As a clinician, Johanne Renaud holds the title of medical chief for the youth section of the Douglas Institute’s Depressive Disorders Program.

Gustavo Turecki investigates the neurobiology of suicide, focusing on the role of genetic risk factors.

Judes Poirier who had discovered a novel genetic risk factor that triggers the common form of Alzheimer’s disease, again made history in June.  

Jean-François Bélair specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of young people aged 13 to 18 who suffer from mental disorders.

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

The researchers exploring the “Schizophrenia and neurodevelopmental disorders” theme focus on the causes, course, treatment and prevention of: Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome Autism (research and evaluation) In Canada, one in a hundred people will be diagnosed with schizophrenia while 3 to 5% of children have an attention deficit...

We all know that, as a population, we are getting older: By 2016, 17% of Canadians will be at least 65 years old and, as the population ages, the number of Alzheimer’s cases will rise accordingly (Statistics Canada) The risk of depression among caregivers of Alzheimer’s sufferers is twice as high as for informal caregivers of individuals with no dementia The needs of our aging population will be a heavy load to bear if we do not find more effective means to treat and prevent ...

Watch this 2012 Mini-Psych school class "Preventing Alzheimer's Disease: an impossible dream?" by John Breitner

The Eating Disorders Program and ANEB celebrate their 25th anniversary

Frames of mind 2011: Interview with a social worker specialized in psychosis