Arian Behzadi (MD, FRCPC)

Dr. Arian Behzadi, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst whose clinical, academic, and editorial work reflects a commitment to advancing the integration of psychoanalytic theory with contemporary psychiatry, neuroscience, and cultural studies. Building on a strong foundation in neuroscience, including postdoctoral research on dopamine systems at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and a clinical fellowship in trauma-focused therapy at Women’s College Hospital, Dr. Behzadi integrates scientific and psychoanalytic approaches in both his teaching and clinical practice. He serves as Program Lead of the Psychological Trauma Clinic at Scarborough Health Network, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and Faculty Member at the Toronto Psychoanalytic Institute. His teaching focuses on trauma-informed care, dynamic psychotherapy, and the application of psychoanalytic thought to clinical practice and culture.

Research Synopsis

Psychotherapy, Neuroimaging, Trauma, Addiction

Recent Publications

Reported Psychiatric Symptoms Associated with Anticipated Psychiatry Follow-up and/or Hospitalization Status in Geriatric Patients: Psychogeriatrics. 2017 Jul 26.

Depression or Personality Disorder: Autopsy of a Mass-Homicide. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Feb 2016.

Heightened D3 Dopamine Receptor Levels in Cocaine Dependence and Contributions to the Addiction Behavioural Phenotype: A Positron Emission Tomography Study with [11C]-(+)-PHNO. Neuropsychophamacology. 2013 Aug 7.

D2/3 dopamine receptorin Pathological Gambling: A PET study with [11C]-(+)-Propyl-Hexahydo-Naphto-Oxazin and [11C]racloprdie. Addiction. 2012 Nov 20.