Affiliated with McGill University and the Montreal West Island IUHSSC
The McGill Group for Suicide Studies (MGSS) is interested in the investigation of risk factors associated with suicidal behaviour and related conditions – such as major depressive disorder – using a range of different approaches and methodologies. This multidisciplinary team is unique in Canada and is one of the only programs of its kind in … Read more
Website See the Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention website here Mission Directed by child psychiatrist Johanne Renaud, the Centre aims to: improve youth’s access to mental health services evaluate the efficacy of different treatments for depression and prevention methods for depression and suicide in Canadian youth The research teams are not reproducing … Read more
The research team led by Serge Beaulieu, MD, PhD, FRCPC is interested in the biological and environmental factors of bipolar disorders. The aim of ongoing research projects is to identify these factors and to improve and develop better treatments for bipolar disorders. The main objective is to better understand bipolar disorders from the epidemiological, biological, … Read more
The Centre for Translational Research on Mood Disorders and Suicide, directed by Dr. Gustavo Turecki, combines several research areas – clinical, neuroanatomy, molecular and cellular biology and epigenetics – with the goal of understanding the mechanisms underlying mood disorders and suicide. The Centre is fully equipped with the tools to conduct translational research, a form … Read more