Douglas Institute research scientists outside Quebec

Anne Crocker, PhD, director of services, policies and population health Research at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, edited an issue of The journal “Santé mentale au Québec” on justice and mental health. &q

Forensic mental health researcher Anne Crocker, PhD, is tackling some of today's most challenging mental health policy questions.

Chaque époque génère une violence qui lui est propre. L’homicide-suicide, le phénomène des kamikazes, les fusillades collectives, particulièrement dans les lieux d’enseignement, constituent un ph&e

Our researchers know all about how difficult and intense grant competitions can be. Imagine, then, how satisfying it must feel to have a project accepted. That was the case for 47% of all projects submitted by Douglas researchers as part of last Septe

Michael Meaney, PhD's research have shown that a mother's touch may not only be a comforting and pleasant experience for her child, but may also be a means by which genes involved in shaping our response to stress get turned on or off.

Individuals living with PTSD typically have disturbing intrusive memories, flashbacks, and/or nightmares of the event.

It appears that Luka Magnotta’s lawyer will be arguing that his client is not criminally responsible in the murder and dismemberment of Lin Jun because he is suffering from Schizophrenia. I will wait until the evidence gets out before commenting on the specific case but since next week is Mental Illness Awareness Week I thought [...]

How can you say people with mental illness are as likely to commit crimes as the general public when it 's obvious that someone who commits a crime is mentally ill?

Can anybody claim to have a mental health disorder to try to escape justice?