Suzanne Archie, M.D., FRCP(C)

Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry and

Behavioural Neurosciences

Clinical Director

Cleghorn Program:

Early Intervention in Psychosis

Director, Psychotic Disorders Clinic

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

Tel: 905-540-6586
Fax: 905 -525-2805

E-Mail: archies@mcmaster.ca

Dr. Suzanne Archie is an Associate Professor with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University. She is a psychiatrist and the Clinical Director of the Cleghorn Program for Early Intervention in Psychosis and Psychotic Disorders Clinic. Her research interests include program evaluation, shared care with primary care health providers, lifestyle changes for antipsychotic induced weight gain and first episode psychosis research. Currently Dr. Archie is involved in research on predictors of government assistance for first episode psychosis patients and a performance based measure for assessment of functional based recovery.

Selected Publications:

Gyömörey K, Archie S. First Episode Psychosis, Substance Abuse and Prognosis: A systematic review.  Current Psychiatry Reviews (submitted January 2009).

Menezes NM, Malla AK, Norman RM, Archie S, Roy P, Zipursky RB. A multi-site Canadian perspective: Examining the functional outcome from first episode psychosis.  Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (accepted).

Archie S, Hobbs H, Menezes N. Translating best practice into service: IMplementing early intervention in psychosis across Canada. Psychiatric Annals, 2008: August: 544-558.

Archie S , Akhtar-Danesh N, Norman R, Malla A, Roy P, Zipursky RB. Ethnic diversity in pathways to care for first episode psychosis in Ontario. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 208; Nov 5..

Archie S , Rush B, Akhtar-Danesh N, Norman R, Malla A, Roy P, Zipursky RB. Substance Use and Abuse in First Episode Psychosis: Prevalence Before and After Early Intervention. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2007 Nov;33(6):1354-63.

Malla A, Schmitz N, Norman R, Archie S , Windell D, Roy P, Zipursky RB. A Multi Site Canadian Study of Outcome of First Episode Psychosis Treated in Publicly Funded Early Intervention Services. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry , 2007 Sep;52(9):563-71.

Schmitz N, Malla A, Norman R, Archie S , Zipursky RB. Inconsistency in the relationship between duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) and negative symptoms: sorting out the problem of heterogeneity. Schizophrenia Research July 2007; 93(1-3): 152-9.

Archie S , Goldberg J, Akhtar-Danesh N, Landeen J, McColl L and McNiven J. Psychotic Disorders, Eating Habits and Physical Activity: Who is Ready for Lifestyle Changes? Psychiatric Services , February 2007; 58(2): 233-239.  

Archie S . Integrated care improves one year outcomes in first episode psychosis. Evidence-Based Mental Health , May 2006; 9(2): 46.

Archie S, Hamilton Wilson J, Woodward K, Hobbs H, Osborne S, McNiven J. Psychotic Disorders Clinic and First Episode Psychosis: A Program Evaluation. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 2005: 50: 46 – 51.

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