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Received: 19 December 2019

Accepted: 18 May 2020

First Online: 2 June 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Ethics approval has been obtained for the research described in this article from each participating clinical site. The ethics committees include: The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre Research Ethics Board (Ottawa), University Health Network Research Ethics Board (Toronto), Queen’s University Health Sciences and Affiliated Teaching Hospitals Research Ethics Board (Kingston), and The Research Ethics Board of Douglas Mental Health University Institute (Montreal). A No Objection Letter was obtained from Health Canada. All study participants are providing written informed consent for all study procedures. All study procedures are being conducted in adherence with Good Clinical Practice.

: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain any individual persons’ data.

: RM has received consulting and speaking honoraria from Allergan, Janssen, KYE, Lundbeck, Otsuka, Pfizer and Sunovion, and research grants from Janssen, Lallemand, Lundbeck, Nubiyota, and Pfizer.GT has received an Investigator-initiated grant from Pfizer Canada, and honoraria from Bristol-Meyers Squibb Canada and Janssen Canada.GHV has received honoraria for participation in advisory boards, giving lectures, and/or expert consultation from Allergan, Gador, Janssen, Lundbeck/Otsuka, Raffo and Sunovion.SHK has received research funding or honoraria from Abbott, Alkermes, Allergan, BMS, Janssen, Lundbeck, Lundbeck Institute, Otsuka, Pfizer, Servier, Sunovion and Xian-Janssen.PB received honoraria for participation in advisory boards, giving lectures, and/or expert consultation from Allergan, Bristol Myers Squibb, Janssen, Lundbeck, Otsuka, Pierre Fabre Medicaments, Pfizer and Sunovion; he received grants from Allergan, Janssen, and Lundbeck/Otsuka.JLP, NJ, EK, VB, JB, JAF, SH, KH, LM, ZM, FMP, SRD, SR list no competing interests.