The Programme d'accompagnement justice-santé mentale (PAJ-SM) at the Montreal Municipal Court.

What are the consequences of a "non-criminally responsable" verdict?

Directed by Natalie Grizenko, MD, and Ridha Joober, MD, PhD, the laboratory studies the genetic and pharmacogenetic aspects of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, ADHD and eating disorders.

Directed by J. Bruno Debruille, MD, PhD, the laboratory attempts to discover the neurocognitive mechanisms of psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia, such as delusions, hallucinations, and alienation.

In 1982, after consultation with the Canadian government, the Director-General of WHO designates the Douglas Mental Health University Institute as the first Collaborating Centre for research and training in mental health in Canada.

The Charles Cahn Library houses over 15,000 books and journals in the fields of psychiatry and mental health services.

Patients who receive care at a mental health centre have very specific rights that are clearly defined by law.  

Depression in young people is considered a disorder when feelings of sadness, emptiness, etc. last for many days and significantly impair life.

Lectures are accredited and are open to psychiatrists, physicians, dentists, pharmacists, residents, students and health partners. They allow participants to talk directly with various professionals and experts in mental health.

Directed by Sylvain Williams, PhD, the lab is interested in two brain structures – the hippocampus and the septum – which interact closely in order to generate critical aspects of learning and memory.