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º«¹úÂãÎè’s Department of Psychiatry is one the most prestigious in the world. In the 1950s and 60s, Heinz Lehmann conducted the first North American clinical trials for antipsychotic and antidepressant medications. Theodore Sourkes identified the core neurobiological features of Parkinson’s disease, and Eric Wittkower and Jack Fried brought together scholars from Anthropology and Psychiatry to create Transcultural Psychiatric Studies. Since then, faculty members and graduate students continue outstanding research in addictions; Alzheimer’s and childhood disorders; eating, personality, and mood disorders; stress; trauma; and psychosis. The work is conducted in people and animal models, and also benefits from expertise ranging from neuroimaging and epigenetics to mental health services and public policy. Our work remains at the cutting edge of research on health, disease, and recovery.
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Psychiatry (Thesis) (45 credits) |
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The graduate program in Psychiatry is designed to provide advanced research training in the basic, applied, and social sciences relevant to issues in psychiatry. Applicants are admitted from a wide range of backgrounds, including undergraduate degrees in relevant areas (e.g., psychology, neuroscience, sociology, medical anthropology, nursing, and medicine), and those who are pursuing their psychiatry residency at º«¹úÂãÎè. Most, though not all students, continue to a Ph.D. program. The graduate program does not provide clinical training. |
º«¹úÂãÎè’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.
See University Regulations & Resources > Graduate > Graduate Admissions and Application Procedures > Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.
Application opening dates are set by Enrolment Services in consultation with Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), while application deadlines are set by the Department of Psychiatry and may be revised at any time. Applicants must verify all deadlines and documentation requirements well in advance on the appropriate º«¹úÂãÎè departmental website; please consult the list at www.mcgill.ca/gps/contact/graduate-program.
Ìý | Application Opening Dates | Application Deadlines | ||
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Ìý | All Applicants | Non-Canadian citizens (incl. Special, Visiting & Exchange) | Canadian citizens/Perm. residents of Canada (incl. Special, Visiting & Exchange) | Current º«¹úÂãÎè Students (any citizenship) |
Fall Term: | Sept. 15 | March 15 | March 15 | March 15 |
Winter Term: | Feb. 15 | Sept. 10 | Sept. 10 | Sept. 10 |
Summer Term: | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Admission to graduate studies is competitive; accordingly, late and/or incomplete applications are considered only as time and space permit.
Chair |
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G. Turecki |
Director of Graduate Program |
N. Mechawar |
Emeritus Professors |
F. Abbott; B.Sc.(McM.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
L. Annable; B.Sc.(Liv.), Dipl. in Stat.(Edin.) |
M.K. Birmingham; B.A.(Bennington), M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
F. Engelsmann |
N. Frasure-Smith; B.A. Ph.D.(Johns Hop.) |
A. M. Ghadirian |
C. Gianoulakis; Ph.D. |
H. A. Guttmann; M.D. |
J.C. Negrete; M.D., Dip.Psych. |
G. Pinard, M.D. |
S. Young |
Professors |
C. Benkelfat; M.D.(Rabat) (James º«¹úÂãÎè Professor) |
D. Boivin; Ph.D.(Montr.) |
P. Boksa; B.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
M. Bond; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
J. Breitner; B.A.(Harv.), M.P.H.(Johns Hop.), M.D.(Penn.) |
A. Brunet; Ph.D.(Montr.) |
N. Cermakian; B.Sc.(UQTR), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Montr.) |
M. Cole; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
S. El Mestikawy; Ph.D.(Paris VI) |
M.-J. Fleury; M.A., Ph.D.(Montr.) |
C. Flores; B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.(C'dia) |
S. Gauthier; B.A., M.D.(Montr.) |
B. Giros; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Paris VI) |
A. Gratton; Ph.D.(C'dia) |
J. Guzder; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M., F.R.C.P. |
L.T. Hechtman; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
R. Joober; M.D.(Tunisia), Ph.D.(McG.) |
B. Kieffer; Ph.D.(Strasbourg) |
S. King; Ph.D.(Virg.) |
L.J. Kirmayer; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M., Dipl.Psych.(McG.) (James º«¹úÂãÎè Professor) |
E. Latimer; B.A.Sc.(Wat.), M.S., Ph.D.(Carn. Mell) |
M. Lepage; B.A.(C'dia), Ph.D.(UQAM) |
M. Leyton; Ph.D.(C'dia) (William Dawson Scholar) |
G. Luheshi; Ph.D.(Newcastle, UK) |
A. Malla; M.B.B.S.(Panjab) |
M.J. Meaney; B.A.(Loyola), M.A., Ph.D.(C'dia) (James º«¹úÂãÎè Professor) |
V.N.P. Nair; M.B., B.S.(Kerala), D.P.M.(Mys.) |
R. Palmour; B.A., Ph.D.(Texas) |
J. Paris; M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
J.C. Perry; M.D.(Duke) |
R.O. Pihl; B.A.(Lawrence), Ph.D.(Ariz.) (Psychology) |
J. Poirier; Ph.D.(Montr.) |
R. Quirion; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Sher.) |
C. Rousseau; M.Sc.(McG.), M.D.,C.M.(Sher.) |
L.K. Srivastava; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Allahabad), Ph.D.(J. Nehru) |
H. Steiger; Ph.D.(McG.) |
B. Thombs; B.A.(N'western), M.A.(Ariz.), Ph.D.(NYU) |
G. Turecki; M.Sc., M.D.,C.M., Ph.D.(McG.) (William Dawson Scholar) |
C.-D. Walker; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Geneva) |
A. Young; B.A., M.A., Ph.D.(Penn.) |
Associate Professors |
J. Armony; B.Sc.(Buenos Aires), M.Sc., Ph.D.(NYU) |
P. Assalian; Dip.Psychol.(McG.), M.B.,Ch.B.(Cairo) |
S. Beaulieu; M.D./Ph.D.(Laval) |
M. Berlim; M.Med., M.D.(Rio Grande do Sul) |
V. Bohbot; B.A.(McG.), M.A., Ph.D.(Ariz.) |
M.J. Brouillette; M.D.,C.M.(Sher.) |
J. Caron; B.A., M.A.(Moncton), Ph.D.(UQAM) |
N. Casacalenda; M.D.(Sher.), F.R.C.P. |
E. Chachamovich; M.D.(Rio Grande do Sul), Ph.D.(Edin.) |
D. Charney; M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
J.B. Debruille; M.D.(Paris XI), Ph.D.(Paris VI) |
D. Dunkley; B.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(McG.) |
F. Elgar; M.Sc.(Nfld.), Ph.D.(Dal.) |
P. Étienne; M.D.(Liege) |
C. Fichten; B.Sc.(McG.), M.Sc.(C'dia), Ph.D.(McG.) |
D. Frank; Dip.Psychol., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
R. I. Fraser; M.D.(Dal.) |
G. Galbaud du Fort; M.D., Ph.D.(Paris) (joint appt. with Epidemiology and Biostatistics) |
K.G. Gill; B.Sc.(Br. Col.), M.A., Ph.D.(C'dia) |
G. Gobbi; M.D.(Rome), Ph.D.(Cagliari) |
I. Gold; Ph.D.(Princ.) |
A. Granich; M.D.(McG.), F.R.C.P. |
B. Greenfield; M.D.(Wash.) |
N. Grizenko; M.D.,C.M.(Sher.) |
D. Groleau; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(Montr.) |
R. Gruber; B.A., M.S., Ph.D.(Tel Aviv) |
K. Igartua; M.D.,C.M. F.R.C.P.(C)(McG.) |
M. Israël; B.Sc., Gr.Dip.Psych.(McG.), M.A.(Qu.), M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
E. Jarvis; M.D.(Alta.), M.Sc.(McG.), F.R.C.P. |
T. Kolivakis; M.D.(Athens) |
M. Lalinec-Michaud; B.A., M.D.,C.M.(Paris IV) |
K. Looper; B.Sc., M.D.(Ott.), M.Sc.(McG.) |
O. Mantere; M.D.(Helsinki) |
H. C. Margolese; M.D.(McG.), C.M., M.Sc. |
N. Mechawar; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(Montr.) |
R. Montoro; M.D.,C.M., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.(C) |
G. Myhr; M.D.,C.M., M.Sc.(McG.) |
L. Nadeau; M.D.(Montr.) |
J. Naiman; B.A., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
J. Palacios-Boix; M.D., F.R.C.P.(C) |
J. Pecknold; B.Sc.(C'dia), M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
M. Perreault; Ph.D.(Montr.) |
A. Propst; B.Sc., Dip.Psychol., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
M.N. Rajah; B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.(Tor.) |
R.A. Ramsay; B.Sc., Gr.Dip.Psychiat., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
A. Raz; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Hebrew) |
J. Renaud; M.Sc., M.D.(Montr.) |
S. Renaud; M.D.(Laval) |
B.M. Robertson; Dip.Psychol.(McG.), M.B.,Ch.B.(Otago) |
J. Rochford; M.A.(Qu.), Ph.D.(C'dia) |
P. Rosa; M.D.(Rio Grande do Sul), Ph.D.(Aarhus) |
Z. Rosberger; Ph.D.(C'dia) |
M. Ruiz Casares Yebenes; Ph.D.(Cornell) |
R. Russell; M.D.(McG.) |
N. Schmitz; Dipl., Ph.D.(Univ. Dortmund) |
S. Singh; M.D.(Calg.), F.R.C.P. |
D. Sookman; B.A.(McG.), M.A.(Guelph), Ph.D.(C'dia) |
W. Steiner; M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
F.K. Storch; M.Sc.(Munich); Ph.D.(Max Planck Inst. Biochem.) |
B. Suranyi-Cadotte; B.Sc., M.Sc.(McG.), M.D.,C.M.(Montpellier) |
A. Wazana; B.A.(McM.), M.Sc.(Col.), M.Sc.(McG.), M.D.(McM.) |
S. Williams; Ph.D.(Montr.) |
G. Wiviott; B.Sc.(Wisc.), Gr.Dip.Psychiat.(McG.), M.D.,C.M.(NYU) |
T.P. Wong; B.Sc., M.Ph.(HK), Ph.D.(McG.) |
P. Zelkowitz; Ph.D.(McG.) |
M. Zoccolillo; B.Sc.(New Orleans), M.D.(Norfolk) |
Assistant Professors |
L. Amirali; M.D.(Athens) |
D. Awad; M.D.(Montr.) |
S.M. Bailes; Ph.D.(C'dia) |
P. Bajsarowicz; M.D.(McG.), F.R.C.P.(C) |
E. Banon; M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
M. Barbarosie; M.D., Ph.D.(Montr.) |
L. Beauclair; B.Sc., M.D.(Laval) |
C. Beneirakis; Gr.Dip.Psychiat.(McG.), M.D.(Trin. Coll.,Tor.) |
R. Biskin; M.D., M.Sc.(McG.) |
P. Bleau; B.Sc., Gr.Dip.Psychiat., M.D.,C.M.(Sher.) |
D. Bloom; B.Sc.(Regina), M.D.(Qu.) |
M. Boily; B.Sc., M.D.(Laval) |
J. Bond; M.D.(Laval) |
F. Bourque; M.D.(Laval), Ph.D.(KCNS) |
I. Bradley; M.Sc.(Tor.), Ph.D.(Wat.) |
M. Brandon; Ph.D.(Boston) |
T.G. Brown; Ph.D.(C'dia) |
A. Bucatel; M.D.(Nicolae Testemitanu St. Univ. of Med. and Pharm.) |
J. Canfield; B.A.(New Br.), M.D.,C.M.(Dal.) |
P. Cervantes; Dip.Psychol.(McG.), M.D.,C.M.(UAEM) |
M. Chakavarty; Ph.D.(McG.) |
M. Chammas; M.D. |
R.M.E. Chenard-Soucy; M.D.(Montr.) |
S. Choudhury; Ph.D.(Univ. Coll. Lond.) |
P. Cote; B.A.(Laval), M.D.,C.M.(Laval/Ott.) |
L. Creti; Ph.D.(C'dia) |
H. Cvejic; M.D.(NUI) |
L. Dabby; M.D.(Tor.) |
M.E. Davis; Dip.Psychol., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
P. Des Rosiers; M.D.(Sher.) |
R. Desautels; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
J. Desmarais; M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
M. Di Tomasso; M.D.(McG.) |
J. Dornik; M.D.(McG.) |
S. Ducharme; M.D.(Montr.) |
H. Dymetryszyn; Ph.D. |
M. Elie; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
C.P. Ernst; B.Sc.(McG.), M.Sc.(Br. Col.), Ph.D.(McG.) |
J. Errunza; M.D.(McG.) |
K. Faridi; M.D.(Calg.) |
K. Fathalli; M.D.(Tunis) |
A. Fielding; M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
E. Foley; B.Sc.(Tor.) |
J. Friedland; M.D.(Calg.) |
G. Gagnon |
M. Gauthier; M.D.,C.M.(Montr.) |
K. Geagea; M.D.,C.M.(SJU) |
M.-C. Geoffroy; Ph.D.(Montr.) |
J. Glass; B.A.(Boston), M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
K. Goddard; M.D.,C.M.(Manit.) |
M. Grignon; B.A.(Montr./Ott.), M.A.(Ott.) |
P. Habib; M.D.(Beirut Med. Sch.) |
M. Habra; B.A.(McG.), M.A., Ph.D.(Br. Col.) |
B. Hayton; B.A.(Williams), M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
L. Hoffman; M.D.(McG.) |
F. Ianni; B.Sc.(McG.), M.D.,C.M.(Montr.) |
H. Iskandar; Dip.Psychol.(McG.), M.B.,Ch.B.(Alexandria) |
S. Iyer; M.A.(Mumbai), Ph.D.(Nebraska–Lincoln) |
C. Jolicoeur; M.D.,C.M.(Laval) |
J. Joly; M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
M. Kapuscinska; M.D.,C.M.(Medical U. Gdansk) |
S. Karama; Ph.D.(Montr.) |
F. Key |
M. Koch; M.D.(McM.) |
T. Kolivakis; M.D.(Athens) |
R. Kronick; M.D.(McG.) |
R. Kuyumjian; M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
P. Lageix; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(Paris IV) |
S. Lamarre; B.A., M.D.,C.M.(Laval) |
M. Laporta; Dip.Psychol., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
L. Laporte; B.A.(McG.), M.Psychol., Ph.D.(Montr.) |
M. Larose; M.D.(Laval) |
M. Lashley; Ph.D.(McG.) |
J.D. Leccia; M.D.(Provence Aix-Marseille) |
E. Levy; Gr.Dip.Psychiat.(McG.), M.Ed.(Sher.) |
E. Libman; B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
E. Lizondo; M.D.,C.M.(Nat. Univ. Central Buenos Aires) |
G.L. Low; B.A.(Qu.), Dip.Psychol.(McG.), M.D.,C.M.(Ott.) |
N.C.P. Low; M.D., M.Sc.(McG.) |
W. Ma; M.D., M.Sc.(Tongji), Ph.D.(McG.) |
S. K. Margolese; Ph.D. |
R. Martins; Ph.D.(Montr.) |
N. Masrouha; M.D.(Sher.) |
T. Measham; B.Sc., M.D.(McG.) |
X. Meng; Ph.D. |
M. Messier; B.A.(Montr.), M.B.A.(HEC) |
G. Meterissian; Gr.Dip.Psychiat.(McG.), M.D.,C.M.(Montr.) |
T.M. Milroy; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(Md.), Gr. Dip. Psychiat.(McG.) |
M. Miresco; M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
F. Nazlie; M.D. |
J.P. Near; Ph.D.(W. Ont.) |
T. V. Nguyen; M.D. |
K. O'Donnell; Ph.D.(Imp. Coll. Lon.) |
J.A. O'Neil; B.A.(C'dia), Dip.Psychol., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
M.A. Ouimet; D.M.D.(Sher.), Gr.Dip.Psychiat.(McG.) |
M. Piat; Ph.D.(Laval) |
L. Pinard; M.D.(Montr.), F.R.C.P.(C) |
Z. Prelevic; Dip.Psychol.(McG.), M.D.,C.M.(Belgrade) |
A. Propst; M.D. |
M. Rabinovitch; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
S. Rej; M.D., M.Sc.(McG.) |
S.B. Rosenbloom; B.A.(C'dia), M.A.(York) |
C. Roy; B.Sc.(McG.), M.D.,C.M.(Dal.) |
J. Russell; Ph.D.(McG.) |
T. Said; B.Sc.(McG.), M.D.,C.M.(Sher.) |
H. Schwartz; M.D.(McG.) |
M. Segal; B.A.(C'dia), B.Sc.(O.T.)(McG.), M.D.,C.M.(Ott.) |
J. Seguin; B.A., B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(Ott.) |
T. Semeniuk; B.Sc., M.Ed., M.D.,C.M.(Alta.) |
J. Shah; M.Sc.(Lond.), M.D.(Tor.) |
O. Sidhom; M.D. |
M. Sigman; B.A.(McG.), M.A., Ph.D.(C'dia) |
P.P. Silveira; M.D., Ph.D. |
I. Spector; B.A.(McG.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Syrac.) |
K.A. Steger; M.D., Ph.D.(Texas, Southwest. Med. Cent.) |
L. Stern; M.D.(McG.) |
A. St-Hilaire; M.Sc.(McG.), Ph.D.(Ohio) |
M. St-Laurent; M.D.(Montr.) |
N. Szkrumelak; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
K. Tabbane; M.D., Ph.D.(Tunisia) |
M. Temple; M.D. |
P. Tetreault; M.D.,C.M.(Sher.) |
L. Thaler; Ph.D.(Nevada) |
L. Tourian; M.D.(McG.) |
A. Traicu; M.D.(McG.) |
J. Tremblay; B.A.(Montr.), M.Sc.(McG.), M.D.,C.M.(Montr.) |
F. van den Eynde; M.A.(Florence), Ph.D.(King's College), M.D.(Ghent) |
S. Vida; B.Sc.(Ott.), M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
S. Villeneuve; Ph.D.(Montr.) |
J. Vogel; M.D.,C.M.(Manit.) |
R. Whitley; B.S., M.S., Ph.D.(Lond.) |
A. Wilner; B.A., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
M.A. Wolf; M.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(Strasbourg) |
Y. Wolf; M.D.(McG.) |
G. Zahirney; M.D.(McG.) |
T. Y. Zhang; Ph.D.(McG.) |
V. Zicherman; B.Sc., M.D.,C.M.(McG.) |
D. Zigman; M.D.(McG.) |
E. Zikos; M.D.(Montr.) |
Lecturers |
F. Amdiss, A.D. Basque, N. Beauchemin, T. Bedrossian, J.F. Belair, F. Bensaada, I. Blais, C. Blake, M. Boisvert, C.M.J. Brebion, E. Casimir, E. Cauchois, P. Chan, M.B. Cotfas, M. Coward, M.H.N. Dinh, H.C. Dube, J.A. Farquhar, H. Goldhaar, C. Hamel, P. Harden, J. Harvey, M. Heyman, H.G. Jean-Francois, D. Kunin, N. Kuperstok, R.A. Labonte, P. Lamoureux, S. Mauger, V. Mbekou, D. Michaud, D.F.S. Monti, K. Myron, J.P. O'Donnell, R. Orenman, R. Payeur, L. Peters, M. Pickles, G. Pierre-Louis, M. Quintal, K. Richter, D.T. Rochon, A. Ross-Chouinard, A. Schiavetto, V. Tagalakis, F.C. Toma, O. Triffault, S. Wisebord, D. Zack, C.H.A. Zarowsky |
Associate Members |
R.C. Bagot, S. Bond, J.L. Derevensky, M. Drapeau, A. Evans, L. McVey, T. Montreuil, G. O'Driscoll, J. I. Trakadis, D. Zuroff |
Adjunct Professors |
M. Alda, P. Blier, L. Booij, W. Brender, A. Daigneault, A. Duffy, D. Fikretoglu, R. Fugere, A. Gagnon, J.-M. Guile, F. Jollant, V. Kovess-Masfety, A. Lesage, F. Lesperance, S. J. Lloyd, A. Maccordick, T. Ngo-Minh, J. Pruessner, M. Pruessner, S. Richard-Devantoy, A. Ryder, S. Sultan, C. Tranulis, P. Vitali |
Post-Retirement |
D. P. Dastoor, J. P. Ellman |
The M.Sc. in Psychiatry is administered by the Graduate Training Committee. Each student selects a Supervisory Committee composed of the research supervisor plus two to four other faculty who are knowledgeable about the student's research area and who can advise both on appropriate coursework and on the thesis research project. The student will meet with this...
For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.) Psychiatry (Thesis) (45 credits).