Anxiety
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The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of anxiety and develop better treatments. This page includes selected news stories about our research on anxiety, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.
Labs and Groups
These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.
Albert Lab
Chen Lab
Cognitive Health in Multiple Sclerosis Research Lab
Hatching Ideas Lab
Cheryl Harris
Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Clinical Trials
The following list of clinical trials at The Ottawa Hospital is pulled from ClinicalTrials.gov, which is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and only available in English. If you find a clinical trial that interests you, you can bring the information to the next appointment with your care team and ask if you are eligible for the study. If so, they may be able to refer you to the study team. If you email the study team directly, we can guarantee a response. Learn more about participating in research and clinical trials.
PSilocybin for psYCHological and Existential Distress in PALliative Care (PSYCHED-PAL) (NCT04754061)
Depression, Anxiety, Distress, Emotional View DetailsPublications
The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.
Revisiting the effects of physical activity on anxiety and mediation from plasma proteins: triangulation of evidence from observational study, Mendelian randomization, mediation and meta-analysis.
2026-01-15 Go to publicationEfficacy, all-cause discontinuation, and safety of serotonergic psychedelics and MDMA to treat mental disorders: A living systematic review with meta-analysis.
2025-12-01 Go to publicationClinical Outcome Assessments in Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review of Current Rating Scales and Future Needs.
2025-10-29 Go to publicationPerspectives of Canadian adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors in designing a regional AYA survivorship program.
2025-10-28 Go to publicationThe semi-structured interview for bipolar at-risk states (SIBARS): psychometric properties and validation.
2025-10-15 Go to publication