Link between concussion and Alzheimer’s disease What is the evidence of an association between concussion and Alzheimer’s disease?
Impact of violent videos What effect might MTV have on someone who is psychotic, given the pervasive images and disturbing material we see on TV?
Fabrice Jollant Fabrice Jollant's research focuses on the cognitive and cerebral bases of vulnerability to suicide.
Homelessness and mental health It is estimated that between 30% and 50% of homeless individuals have a mental illness.
Sleep Disorders : causes, symptoms and treatments Sleep disorders include fatigue created by night shifts, sleep-wake syndrome and jet lag
Our team The interdisciplinary team gathers the expertise of seven researchers and and six collaborators from different fields.
Fashion Week Minister Christine St-Pierre unveils the Quebec Chater for a Healthy and Realistic Body Image.
Learning a musical instrument Are there other therapies that could be helpful, such as learning a musical instrument?
"Bilingual" neurons may reveal the secrets of brain disease "Bilingual" neurons may reveal the secrets of brain disease
Depression in 0 to 5-year-olds Depression in children: We don’t talk about major depression in babies, but rather about a tendency to be sad.
Length of time in order to diagnose depression? What is the length of time for which the patient needs to present a certain set of symptomatology for diagnosing depression?
New Grants for Pursuing Science Research in Mental Health at the Douglas Institute The 2010 Douglas Institute research teams who were awarded grants from NSERC to pursue work in their respective fields of expertise.
Sleep like a baby! Some time ago, sleep was considered a lack of waking, a lost of time! To the contrary, the lost of sleep can be very harmful to our mental and physical health.
Eating Disorders: what are they? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), includes two official Eating Disorder (ED) syndromes: Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN). A third diagnosis, Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is almost certain to be reco
Research in bipolar disorder Jorge Armony, PhD, won a $100 000 award for his studies on how the brain of people with a bipolar disorder responds to environmental events with affective value
Long-term effects of taking medication What are the long-term side effects of taking medication for an attention deficit?
Justice and mental illness Can anybody claim to have a mental health disorder to try to escape justice?
Prevent-Alzheimer Study The goal of this study is to understand how we can slow or reverse the emergence of AD symptoms
Can young adults recover on their own? Can young adults who are not treated for depression recover on their own without psychological assistance or medication?