Mona Gupta

Mona Gupta is a psychiatrist and bioethics researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Montreal and the CRCHUM (Montreal University Hospital Research Centre). As a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Addictology, she focuses on the intersection of epistemology and ethics in psychiatric practice, particularly in evidence-based medicine contexts.

• Education: MD (McGill University), PhD in Bioethics (University of Toronto)
• Awards: FRQSC Grant (2024-2028), CIHR Project Grant (2018-2021), CIHR Catalyst Grant (2012-2014)

Her research spans bioethics, philosophy of psychiatry, and psychological dimensions of chronic illness, with a specific focus on type 1 diabetes. She employs conceptual and qualitative methods to explore ethical dilemmas in end-of-life care, medical aid in dying (MAID) for mental health conditions, and intersubjective diagnostic reasoning.

Key publications include analyses of MAID eligibility criteria, public health ethics during pandemics, and hidden curriculum influences in psychiatry education. She has supervised PhD students like Samuel Blouin and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams on projects related to medical aid in dying frameworks.

• Scientific Awards:
  • FRQSC Grant for MAID research in Quebec
  • CIHR Project Grant for assessing intolerable suffering
  • CIHR Catalyst Grant on evidence-based psychiatry

In her clinical work, Gupta specializes in consultation-liaison psychiatry, addressing psychiatric care for medically ill patients, and investigates psychological aspects of living with type 1 diabetes.