Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program

Administrative Assistant: Mark Caumeran
Phone: 416-480-4073
Fax: 416-480-6878
Email: Mark.Caumeran@sunnybrook.ca

Education:

• BA, 1995, economics, University of Toronto, Canada
• MD, 1997, medicine, McMaster University, Canada
• M.Sc., 2001, health research methodology, McMaster University

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Associate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Associate professor, department of psychiatry, U of T

Research Foci:

• Mental health services research
• Adolescent mood disorders

Research Summary:

Dr. Cheung’s research interests include the management of mood disorders in adolescents and young adults by primary care providers, and the adverse effects of pharmacological treatments for mood disorders.

Selected Publications:

See current publications list at PubMed.

1. Lam R, Levitt A, Levitan R, Michalak E, Cheung A, Morehouse R, Ramasubbu R, Yatham L, Tam E. Efficacy of bright light treatment, fluoxetine, and the combination in patients with nonseasonal major depressive disorder: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2016 Jan;73(1):56–63.
2. Cheung A, Kozloff N, Sacks D. Pediatric depression: an evidence-based update on treatment interventions. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2013 Aug;15(8):381.
3. Cheung A, Weir M, Mayhew A, Kozloff N, Brown K, Grimshaw J. Overview of systematic reviews of the effectiveness of reminders in improving healthcare professional behaviour. Syst Rev. 2012 April;1:36.
4. Cheung A, Levitt A, Kusamakar V, Kutcher S, Dubo E, Garland J, Weiss M, Kiss A, Levitt A. Maintenance study for adolescent depression. J Child Adolesc Pharmacol. 2008 Aug;18(4):389–94.
5. Cheung AH, Zuckerbrot RA, Jensen PS, Ghalib K, Laraque D, Stein RE; GLAD-PC Steering Group. Guidelines for adolescent depression in primary care (GLAD-PC): II. Treatment and ongoing management. Pediatrics. 2007 Nov;120(5):e1313–26.

Related News and Stories:

• Bell and Sunnybrook partner for youth mental health: Announcing the $1 million Bell Canada Chair in Adolescent Mood & Anxiety Disorders (Jan. 22, 2014)
• Mood disorders across our lives (SRI Magazine, 2013)
• Ontario government rewards province's 'best and brightest': Prestigious award allows Sunnybrook researcher to focus on improving mental health care of youth with depression (Aug. 20, 2009)
• Troubled adolescents hesitant to use mental health services (April 11, 2007)
• Into the blue: An SRI scientist tosses out a line to primary care physicians awash in teen depression (Feb. 7, 2007)

Related Links:

• U of T profile, department of psychiatry