The Severe Disruptive Disorders Program offers a range of superspecialized services for children aged 6 to 12 years with behaviour problems with or without an attention deficit disorder / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The Child Psychiatry Program at the Douglas Institute offers a range of bilingual services to youth aged 0 to 17 years and their families.

Reut Gruber examines the association between sleep and attention in children and adolescents and the genetics of sleep.

Aurélie Labbe is a biostatistician who specializes in statistical genetics and genetic epidemiology.

Natalie Grizenko is medical director with the mandate of integrating research, teaching and clinical excellence throughout the program.

Ridha Joober developed a pharmaco-genetic profile of schizophrenia that may lead to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment.

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...

Question period following a 2007 lecture by Johanne Renaud, MD, on child and adolescent psychiatry (in French).

Instability of the child’s developing mind: a 2007 lecture by Johanne Renaud, MD (in French)

Researchers find a small region in the genome that plays a role in the development of psychiatric disease and obesity.