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...

The Douglas Institute: a leader in research in psychiatry 

Watch the 2013 Mini-Psych School's presentation of Valentina Munoz, Ph.D. on anxiety disorders.

This 2012 Mini-Psych School class on Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) helps to understand the normal reactions after a catastrophe

The Eating Disorders Program and ANEB celebrate their 25th anniversary

Volatile Emotions - Bipolar and other mood disorders. A 2011 lecture by Serge Beaulieu and Suzane Renaud (in French)

Creation of the Standard Life Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention

Frames of mind 2011: Interview with a social worker specialized in psychosis

The Eating Disorder Mix: Genes, Environments and Gender - Video 2011