Section : Mental Health Info
Although there is no cure yet, schizophrenia is highly treatable, with early detection and ongoing treatment.
Section : Mental Health Info
Causes and treatments of psychosis, a syndrome associated with a variety of mental, behavioural and emotional problems.
Section : Mental Health Info
Depression is more than just a fleeting emotion. This illness hampers a person's daily functioning, negatively impacting their physical health. However, in most cases depression is treatable.
Section : Mental Health Info
It is estimated that up to 20 percent of Canadian children and youth may be affected by mental illness.
Section : Mental Health Info
Apart from the drugs, some other therapies have proved successful to slow the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms.
Section : Mental Health Info
Snoezelen® is a therapeutic approach that uses multisensory experiences. It was developed in the Netherlands in the 1970s for people with developmental disabilities.
Section : Mental Health Info
Alzheimer's Disease : Causes, symptoms and evolution
Section : Mental Health Info
Becoming a caregiver is not an easy task for family and friends of a loved one with Alzheimer's Disease.
Section : The Douglas
The mandate of the Volunteer Department is to improve patients' quality of life at the Hospital and in the community.
Section : Patient care
The Beneficiaries' Committee is an effective advocate for patients' rights. It informs beneficiaries of their rights and responsibilities, fosters the improvement of their quality of the living conditions and assesses the level of satisfaction of the users about the services they receive from the hospital.