CIHR Team in transdisciplinary studies in DWI onset, persistence, prevention and treatment.

Christina Gianoulakis wants to elucidate the role of the endogenous opioid peptide systems in mediating the reinforcing effects of alcohol.

Students learn about brains on cocaine, alcohol and ecstasy. The Brain Awareness Week took place in March 2005.

Alcohol and DUIs: Douglas Hospital’s "Frames of Mind" movies series addresses alcoholism and affective disorders.

From bullying to drug addiction Douglas experts discuss how to successfully survive the fall.

Le traitement pour les "doubles diagnostics": maladie mentale + abus de substances (in French)

Véronique Bohbot, PhD, establishes direct link between stimulus-response learning and alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), includes two official Eating Disorder (ED) syndromes: Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN). A third diagnosis, Binge Eating Disorder (BED)  is almost certain to be reco

Circadian rhythms disorders: a few tips to sleep better, avoid fatigue caused by night shifts or jet lag

Depression in young people is considered a disorder when feelings of sadness, emptiness, etc. last for many days and significantly impair life.