Depression is more than just a fleeting emotion. This illness hampers a person's daily functioning, negatively impacting their physical health. However, in most cases depression is treatable.    

It is estimated that up to 20 percent of Canadian children and youth may be affected by mental illness.

The Child Psychiatry Program at the Douglas Institute offers a range of bilingual services to youth aged 0 to 17 years and their families.

Fellowships provide support for senior residents who wish to add to their experience by engaging in mental health research and related activities in the Institute. Candidacy must be approved by the Chair of Psychiatry.

The Douglas Institute offers its residents the opportunity to acquire a developmental perspective of the individual, from infancy through childhood, adolescence, adulthood and into old age.

For over two decades, Ellen Corin has worked within provincial, national, and international arenas to introduce the concepts and methods developed in anthropology to the field of research and clinical practice in psychiatry.

Cecilia Flores' work focuses on the dysfunction of the dopaminergic system, a brain system important in reward, motor, and cognitive functions.

Ashok Malla is an international leader in the development of programs for, and research in, early intervention in psychosis.

Bruno Giros characterizes the neurobiology of schizophrenia and develops improved genetic animal models of this illness.

Suzanne King is investigating  risk factors for schizophrenia, such as prenatal stress, obstetric complications, and cannabis use.