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

Martin Lepage uses using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study memory deficits in patients with schizophrenia.

Ridha Joober developed a pharmaco-genetic profile of schizophrenia that may lead to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment.

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

Florian Storch explores explores the biological role of circadian clocks, internal timers that generate rhythms  of 24 hours.

David Laplante has been studying the link between prenatal stress and early childhood development.

Anne Crocker, PhD, focuses her work on the interface between mental health and the law.

Jorge Armony, PhD conducts research on how the brain detects danger stimuli and how it interacts with consciousness and memory.

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...

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...