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

Treating psychosis involves education, counselling, medication, close monitoring of symptoms, stress management, and a strong, supportive environment.

Out-patient services are made up of interdisciplinary teams that offer assertive community treatment (ACT) and variable community follow-up (SIV for Suivi d’intensité variable)for people suffering from psychotic disorders.

The Douglas Institute holds a unique position in the network of Quebec teaching institutions. It is the only psychiatric teaching hospital in the McGill network and one of only three psychiatric hospitals in Quebec

Rob Whitley examines barriers and facilitators to recovery within both health services and the wider socio-cultural environment.

Natasha Rajah, nvestigates how memory retrieval works in healthy young adults, and how it is affected by aging.

Jens Pruessner uses brain imaging techniques to investigate what happens in the brain when stress is perceived and processed.

Claire-Dominique Walker investigates the consequences of early stress on brain development and the neuroendocrine responses to stress.

Eric Latimer, PhD, is a health economist and looks for ways to improve the services to people with severe forms of mental illness.