Ivan Torres

Clinical Professor, UBC Department of Psychiatry

Investigator, BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Short Biography

Dr. Torres is a clinical professor and neuropsychiatrist with broad research interests in neuropsychological functioning in severe mental illness including psychotic and mood disorders. His specific research interests include assessment and study of objective and subjective cognitive deficits in complex psychiatric populations, as well as utilization of clinically derived data to investigate cognitive difficulties in individuals presenting with treatment resistant psychosis.

Awards & Accomplishments

2023/2024 Stimulus Grant Awardee – Clinician Grant for the preliminary investigation of psychometric properties of a scale to assess compensatory cognitive strategies in people with psychiatric illness.