By bringing together experts in the fields of psychology and psychiatry with members from the community, the Mini-Psych School will provide easily accessible information about the brain and mental disorders, why they appear, what happens when they appear and ways to treat them.

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...

Interview with Ridha Joober, director of the Schizophrenia and Neurodevelopmental disorders research theme.

Participants of the 2009 Mini-Psych School classes talk about their experience.

 Discovery of “teen gene” could hold promise for combating severe mental illnesses

Researchers find new genetic pathway behind neurodevelopmental disorders

Criminal responsability > Being found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder does not mean escaping justice

Le soutien à l'emploi régulier pour les personnes qui ont des troubles mentaux graves: traitement ou réadaptation?

Il est bien reconnu que le travail joue un rôle important dans le rétablissement des personnes qui ont des troubles mentaux graves.

Devrions-nous payer certaines personnes qui ont des troubles mentaux graves pour prendre les médicaments qui leur sont prescrits?