The Geriatric Psychiatry Program at the Douglas Institute provides services to clients aged 65 and older and to adults younger than 65 with a geriatric profile. The program covers psychiatric diagnoses such as: mood disorders anxiety di

There are three external service points in the geriatric psychiatry program.

The Program for Dementia with Psychiatric Comorbidity (PDCP) provides superspecialized care to people of all ages who have mild to severe cognitive impairments combined with psychiatric or behavioural disorders.

Four major themes cover the research activities in Rémi Quirion's laboratory.

Lab members of the Remi Quirion laboratory.

Former members of the Rémi Quirion laboratory.

Key facts of Rémi Quirion Laboratory

We all know that, as a population, we are getting older: By 2016, 17% of Canadians will be at least 65 years old and, as the population ages, the number of Alzheimer’s cases will rise accordingly (Statistics Canada) The risk of depression among caregivers of Alzheimer’s sufferers is twice as high as for informal caregivers of individuals with no dementia The needs of our aging population will be a heavy load to bear if we do not find more effective means to treat and prevent ...

Interview with Jens Pruessner, PhD, director of the Aging and Alzheimer's Disease research theme.

A participant in the cognitive remediation progam explains the efficiency of this therapy on her memory (in French).