The team is studying the determinants of psychological distress in 258,000 residents of southwest Montreal, in order to optimize mental health services in the community.  

Members of the CIHR Team in Social and Psychiatric Epidemiology

The CIHR Team in Social and Psychiatric Epidemiology gratefully acknowledges the 2,433 participants of the longitudinal survey.

Internships and thesis projects Our research project offers many opportunities for graduate internships or thesis projects. Here is a list of ongoing thesis projects: Student: André Ngamini Ngui Academic Program: PhD, Applied Human Sciences

This is a list of all the publications produced by the CIHR Team in Social and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Jean Caron's research relates mainly to the epidemiology of mental illnesses and suicide.

Jean Caron, PhD, heads a study on mental health and quality of life in the southwest of Montreal.

Douglas researchers draw a portrait of mental health in southwest Montreal

The team of researchers studying the organisation and adequacy of services

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...