Youth Suicide 2014-10-14
More early detection and better coordination are needed
Although progress has been made in recent years, the matter of youth suicide in Quebec still needs to be more effectively addressed. In fact, a new study in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry shows...

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70 years of AA in Quebec : it all started here! 2014-10-10
On October 9, The Douglas Institute was proud to celebrate 70 years of AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) in Quebec with the unveiling of an anniversary plaque in the Douglas Hall. The master of ceremony...

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Improving access to mental health services in the CISSS 2014-10-06
On Friday, October 3, 2014, Lynne McVey met with Jacques Daoust, Minister of Economy, Innovation and Exports and Member for Verdun, when he presented the Quebec government’s economic vision to th...

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Exposition du Centre Pheonix - Des dessins avec un p'tit quelque chose: un grand succès! 2014-10-03
Exhibit Hall, and the entrance of the Library, before the big opening   « Extraordinary exhibit, original, funny… » « I was overwhelmed by your artistic and surrealistic look on a life so ha...

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More than a hundred people celebrate Wellington Centre's 15th birthday 2014-10-02
On october 1 the Wellington Center celebrated its 15th Anniversary, in an event attended by the Director General of the Douglas Institute, Lynne MVey, as well as many community partners and a large...

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Suicide Risk Among Active and Retired Canadian Soldiers 2014-10-01
The Role of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
An editorial paper just published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, as the last members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have returned from Afghanistan, underlines the existence of strong li...

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DNA signature found in ice storm babies 2014-09-29
Prenatal maternal stress exposure to natural disasters predicts epigenetic profile of offspring
The number of days an expectant mother was deprived of electricity during Quebec’s Ice Storm (1998) predicts the epigenetic profile of her child, a new study finds. Scientists from the Douglas Men...

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The Wellington Center is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary! 2014-09-25
Dare to Dream and Succeed!
The Wellington Center is celebrating it’s fifteenth anniversary! You are invited to an Open House, Wednesday, October 1, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, at the Wellington Center, 4932 Wellington Street. T...

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Are the promises of ‘brain game’ gains too good to be true? 2014-09-22
Judes Poirier to The Globe and Mail
As the world ages, and as nearly 750,000 Canadians are living with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or some form of cognitive impairment, one of the Douglas Institute’s experts on Alzheimer’s disease,...

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A Brain Canada grant for Sylvain Williams and Mallar Chakravarty 2014-09-20
As we celebrated on sunday World Alheimer's Day, we are pleased to announce that Sylvain Williams and Mallar Chakravarty, both from the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and a team of five...

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