Understanding eating disorders and their causes is essential to preventing and treating them.

Anxiety is a biological mechanism designed to protect us from dangerous situations. A little anxiety is natural; our reaction to this emotion results in the difference between a pleasant experience and a full-blown panic attack.

Alzheimer's Disease : Causes, symptoms and evolution

Research at the Eating Disorders Program addresses various aspects of the phenomenology, etiology, and treatment of eating disorders in the spectrum of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

The Anxiety Disorders Clinic is a superspecialized (third-line) consultation, assessment and treatment service for people between the ages of 18 and 65 who suffer from one or multiple anxiety disorders.

The Mood, Anxiety and Impulsivity Disorders Program at the Douglas Institute provides care to people aged 18 to 65 years with a mood disorder such as Bipolar disorders or Depressive and suicide disorders.

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

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

Giamal Luheshi investigates how IL-1 is involved in the initiation and progression of the inflammatory events associated with some brain disorders.

Jacques Tremblay is actively involved in quality assurance, and in improving the safety of medication use.