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

Alain Brunet, PhD, studies risk factors and develops effective treatments for PTSD, such as early intervention and reconsolidation blockade.

David Laplante has been studying the link between prenatal stress and early childhood development.

Anne Crocker, PhD, focuses her work on the interface between mental health and the law.

Jean Caron's research relates mainly to the epidemiology of mental illnesses and suicide.

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

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...

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...

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