Dr. Puyat’s background includes training in social psychology, epidemiology, and health service research.

In previous studies, Dr. Puyat used linked health administrative data from the province of British Columbia to estimate gaps and disparities in depression care and to examine whether the introduction of physician incentives reduced the magnitude of existing care gaps and disparities. Currently, Dr. Puyat is exploring how the prevalence and burden of depression at the population level can be reduced over time by ensuring that treatment approaches are tailored to individuals’ characteristics; by reducing or eliminating disparities in access to mental health treatment and services; and, by identifying and promoting evidence-based activities that have therapeutic and preventive effects.