Natalie Grizenko is medical director with the mandate of integrating research, teaching and clinical excellence throughout the program.

Gustavo Turecki investigates the neurobiology of suicide, focusing on the role of genetic risk factors.

Howard Steiger contributed to the advancement of knowledge regarding causal mechanisms and clinical management of eating disorders.

Michel Perreault's main focus is the evaluation of psychiatric and substance abuse programs.  

Jacques Tremblay is actively involved in quality assurance, and in improving the safety of medication use.

N.P. Vasavan Nair, M.D., FRCPC, has contributed to the Douglas Institute in a variety of capacities.

Jocelyne Lahoud is Administrative Director, Research Centre, Douglas Institute

Mimi Israël is active in eating disorders, affective disorders, crisis intervention, emergency psychiatry and mental health care service organization.

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...

The Recovery movement: a 2009 lecture by Myra Piat – Part 2