Work from Rémi Quirion's lab has helped to characterize the roles of cholinergic synapses in Alzheimer Disease, neuropeptide Y in depression and learning, and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in pain and opioid tolerance.

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...

La troisième conférence internationale sur la santé mentale des jeunes organisée par l’International Association of Youth Mental Health (IAYMH) aura lieu à Montréal du 8 au 10 octobre 2015.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), together with Rona Ambrose, Canada’s Minister of Health, announced today in Calgary the 533 recipients of the 2014 Foundation Grants live pilot competition and the 2014-2015 Transitional Open Op

 A new study published by the team of Naguib Mechawar sheds enven more light on depression.

The Douglas Mental Health University Institute and McGill University are proud to announce  that Dr. Malla and his team will be leading the ACCESS Canada project.

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

Douglas Institute researchers identify the neural circuits that modulate REM sleep

Thomas Brown, Ph.D., is studying the psychology of repeat offenders in order to implement policies that will help prevent accidents

The international conference on prevention and early intervention in psychosis at the Douglas Institute was covered in a series of articles in the media.