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Landmark publications from the RISE Institute team in the world's leading psychiatric and medical journals.

The Lancet 2020 · Vol 396

Bipolar Disorders

McIntyre RS, Berk M, Brietzke E, Goldstein BI, López-Jaramillo C, Kessing LV, Malhi GS, Nierenberg AA, Rosenblat JD, Majeed A, Vieta E, Vinberg M, Young AH, Mansur RB

IF ~169 Cited: 1,500+ doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31544-0
World Psychiatry 2023 · Vol 22, No. 3

Treatment-Resistant Depression: Definition, Prevalence, Detection, Management, and Investigational Interventions

McIntyre RS, Alsuwaidan M, Baune BT, Berk M, Demyttenaere K, Goldberg JF, Gorwood P, Ho R, Kasper S, Kennedy SH, Ly-Uson J, Mansur RB, McAllister-Williams RH, Murrough JW, Nemeroff CB, Nierenberg AA, Rosenblat JD, Sanacora G, Schatzberg AF, Shelton R, Stahl SM, Trivedi MH, Vieta E, Vinberg M, Williams N, Young AH, Maj M

IF ~73 Cited: 300+ doi:10.1002/wps.21120
World Psychiatry 2022 · Vol 21, No. 3

The Clinical Characterization of the Adult Patient with Bipolar Disorder Aimed at Personalization of Management

McIntyre RS, Alda M, Baldessarini RJ, Bauer M, Berk M, Correll CU, Fagiolini A, Fountoulakis K, Frye MA, Grunze H, Kessing LV, Miklowitz DJ, Parker G, Post RM, Swann AC, Suppes T, Vieta E, Young A, Maj M

IF ~73 Cited: 200+ doi:10.1002/wps.20997
JAMA Psychiatry 2019 · Vol 76, No. 8

Efficacy of Adjunctive Infliximab vs Placebo in the Treatment of Adults With Bipolar I/II Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial

McIntyre RS, Subramaniapillai M, Lee Y, Pan Z, Carmona NE, Shekotikhina M, Rosenblat JD, Brietzke E, Soczynska JK, Cosgrove VE, Miller S, Fischer EG, Kramer NE, Dunlap K, Suppes T, Mansur RB

Med · Cell Press 2026 · Vol 7, No. 1

Semaglutide for the Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Badulescu S, Gill H, Shah H, Brudner R, Phan L, Di Vincenzo JD, Tabassum A, Armanyous M, Llach CD, Rosenblat JD, McIntyre RS, Mansur RB

Novel RCT GLP-1 agonist & cognition doi:10.1016/j.medj.2025.100916

RISE Institute · Research

Recent Publications

The following publications represent the latest peer-reviewed research from our consulting team. This feed is updated automatically to reflect new work across psychiatry, psychopharmacology, and mood disorder research.

RM

Dr. Roger S. McIntyre

MD, FRCPC · University of Toronto

HG

Dr. Hartej Gill

PhD · University of Toronto

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Dr. Margarita Shekotikhina

MD, FRCPC · Trillium Health Partners

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