Artin A. Mahdanian MD FRCPC (.)

Summary

• Dr Artin Mahdanian is a psychiatrist and existentialist currently based between Washington DC and Montreal, practising both locally and internationally. He received most of his training at McGill University and is certified by the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is registered to practise in Canada (QC, NU), the United States (DC, MD, VA), and the United Kingdom (GMC).
  
  His academic journey began with a Doctor of Medicine from Tehran University, followed by a Master of Science in Psychiatry Research and Psychiatry Residency at McGill University. As a visiting scholar, he has contributed to global mental health initiatives at the World Health Organisation in Geneva, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and King’s College London—Maudsley Hospital. He completed his academic training with a clinical postdoctoral fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University.
  
  His expertise extends beyond the pharmacological treatment of psychiatric conditions. He has received training in various psychotherapy modalities, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Jungian Analysis. In his practice, he integrates these approaches within an eclectic existential framework, offering what he calls Dynamic Eclectic Existential Psycho-pharmaco-therapy (DEEP), which draws on the most effective elements of each method.
  
  His clinical and research interests include mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions; existentialism; student mental health; and global mental health, with a focus on human rights, the misuse of psychiatry, and Rights-based Existential Psychiatry (REP).