Dr. George Foussias is a Clinician Scientist in the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Chief of the Schizophrenia Division, and Director of the Slaight Family Centre for Youth in Transition at CAMH. He heads the Virtual Reality and Behavioural Neuroscience Research Laboratory at CAMH. He is also Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto.
Areas of Research
Dr. Foussias' research focuses on advancing our understanding and treatment of motivational deficits, and related negative symptoms, seen in severe mental illnesses and improving outcomes for affected individuals. His approaches include longitudinal phenomenology and outcome studies, psychopharmacology and brain stimulation treatment trials, neuroimaging, and the development of novel assessment methodologies using virtual reality, motion-tracking technology, and computerized assessments to tap into real-world performance and functioning. The ultimate goal of this work is to guide the development of more effective treatments for motivational deficits, which stand as an important barrier to functional recovery in severe mental illnesses.
Publications
View Dr. Foussias' publications on PubMed.