2009 Prix Coup de cœur de l'Association québécoise d'établissements de santé et services sociaux (AQESSS) Special Jury Award in recognition of its public education program Communications

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

By exploring the history of psychiatry, by being informed about the current challenges and by studying future prospects in psychiatry and neuroscience, participants have learnt to distinguish between the myths and realities surrounding mental illne

Michel Perreault's main focus is the evaluation of psychiatric and substance abuse programs.  

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

Thomas Brown studies the development of psychosocial interventions to combat substance abuse.

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...

When you work at the Douglas Institute, you work for a world-reknowned mental health institution

When you work at the Douglas Institute, you work for a world-reknowned mental health institution

Le système de santé canadien fait fréquemment l’objet de la manchette, mais hélas, trop souvent pour mettre en évidence ses limites et ses failles. La série documentaire Keeping Canada Alive vise cette fois à mettre en valeur le travail exceptio