June 03, 2009
Section : News

The Internet and research on anxiety: An excellent combination.

April 18, 2009
Section : News

Former Habs Réjean Houle and the Douglas Institute Foundation Team up to Help Children On Saturday April 18th.

March 31, 2009
Section : News

The movie Borderline, which tells the story of a woman with borderline personality disorder, garnered a number of Jutras at the awards ceremony on March 29, 2009, including those for best director and best actress. Borderline was screened last year at

March 03, 2009
Section : News

The following press release was produced by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Westchester, Ill. — A study in the March 1st issue of the journal SLEEP suggests the presence of an intrinsic sleep problem specific to attent

February 23, 2009
Section : News

Study confirms effects of early environment in brains of suicide victims McGill University and Douglas Institute scientists have discovered that childhood trauma can actually alter your DNA and shape the way your genes work. This confirms in human

February 20, 2009
Section : News

Special screening of C'est pas moi, je le jure ! with the participation of Philippe Falardeau. On February 28, 2009, as part of the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Jean-François Bélair, MD, psychiatrist a

February 03, 2009
Section : News

A conference held last week at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute examined the effects of natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods and ice storms on mental health. According to panelists, the stress caused by living through one of thes

January 12, 2009
Section : News

The Douglas Institute is part of an international effort to investigate a new treatment A vaccine-based approach could be an effective therapy for people with mild or moderate forms of Alzheimer’s disease. The medication used for this therapy w

January 12, 2009
Section : News

Early Diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may be one step closer thanks to new research conducted at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. The study, authored by Rémi Quirion PhD, scientific director of the D

January 09, 2009
Section : News

McGill, MUHC and Douglas researchers, among them Alain Brunet, get top marks from Québec Science