| Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine

November 22, 2011

Post-traumatic stress risk to police officers lower than previously thought

Press release | Although police officers are at a high risk of experiencing traumatic events (TE) in their work, they are no more likely than the general population to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

November 02, 2011

Scientists must stop emphasizing autistics shortcoming

Laurent Mottron, a researcher at the Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin and the Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies, says it loud and clear in his latest article in the journal Nature.

August 15, 2011

Children of depressed mothers have a different brain

MONTREAL, August 15, 2011 – Researchers think that brains are sensitive to the quality of child care, according to a study that was directed by Dr. Sonia Lupien and her colleagues from the University of Montreal published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.