Catriona Hippman, MSc

Catriona Hippman is a Genetic Counsellor specializing in the genetics of mental illness, in the Department of Psychiatry of the University of British Columbia. She did undergraduate degrees in psychology and biology at Queen’s University in Ontario, and her Master’s degree in Genetic Counselling at UBC.

Catriona has recently won funding from the BC Medical Services Foundation as Co-Principal Investigator with Dr. Jehannine Austin to conduct a study investigating the impact of genetic counselling for individuals affected by bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. In this study, genetic counselling will be provided to individuals affected by mental illness, and will then evaluate whether the counselling helped to ameliorate some of the negative psychosocial consequences of their mental illness. The Women’s Health Research Institute has funded a parallel study that will investigate the impact of genetic counselling for family members of individuals with mental illness.

Catriona’s research interests also include the integration of routine depression screening into prenatal care, the emotional impact of prenatal screening for conditions such as Down syndrome on prospective parents, participatory action research, and causal attributions for major mental illnesses.

Contact

Catriona Hippman
Centre for Complex Disorders
BCMHARI – Translational Lab Building
3rd Floor – 938 West 28th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4

Tel: 604-875-2000 ext. 4718
Fax: 604-875-3871
Email: catriona.hippman@ubc.ca