Douglas Hospital was founded in 1881 by Alfred Perry and a group of Protestant clergy and Montréal citizens.

His research aims to improve access to health care in the fields of mental health, homelessness and dependency

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.

Weiya Ma’s long-term research interest is to advance the understanding of how substances involved in the inflammation process play a role in the development of chronic pain conditions.

Lalit Srivastava, has conducted research on schizophrenia and dopamine, a brain chemical implicated in its development.

Michael Meaney examines the molecular mechanisms by which maternal care alters gene expression.

Tak Pan Wong studies the impact of stress on the brain and evaluates how this relates to behaviour, learning and memory.

Jens Pruessner uses brain imaging techniques to investigate what happens in the brain when stress is perceived and processed.

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

The research of Myra Piat focuses on housing for persons with serious mental illness and recovery from serious mental illness.