Dr. Saulo Castel holds degrees with both the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and the University of Toronto. He is the Director of Medical Education and Research, as well as a staff psychiatrist at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores). In addition to these duties, he is the Director of Inpatient Services for the Department of Psychiatry at Sunnybrook, an Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and an Associate Scientist in the Brain Sciences Program, Discipline of Clinical Epidemiology at Sunnybrook Hospital. Dr. Castel also holds the positions of Core Faculty Member at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Patient Safety, Faculty of Medicine, Research Associate for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, and Associate Staff for the University Health Network, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Castel’s extensive involvement with research institutions has led to a wide variety of ongoing research projects. His current initiatives within Ontario Shores include a Canadian Patient Safety Institute funded project called “Exploration of Near Misses in Mental Health Settings”, as well as a study titled Mark “Achieving reliable GAF scores through active training”.
Current Research Projects
Title: Determinants of GAF scores in inpatient SMI population
Investigators: Castel, P. (PI), Henderson, C., Urbanoski, K.
Title: Examining Barriers in the Pathway to Mental Health Equity and their Impact on the Mental Health Equity of People with Severe Mental Illness
Investigators and Collaborators: Dewa, C. (PI), Durbin, J., Jacobson, N., Lin, E., Cheng, C., Langley, J., Lunsky, Y., & Stergiopoulos, V.
Title: Guideline implementation for monitoring treatment with atypical antipsychotics and mood stabilizers
Investigators and Collaborators: Moss, J., Goldstein, B., Lanctot, K., Schaffer, A., Cheung, A., & Levitt, A.
Funding: Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Title: Achieving reliable GAF scores through active training
Funding: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Title: Prescribing patterns of “PRN” medications in an inpatient unit
Funding: Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Title: Exploration of Near Misses in Mental Health Settings
Investigators and Collaborators: MacMillan, K., Dusek, J., Jeffs, L., Kessler, L., MacRae, C., Rose, D., Tansey, M., & Kellar, J.
Funding: $25,540 from the Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Title: Knowledge translation and dissemination of screening tools for mental disorders
Investigators and Collaborators: Rush, B. (PI), Brands, B., & Guenther, S.
Funding: $24,998 from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research
Recent Publications
Castel, S., Patyk, I., & Allen, A. (2010). Severe psychotic symptoms related to interaction of aripiprazole and clozapine. [Case report]. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 13(6), 4-14.
Scalco, M. Z., Streiner, D. L., Rewilak, D., Castel, S., & Van Reekum, R. (2009). Smell test predicts performance on delayed recall memory test in elderly with depression. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24(4), 376.
Rush, B. R., Bassani, D., Urbanoski, K., & Castel, S. (2008). Influence of co-occurring mental and substance use disorders on the prevalence of problem gambling in Canada. Addiction, 103(11), 1847-1856.
Rush, B. R., Dennis, M. L., Scott, C. K., Castel, S., & Funk, R. R. (2008). The interaction of co-occurring psychiatric problems and recovery management checkups on treatment participation and recovery. Evaluation Review, 32(1), 7-38.
Rush, B. R., Urbanoski, K., Bassani, D., Castel, S., Wild, T. C., Strike, C. J., … Somers, J. (2008). Prevalence of co-occurring substance use and other mental disorders in the Canadian population. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 53(12), 800-809.
Castel, S., Rush, B. R., Kennedy, S., Fulton, K., & Toneatto, T. (2007). Screening for mental health problems among patients with substance use disorders; Preliminary findings on the validation of a self-assessment instrument. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 52(1), 22-27.
Castel, S., Rush, B. R., & Scalzo, M. Z. (2007). Screening of mental disorders among clients with addictions. The need for population-specific validation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 6(1), 64-71.
McIntyre, R. S., McElroy, S. L., Konarski, J. Z., Soczynska, J. K., Bottas, A., Castel, S., ... Kennedy, S. H. (2007). Alcohol and illicit drug dependence in bipolar I disorder: An inverse association with overweight/obesity. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 68(9), 1352-1357.
Urbanoski, K. A., Rush, B. R., Wild, T. C., Bassani, D., & Castel, S. (2007). The use of mental health care services by Canadians with co-occurring substance dependence and mental disorders. Psychiatric Services, 58, 962-969.
Castel, S., Rush, B., Urbanoski, K., & Toneatto, T. (2006). Overlap of clusters of psychiatric symptoms among clients of a comprehensive addiction treatment service. Psychology of Addictive Behaviours, 20(1), 28-35.
Guerra, A. B. G., Castel, S., Benedito-Silva, A. A., & Calil, H. M. (2005). Neuroendocrine effects of Quetiapine in healthy volunteers. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 8, 49-57.