The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre

This study tests a virtual reality program designed to help people with psychosis improve their thinking and social skills. The program was created with input from patients and doctors. Researchers will see if it is practical and helpful for daily life. The study involves 52 adul…

This study tests whether using a person's own brain scan to guide a non-invasive treatment called iTBS works better than the standard one-size-fits-all approach. About 210 adults with major depression will receive 6 weeks of iTBS, with the treatment spot chosen either by standard…

This study tests if adding structured exercise to a brain stimulation treatment called iTBS can help people with depression that hasn't improved with medication. Twenty physically inactive adults with difficult-to-treat depression will either get iTBS alone or iTBS plus exercise.…

This pilot study tests whether giving brain stimulation three times a day (accelerated) works better than the standard once-daily schedule for teenagers aged 16-19 with treatment-resistant depression. Ten participants will receive fMRI-guided theta burst stimulation, a non-invasi…

This study uses brain imaging (fMRI) to investigate why people with schizophrenia or depression often have trouble with memory and managing emotions. Researchers will scan the brains of 90 adults aged 18-60 while they perform tasks and at rest. The goal is to better understand th…

This study looks at whether doing simple mental wellness activities for 10 minutes each day can improve mental wellbeing. About 200 adults will either join the mental hygiene challenge or be part of a comparison group. Participants get free access to a toolkit with videos and gui…

This study tests whether cognitive remediation—brain exercises with coaching—can improve thinking skills and reduce aggression in 30 forensic inpatients with conditions like psychosis, ADHD, or substance use. Participants will do exercises and be compared to an active control gro…