Natalie Grizenko is medical director with the mandate of integrating research, teaching and clinical excellence throughout the program.

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

Howard Steiger contributed to the advancement of knowledge regarding causal mechanisms and clinical management of eating disorders.

Duncan Pedersen studies how societies impact the mental health of their citizens. His work focuses on Latin America.

Ridha Joober developed a pharmaco-genetic profile of schizophrenia that may lead to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment.

Anne Crocker, PhD, focuses her work on the interface between mental health and the law.

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

The researchers working on the “Services, policy and population health” theme come from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds: psychiatry, epidemiology, law, anthropology, economy, psychology, social work, administration. Their goal is to inspire and influence developments in mental health policy so that people living with a mental illness can obtain the care and services to which they are entitled. To accomplish this, the researchers: Study the organization of mental health s...

Modern life imposes on us a fast-pace rythm where work play the central part. In this context, how to preserve our mental health?