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

Véronique Bohbot investigates the neural correlates underlying visual and auditory spatial memory in normal and brain-damaged individuals.

We all know that, as a population, we are getting older: By 2016, 17% of Canadians will be at least 65 years old and, as the population ages, the number of Alzheimer’s cases will rise accordingly (Statistics Canada) The risk of depression among caregivers of Alzheimer’s sufferers is twice as high as for informal caregivers of individuals with no dementia The needs of our aging population will be a heavy load to bear if we do not find more effective means to treat and prevent ...

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...

On Tuesday night, March 24, the homeless street count I COUNT MTL 2015 sent out 800 volunteers accompanied by team leaders through the streets of Montreal to meet and count homeless people.

A participant in the cognitive remediation progam explains the efficiency of this therapy on her memory (in French).

Le système de santé canadien fait fréquemment l’objet de la manchette, mais hélas, trop souvent pour mettre en évidence ses limites et ses failles. La série documentaire Keeping Canada Alive vise cette fois à mettre en valeur le travail exceptio

It’s official! The event was a resounding success! The women’s Défi du Parc national de la Mauricie cycling team recently raised $12,300 by hosting a happy hour fundraiser in Shawinigan, with proceeds going to the Douglas Mental Health Uni

Understanding the molecular mechanism leading to addiction in humans

A team from the Douglas will tallk prevention in Washington.