcohol-associated liver disease.

"Weighing the Pros and Cons of Everything": A Qualitative Descriptive Study Exploring Perspectives About Living Donor Kidney Transplantation From Parents of Chinese Canadian Pediatric Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Outcomes of re-referrals of patients with alcohol-associated liver disease, who were previously declined for liver transplantation.

Self-managing symptoms of Long COVID: an education and strategies research protocol.

Anomalies in the review process and interpretation of the evidence in the NICE guideline for chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Burnout and Distress Among Health Care Workers During COVID-19: Can We Offer More Than Band-Aid Solutions?

Gift Discourse in Transplant and Its Implications in Anonymous Living Liver Donation.

Managing complexity: Tips for consultation liaison psychiatrists managing patients with anorexia nervosa on the medical unit.

Future public health emergencies and disasters: sustainability and insights into support programs for healthcare providers.

Frequent collaborators

Nazia Selzner

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Heather Ross

Mamatha Bhat

Robin Green

Kathleen Sheehan

Cynthia Tsien

Donna Stewart

Ari Zaretsky

Hance Clarke

Mark Cattral

Nadia Giannetti

Lisa Mielniczuk

Anne Dipchand

Anand Ghanekar

Gonzalo Sapisochin

Gary Rodin

Camilla Zimmermann

Ian Mcgilvray

Markus Selzner

Jonathan Irish

Joel Katz

Vathany Kulasingam

Sharon Walmsley

Timothy Jackson

Istvan Mucsi

Karim Ladha

Jane Maciver