Attention, Behaviour and Sleep (ABS) Laboratory
Research Projects | Sleep Squad video The Attention, Behaviour and Sleep (ABS) Lab is a multidisciplinary unit combining behavioural, psychological, genetic, and physiological methods to study the interplay between sleep and … Read more
Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention
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 … Read more
Centre for Study and Treatment of Circadian Rhythms
Diane B. Boivin, MD, PhD founded the Centre for Study and Treatment of Circadian Rhythms at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in 1997, thanks to the support from the … Read more
Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health
The Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health (CEYMH) is an academic hub for service planning, research, innovation, and training in mental health born out of the investment made by … Read more
CIHR Team in Social and Psychiatric Epidemiology – The Social and Psychiatric Epidemiology Catchment Area of the South West of Montreal
The CIHR Team in Social and Psychiatric Epidemiology was established in 2006 through a grant from CIHR to develop the first Epidemiological Catchment Area in Canada (ECA). These longitudinal studies … Read more
Computational Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory
The Computational Brain Anatomy (CoBrA) Laboratory is lead by Mallar Chakravarty, Ph.D., His group is a dynamic multi-disciplinary laboratory that is interested the anatomy of the brain and specifically: how … Read more
Genetic and psychosocial predictors of biological aging: clinical significance for stress-related mental disorders (ZEPSOM-Bio)
Stress-related mental health problems are a leading cause of disability in most developed nations, including Canada. Exposure to early life adversities increases the risk of later-on stress-related mental health problems. … Read more
McGill Group for Suicide Studies (MGSS)
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 … Read more
Measurement-based quality improvement of psychiatric services in McGill RUIS area
Background: Traditional psychiatric measures use patient self-evaluations or structured clinician evaluations to screen for or as measures of severity of psychiatric symptoms. Other scales help in identifying risk and protecting … Read more
Montreal Antenatal Well-Being Study
Lead Researcher: Kieran O’Donnell, PhD As many as one in five moms experience anxiety or depression during pregnancy, the experience of which is associated with detrimental outcomes for both mothers and … Read more
PEPP-Montreal Research Team
Research is an important and integral part of the Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP). Clinical, education and research activities are integrated in such a way that research … Read more
Research at the Eating Disorders Continuum
About The Eating Disorders Continuum (EDC) in Montreal is the only large-scale, specialized eating-disorder program in Quebec that offers outpatient, day program and inpatient services for adults and older adolescents … Read more
Research Group on Treatment Accessibility for Anxiety Disorders
To find out more about the expectations and needs of people with anxiety disorders, Michel Perreault, PhD, and his team turned to the Web. Between April and November 2008, an extensive … Read more
Research Laboratory on Psychological Trauma
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) According to the National Institute of Mental Health (USA), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after an exposure to a terrifying … Read more
Research Team of the Bipolar Disorders Program
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 … Read more
Research Team on the Organisation and Adequacy of Services
The research team on service organization and adequacy, directed by Marie-Josée Fleury, PhD, aims to develop optimum service models in order to improve the quality of the health and social services … Read more
Social Psychiatry Research and Interest Group (SPRING)
People with mental illnesses suffer from multiple inequities. These include (i) decreased educational achievement; (ii) high-levels of unemployment and financial strain; (iii) truncated social networks; (iv) poor physical health and … Read more
The At Home/Chez Soi project
The At Home Chez Soi (AHCS) project is a pan-Canadian study on homelessness and mental illness. This $110 million pragmatic randomized controlled trial was funded by the Mental Health Commission … Read more