Douglas Hospital was founded in 1881 by Alfred Perry and a group of Protestant clergy and Montréal citizens.

Brigitte L. Kieffer, PhD, is the new Scientific Director of the Douglas Institute Research Centre

His research aims to improve access to health care in the fields of mental health, homelessness and dependency

As the professional chief of psychology , Margaret Peggy O'Byrne is responsible for evaluating the quality of professional acts of psychologists.

Eduardo Chachamovich’s work focuses mainly on social and clinical determinants of mental health in Aboriginal populations.

Rob Whitley examines barriers and facilitators to recovery within both health services and the wider socio-cultural environment.

Michael Meaney examines the molecular mechanisms by which maternal care alters gene expression.

Bruno Giros characterizes the neurobiology of schizophrenia and develops improved genetic animal models of this illness.

As a clinician, Johanne Renaud holds the title of medical chief for the youth section of the Douglas Institute’s Depressive Disorders Program.

Jens Pruessner uses brain imaging techniques to investigate what happens in the brain when stress is perceived and processed.