The lab team studies the effect of prenatal stress on childhood development and the various risk factors associated with schizophrenia.  

Directed by Alain Brunet, PhD, this research laboratory studies the impact of traumatic events.

The MGSS is made up of independent investigators, research associates, graduate PhD and MSc level students, and research collaborators.

The lab is interested in the effects of stress on the aging process and in individual differences in stress responsivity.

Directed by Howard Steiger, PhD, the Eating Disorders Program (EDP) research activities focus on the causes, personal experiences and treatments of anorexia and bulimia.

The Montreal WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre: Striving to improve access to mental health care around the world.

Advice for the family of a person suffering from eating disorders.

Understanding eating disorders and their causes is essential to preventing and treating them.

Causes and treatments of borderline personality disorder, a mental illness characterized by emotional instability.

Anxiety is a biological mechanism designed to protect us from dangerous situations. A little anxiety is natural; our reaction to this emotion results in the difference between a pleasant experience and a full-blown panic attack.