October 14 to 21 is Attention-deficit disorder Awareness Week. Télé-Québec’s Une pilule, une petite granule takes an in-depth look at ADD. 

Is it possible to detect the factors that trigger psychotic episodes? Are the social pressures on youth (abuse, bullying, drug use) associated with the development of psychosis? Is it possible for people to recover and lead an active life? Lecturer: Ridha Joober, MD, PhD, Assistant Director, PEPP-Montréal, Researcher, Douglas Institute Watch more Mini-Psych School videos at http://www.douglas.qc.ca/page/mini-psy-2012

Ridha Joober, M.D., Ph.D. est directeur adjoint du PEPP‑Montréal et directeur de la recherche sur les troubles neurodéveloppementaux à l'Institut Douglas. Dans ce cours de l'École Mini Psy 2010, il répond à la question "Quand faut-il intervenir avec les enfant inattentifs, impulsifs et hyperactifs. Partie 1 de 2. Regardez la partie 2 sur le site du Douglas au www.douglas.qc.ca/videos/176

Ridha Joober, MD, PhD, Researcher and Director of the Schizophrenia and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research at the Douglas Institute, gives an update on schizophrenia during the 2009 Mini-Psych School. He talks about : Genetic factors Environmental factors Who is at risk Neurochemistry of the brain The new neuroleptics Clinical case Part 1 of 2. Watch Part 2 at: http://www.douglas.qc.ca/videos/142?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=media%2Bsocial&utm_campaign=Mini-Psy%2B2009-5

This conference is the largest and the most complete conference on this topic held in Canada since the IEPA in 2004.

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Through research at PEPP, patients benefit from new knowledge, resulting in state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment methods for the early stages of psychosis

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

Although there is no cure yet, schizophrenia is highly treatable, with early detection and ongoing treatment.