Dr. Michael Grossman is an associate scientist and psychologist in the Schizophrenia Division and clinical lead for the CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) Service in the Complex Care and Recovery Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
He received his PhD in clinical psychology from Queen’s University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at CAMH.
Areas of Research
Dr. Grossman’s research interests are broadly focused on the identification and treatment of functional impairment across the psychosis spectrum and improving psychosocial interventions to maximize the recovery goals of patients. His current research at CAMH is exploring ways to enhance service efficiency and engagement for clients referred to CBTp, and studying mechanisms of change in CBTp to better understand who benefits most from this treatment and why.
Selected Publications
Pishdadian, S., Martins, F., Milanovic, M., Doell, F.K., Kidd, S.A., & Grossman, M.J. (2023). Emotion regulation relates to clinical characteristics and quality of life but not daily functioning in psychosis outpatients. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 161, 289-297.
Grossman, M.J., Doell, F.K., Watson-Gaze, J., Baer, L.H., Martins, F., & Kidd, S.A. (2022). Increasing access to CBT for psychosis: Development, feasibility, and acceptability of a specialized outpatient service. Community Mental Health Journal, 58, 1448-1456.
Best, M.W., Grossman, M., Milanovic, M., Renaud, S., & Bowie, C.R. (2018). Be Outspoken and Overcome Stigmatizing Thoughts (BOOST): A group treatment for internalized stigma in first episode psychosis. Psychosis, 10, 187-197.
Bowie, C.R., Grossman, M., Gupta, M., Holshausen, K., Best, M.W. (2017). Action-Based Cognitive Remediation for individuals with serious mental illnesses: Effects of real-world simulations and goal setting on functional and vocational outcomes. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 40, 53-60.