Depression
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The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of depression and develop better treatments. This page includes selected news stories about our research related to depression, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.
Research & News
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
Gayatri Saraf
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.
Gait speed and incident depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
2026-02-01 Go to publicationExploring relationships between sleep quality and clinical depression in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
2025-12-01 Go to publicationFeasibility and accuracy of the ASERT digital questionnaire in mood tracking for a longitudinal research study on bipolar disorder.
2025-08-23 Go to publicationSignificant new disability after major non-cardiac surgery in older adults aged 65 years and older in Canada: a multicentre prospective cohort study.
2025-11-01 Go to publicationDepression and depressive symptoms in physicians prior to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
2025-10-22 Go to publication