Dr. Casiano is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba. She completed her residency in Psychiatry in 2009 at the University of Manitoba with specialized training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry.

Dr. Casiano is a past recipient of the Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (CAPL) Fellowship as well as the Rappaport Fellowship, provided by the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL). Dr. Casiano was appointed Chief Resident in her final year, which occurred as a result of a unanimous vote by faculty. Dr. Casiano’s publications have been in the areas of forensic and paediatric psychiatry issues. Her current research interests include the health outcomes in children involved in foster care, the impact of media on children, and suicidal and self-harm behaviour in incarcerated youth.

Selected Publications

Casiano H, Mota N, Afifi T, Enns MW, Sareen J. Childhood Adversity and Threats Made with Weapons in a Nationally Representative Sample. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (2009), 197(11):856-861.

Casiano H & Sareen J. Proposed Legislation Adversely Affects Mentally Ill. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (2008), 36 (3): 427-428.

Casiano H, Belik SL, Cox B, Waldman J, Sareen J. Mental Disorder and Threats Made by Non Institutionalized People with Weapons in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (2008), 196 (6): 437-445.

Casiano H, Globerman D, Enns MW. Recurrent Priapism During Treatment with Clozapine, Quetiapine, and Haloperidol. Journal of Psychopharmacology (2007), 21 (8): 898-899.