Research in Mental Health in Canada
Research opportunities for students studying Mental Health.
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Mental Health Research Areas and Disciplines | |
A major area of mental health studies research focuses on a variety of neurological disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and sleep disorders. The neurochemistry of these disorders, mechanisms of drug action, brain cell repair, and stroke aftermaths is examined. See the article on psychiatry for more information.
Other research focuses on addictions such as smoking, drugs, or sex. Researchers are working to better understand mental illness and substance use disorders and improve diagnosis, prevention, intervention, treatment and public policy initiatives. Neuroscience research focuses on the mechanisms in the brain that underlie mental illness and addiction and in their respective treatments. Others are collaborating with those in genetics to study candidate genes for disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism, ADHD, and various speech pathologies.
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Study and Work in Mental Health in Canada
Study Mental Health in Canada
What is Mental Health? Discover similiar and related programs and universities in Canada offering Mental Health degrees.
Mental Health Admission Requirements
The prerequisites required to become accepted to an undergraduate program in Mental Health.
Graduate Mental Health Admission Requirements
The prerequisites required to become accepted to a graduate and/or postgraduate PhD program in Mental Health.
What Mental Health Students Learn
Topics, subjects and concepts that are covered and overall approach or focus taken for studying Mental Health.
Career and Employment Opportunities in Mental Health
Professions, occupations and careers available to graduates in Mental Health and links to relevant employment resources.
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