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...

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...

Lynne McVey's top three priorities for 2013-2015

In Spring 2008, Roger Ulrich, internationnally renowned evidence-based design researcher, visited the Douglas Institute.

Question period following a lecture by Serge Gauthier, MD, on Alzheimer's disease in 2007 (in French).

A 2007 lecture by Serge Gauthier, MD, on Alzheimer's disease (in French).

Question period following a 2007 lecture by Howard Steiger, PhD, on eating disorders (in French)

A 2007 lecture by Howard Steiger, PhD, on eating disorders (in French).

Question period following a 2007 lecture by Johanne Renaud, MD, on child and adolescent psychiatry (in French).