Diane B. Boivin, MD, PhD, conducts research as an expert in sleep and circadian rhythms disorders since 1986.  

Serge Beaulieu studies neurobiological responses to antidepressant and mood stabilizer treatment in bipolar disorders.

The researchers exploring the “Schizophrenia and neurodevelopmental disorders” theme focus on the causes, course, treatment and prevention of: Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome Autism (research and evaluation) In Canada, one in a hundred people will be diagnosed with schizophrenia while 3 to 5% of children have an attention deficit...

We all know that, as a population, we are getting older: By 2016, 17% of Canadians will be at least 65 years old and, as the population ages, the number of Alzheimer’s cases will rise accordingly (Statistics Canada) The risk of depression among caregivers of Alzheimer’s sufferers is twice as high as for informal caregivers of individuals with no dementia The needs of our aging population will be a heavy load to bear if we do not find more effective means to treat and prevent ...

The researchers working on the “Services, policy and population health” theme come from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds: psychiatry, epidemiology, law, anthropology, economy, psychology, social work, administration. Their goal is to inspire and influence developments in mental health policy so that people living with a mental illness can obtain the care and services to which they are entitled. To accomplish this, the researchers: Study the organization of mental health s...

Watch the 2013 Mini-Psych School's presentation of Dr. Mimi Israël, MD., FRCPC, on body image and self-esteem.

Watch this 2012 Mini-Psych school class "Teenage angst or full-blown depression?" by Johanne Renaud

Watch this 2012 Mini-Psych school class "Preventing Alzheimer's Disease: an impossible dream?" by John Breitner

While waiting for the 2013 programming, watch this 2012 Mini-Psych School class "Can psychosis be prevented?" by Ridha Joober

Hitting bottom - Chronic or episodic depression and burnout? Watch this 2011 lecture by Dr. Mimi Israel (in French).