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Ashok Malla

ResearcherPsychiatryMcGill University

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Ashok Malla

Researcher

Psychiatry

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
68 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (9 CIHR), most recently in 2016.
Supervised 6 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2019.

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Research

Youth Mental Health Early Intervention Schizophrenia Crc Families Mixed Methods Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Outcomes

Latest papers

Long-Term Trajectories of Multidimensional Outcomes in Psychosis Following Early Intervention During the Critical Period: The PEPP-Montreal 10+ Study Protocol.
Early intervention in psychiatry · 2026
Fostering Accessibility to Mental Health Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Montreal, Canada: A Historical Cohort Comparison Study.
The International journal of social psychiatry · 2026
Longitudinal inference of hippocampal volume and morphometric hippocampal-cortical covariance in psychosis.
Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior · 2026

All 208 publications

Latest funding

Long-term trajectories of functional recovery in first-episode psychosis: A 10+ year outcome study
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$795,600
Transition Readiness and Experiences of Young Adults with Co-occurring Chronic Health and Mental Health Issues Exiting Pediatric Services: A Mixed Methods Study
CIHR · 2019 · Supervisor
$165,000
Making family engagement and family peer support a reality in early intervention programs for psychosis : Building capacity and consensys across stakeholders
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 22 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 208 publications.

Long-Term Trajectories of Multidimensional Outcomes in Psychosis Following Early Intervention During the Critical Period: The PEPP-Montreal 10+ Study Protocol.

Percie du Sert O, Ghanem J, McGrory V, Anselmo K, Anderson KK, Iyer S, Joober R, Shah J, Malla A, Lepage M

Early intervention in psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1111/eip.70258 PMID: 42778287

Fostering Accessibility to Mental Health Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Montreal, Canada: A Historical Cohort Comparison Study.

Abdel-Baki A, D'Andrea G, Tessier C, Aubin D, Morrison N, Dupont ME, Arbaud C, Bauco P, Shah JL, Malla A, Iyer SN

The International journal of social psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1177/00207640261446109 PMID: 42126077

Longitudinal inference of hippocampal volume and morphometric hippocampal-cortical covariance in psychosis.

Totzek JF, Heckers S, Palaniyappan L, Young AL, Shah JL, Joober R, Malla A, Chakravarty MM, Lavigne KM, Lepage M

Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2026.07.007 PMID: 42641351

Understanding Heterogeneity and Patterns of Services Utilization of Homeless and at-Risk Youth: Results From the ACCESS-OM-RIPAJ Cohort: Comprendre l'hétérogénéité et les habitudes d'utilisation des services chez les jeunes en situation d'itinérance et à risque : Résultats de la cohorte ACCESS-OM-RIPAJ.

D'Andrea G, Tessier C, Aubin D, Dupont ME, Arbaud C, Glaize A, Bauco P, Deschenes JM, Shah JL, Malla A, Iyer SN, Abdel-Baki A, ACCESS Open Minds Network.

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261468896 PMID: 42545036

Return on investment of enhanced primary youth mental health services in a large Canadian urban centre: a retrospective cohort study.

Shah JL, Thanh NX, Surood S, Poudel S, Urichuk L, D'Andrea G, Latimer E, Andersson N, Boksa P, Joober R, Lal S, Iyer SN, Malla A, Jacobs P, ACCESS Open Minds

The lancet. Psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(26)00165-3 PMID: 42413522

Taking care of psychotic disorders globally, beyond clinical management.

Malla A

World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)2026First author

DOI: 10.1002/wps.70050 PMID: 42136423

Satisfaction With Youth Mental Health Services in Diverse Settings: Results From a Pan-Canadian Initiative.

Bedirian J, Cowan T, Noël V, Lal S, Joober R, Shah J, Abdel-Baki A, Fuhrer R, Boksa P, Andersson N, MacDonald K, Morin CA, Levasseur MA, Vallianatos H, Augustine L, Friese K, Godin I, Urichuk L, Hutt-MacLeod D, Plourde V, Rabbitskin N, Reaume-Zimmer P, Rousseau C, Malla A, Iyer SN

Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2026

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20250441 PMID: 41992106

Exploring the Presenting Problems and Services Received by Youth with Diverse Mental Health Presentations in Integrated Youth Mental Health Services Across Canada.

Mughal S, Sanchez-Allakhverdieva A, Abdel-Baki A, Andersson N, Boksa P, Hutt-Macleod D, Joober R, Lal S, Chisholm-Nelson J, Morrison N, Frampton A, Levasseur MA, Augustine L, Friese K, Godin I, Hay K, Rabbitskin N, Reaume-Zimmer P, Vallianatos H, Iyer SN, Malla A, Shah JL, ACCESS Open Minds

International journal of integrated care2026

DOI: 10.5334/ijic.10147 PMID: 41868958

Comparative effectiveness of mood stabiliser monotherapy versus second-generation antipsychotic monotherapy versus combination therapy for continuation and maintenance treatment after a first episode of psychotic mania in North America, Chile, and Spain: a target trial emulation using data from the BD-CAUSAL Collaboration.

Szmulewicz AG, Liang YH, Martínez-Alés G, O'Dea R, Thorpe LE, Conderino S, Rubio JM, Smith K, Sarpal DK, Díaz-Caneja CM, Arango C, Vöhringer PA, Aldunate SA, Joober R, Shah JL, Malla A, Fredrikson D, Yatham LN, Hernán MA, Öngür D, BD-CAUSAL Collaboration

The lancet. Psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(26)00239-7 PMID: 42716056

A multisite study of the overlap between symptoms and cognition in schizophrenia: Une étude multicentrique sur le chevauchement entre les symptômes et les troubles cognitifs chez les personnes atteintes de schizophrénie.

Skiba RM, Chinchani AM, Menon M, Lepage M, Lavigne KM, Malla A, Joober R, Goldberg JO, Heinrichs RW, Castle DJ, Burns A, Best MW, Rossell SL, Walther S, Woodward TS

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251387565 PMID: 41124300

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Ashok Malla

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Long-Term Trajectories of Multidimensional Outcomes in Psychosis Following Early Intervention During the Critical Period: The PEPP-Montreal 10+ Study Protocol.

Fostering Accessibility to Mental Health Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Montreal, Canada: A Historical Cohort Comparison Study.

Longitudinal inference of hippocampal volume and morphometric hippocampal-cortical covariance in psychosis.

Return on investment of enhanced primary youth mental health services in a large Canadian urban centre: a retrospective cohort study.

Taking care of psychotic disorders globally, beyond clinical management.

Satisfaction With Youth Mental Health Services in Diverse Settings: Results From a Pan-Canadian Initiative.

Exploring the Presenting Problems and Services Received by Youth with Diverse Mental Health Presentations in Integrated Youth Mental Health Services Across Canada.

A multisite study of the overlap between symptoms and cognition in schizophrenia: Une &#xe9;tude multicentrique sur le chevauchement entre les sympt&#xf4;mes et les troubles cognitifs chez les personnes atteintes de schizophr&#xe9;nie.

Frequent collaborators

Ridha Joober

Ridha Joober

Martin Lepage

Martin Lepage

Norbert Schmitz

Jai Shah

Srividya Iyer

Jai Shah

Srividya Iyer

Shalini Lal

Shalini Lal

Patricia Boksa

Amal Abdel-Baki

Alain Lesage

Amal Abdel-Baki

Rebecca Fuhrer

JianLi Wang

Eric Latimer

Neil Andersson

Ross Norman

Michael Bodnar

Thomas Brown

Suzanne Archie

Shalini Lal

A multisite study of the overlap between symptoms and cognition in schizophrenia: Une étude multicentrique sur le chevauchement entre les symptômes et les troubles cognitifs chez les personnes atteintes de schizophrénie.