Michelle Rochon

Michelle Rochon serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Addictionology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, with clinical affiliation at CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal – Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal (HSCM).

Her research specializes in geriatric psychiatry, focusing on psychiatric disorders among elderly populations. Key expertise areas include:

• Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for age-related cognitive decline
• Social determinants influencing mental health in aging
• Neuropsychological assessment methodologies for dementia
• Intergenerational dynamics affecting elderly care systems
• Quality-of-life interventions for aging populations
• Risk factor management in late-life depression

Her work addresses critical gaps in geriatric mental healthcare, particularly within institutional frameworks established during Montreal's psychiatric service reforms in the late 1980s under the Lavoie-Roux measures.