MOOD DISORDERS/MOOD AND ANXIETY -
Dr. Zindel Segal
Head of Program/Division
Tel: 416-535-8501 x6856  Fax: 416-979-6821
Email: zindel_segal@camh.net
1. Essential components of a selective rotation in this program/division must include:
The Main sites for this program are the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at the Centre for Addiction
and Mental Health (CAMH), College Site; and Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Centre
(SWCHSC).
Interviews Contact
Dr. Arun Ravindran
Tel: 416-416-979-6933Fax: 416-416-260-4171
arun_ravindran@camh.net
At CAMH, the Resident will develop advanced skills in the assessment, pharmacologic treatment and
comprehensive management of the full range of mood and anxiety disorders, and will also have the opportunity
to focus on specific areas of interest, during the 6 or 12 month rotation. The Resident will also be exposed to
the application of individual and group cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness-based psychotherapy for mood
and anxiety disorders. Residents may select one or more supervisors for 4+ hours per week of supervision and
will have the opportunity to do many "mock oral" style consultation interviews during the rotation. The
Resident will become familiar with consultation and shared-care models of outpatient practice and with
integrating knowledge derived from basic and clinical research into day-to-day practice. Some patients may be
followed in specific naturalistic or controlled clinical trials within the clinic and/or may receive time limited
multidisciplinary care and family intervention. Research participation is encouraged but not mandatory. The
program is willing to customize the selective to fit the needs of individual trainees.
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Camh
Clinical Senior Selective – Mood Disorders/Mood & Anxiety
Supervisor(s)
Tel
Email
At CAMH, the Resident may choose to focus more on either mood or anxiety disorders if they wish,
including Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder,
Bipolar Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder and other conditions. The Resident may also choose to
conduct a research project, or participate in ongoing research in areas such as neurobiology,
psychopharmacology, genetics of mood and anxiety disorders, brain imaging (PET, fMRI), among others.
For residents interested in education opportunities, participation in the development and delivery of
educational programs and international health work is offered.
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Interviews Contact
Dr. Ayal Schaffer
Tel: 416-480-4070  Fax: 416-480-6878
Email: ayal.schaffer@sunnybrook.ca
SWCHSC
The Sunnybrook Health Science Centre/ Women's College Health
Sciences Centre
Primary Supervisor
Child and Adolescent Anxiety Clinic
At Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, the selective offers the resident a unique
opportunity to become involved in a wide variety of clinical and research activities across the lifespan.
Clinically, the program provides consultation in the areas of treatment-resistant depression and bipolar disorder,
mood disorders across the reproductive lifecycle, and seasonal affective disorder. Clinical supervision will be
provided at the Sunnybrook site and, if there is a specific interest in Women's Mental Health, also at the
Women's College site. Upon completion of the selective, the resident will have gained extensive expertise in
the area of mood and anxiety disorders, providing a strong base of knowledge for a general psychiatry career,
or an important building block for a future fellowship.
The Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre program is involved in clinical trials,
population health studies, as well as basic science protocols, and the resident would be encouraged to
participate in these, with the degree of involvement at the resident's discretion.
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Dr. Roger S. McIntyre, Head
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit
Tel: 416-416- 603-5279  www.mdpu.ca
roger.mcintyre@uhn.on.ca
UHN
Clinical Senior Selective – The Mood Disorder
Psychopharmacology Unit (MDPU)
Supervisor(s)
Tel
Email
The Mood Disorder Psychopharmacology Unit (MDPU) at the UHN provides trainees an opportunity to be an integral
member of an academic clinical research centre specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders. The
MDPU receives a high volume of clinical referrals providing for trainees ample opportunity to observe a consultative
multidisciplinary approach. For trainees that are interested, research opportunities are varied and include both
descriptive and interventional studies. The MDPU is the lead site of the International Mood Disorders Collaborative
Project (IMDCP), a collaborative endeavour between the MDPU and the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The
IMDCP is a research platform that captures demographic, phenomenological, as well as anamnestic information
regarding most individuals entering the program. The IMDCP is the repository of information providing the basis for
descriptive studies. The MDPU is particularly interested in hypothesis generating and hypothesis testing studies that
involve neuroendocrinology, neuropsychology, and neuroimaging. The MDPU regularly has trainees across multiple
disciplines at various levels from local, national, and international universities.
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