A Research Centre with a reputation built on the excellence of its researchers
The Douglas Institute’s Research Centre is the oldest centre of its kind in Quebec. With an annual budget of $18.5M, it brings together over 300 distinguished researchers and post-doctoral fellows from all over the world, whose breakthroughs produce some 215 scientific publications every year.
Recognized as a flagship centre by the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ), the provincial health research fund, the Research Centre, overseen by a board of directors, is financed in part by the Douglas Institute Foundation and in part by Canada’s most prestigious research grants, including Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and FRSQ, to name just two. It also sets itself apart with innovative research projects in the neurosciences, clinical and psychosocial divisions. In addition, the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre in Montreal chose the Institute to establish its Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health.
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Michel Perreault, PhD Researcher, Douglas Institute
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Lea Thaler, PhD Psychologist, Eating Disorders Program, Douglas Institute
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CIHR Team in Social and Psychiatric Epidemiology Directed by Jean Caron, PhD, the team is studying the determinants of psychological distress in 258,000 residents of southwest Montreal, in order to optimize mental health services in the community. [ Read more ] |
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Mental Health and Society Research Group The group wants to better document and understand the environmental factors that shape the onset, course and remission of severe mental illness. [ Read more ] |




