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Dr. Patricia Conrod is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Université de Montréal and holds the Canada Research Chair in Mental Health and Prevention. She leads the Venture Lab at CHU Sainte-Justine, focusing on adolescent brain development, substance use disorders, and mental health prevention strategies. Her research spans neuroimaging, personality-targeted interventions, and multimodal studies of cannabis effects.
- Department of Psychiatry and Addiction
- Department of Pediatrics
- Co-Director, IMAGINE Center
- Director, Neuroscience and Mental Health Strategy (SENSUM)
Her work combines genetic, environmental, and neuroimaging approaches to study risk factors for addiction and mental health problems. Recent projects include the CoVenture Trial (10-year cannabis-brain study), CUSP Trial (pan-Canadian underage substance prevention), and PsyVenture (psychosis-risk cannabis prevention).
Key scientific contributions include 15+ peer-reviewed articles in 2024-2025 on topics like screen time effects, sleep-psychosis links, and cross-disorder cortical patterns. Awards include Tier 1 Canada Research Chair and Quebec Research Fund Fellowships.
Dr. Conrod's PreVenture Program has trained global professionals and demonstrated 35% annual reduction in substance use disorders through personality-targeted interventions. Current initiatives include adapting programs for university students (UniVenture) and digital health applications (DigiVenture).
