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.

People with Attention Deficit Disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADHD) struggle to focus, sit still, or restrain their impulses.

Causes and consequences of stress, a state that occurs when the human body experiences a lack of equilibrium, perceived as threatening.

Although there is no cure yet, schizophrenia is highly treatable, with early detection and ongoing treatment.

Alzheimer's Disease : Causes, symptoms and evolution

Research at the Eating Disorders Program addresses various aspects of the phenomenology, etiology, and treatment of eating disorders in the spectrum of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

The Severe Disruptive Disorders Program offers a range of superspecialized services for children aged 6 to 12 years with behaviour problems with or without an attention deficit disorder / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Douglas Hospital was founded in 1881 by Alfred Perry and a group of Protestant clergy and Montréal citizens.

Mallar Chakravarty is interested in the anatomy of the brain and how it changes through development, aging, and in illness.

Carl Ernst studies human behaviour and mood by identifying genes that may be involved in mental disorders.