Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) Diagnostic Clinic

CIHR Team in transdisciplinary studies in DWI onset, persistence, prevention and treatment.

Zootherapy, or assisted pet therapy, may be used as a therapeutic tool for people suffering from different illnesses, young and old.

Researchers examining the “Mood, Anxiety, and Impulsivity-related Disorders” theme are aiming to identify the genetic , psychological, neurobiological and environmental causes of most mood disorders and testing the most effective treatments. Their main focus is on: Depression Bipolar disorder Personality disorders Post-traumatic stress disorder Eating disorders Substance dependence, e.g. drug or alcohol Suicide Identifying risk factors and responding ef...

When you work at the Douglas Institute, you work for a world-reknowned mental health institution

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

Animated short films produced by the kids from Project Ice Storm

Critique of child welfare responses to suspected cases of incest

Interview with Naguib Mechawar, PhD, director of the Mood, Anxiety and Impulsity-related diseases research theme.

Complicated but rare: schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. A 2007 lecture by Ridha Joober PhD (Q&A in French).