Stress during pregnancy is also a risk factor that may have significant consequences for the developing fetus.

Stress may have far reaching mental health implications, especially for pregnant women and their children.

After Basic Needs are Met: Psychological Help Vital for 2004 Tsunami Survivors

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The lab team studies the effect of prenatal stress on childhood development and the various risk factors associated with schizophrenia.  

Suzanne King is investigating  risk factors for schizophrenia, such as prenatal stress, obstetric complications, and cannabis use.

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

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...

Animated short films produced by the kids from Project Ice Storm

The number of days an expectant mother was deprived of electricity during Quebec’s Ice Storm predicts the epigenetic profile of her child.