The Programme d'accompagnement justice-santé mentale (PAJ-SM) at the Montreal Municipal Court.

What are the consequences of a "non-criminally responsable" verdict?

Mental Health and homelessness > Law reforms have contributed to the criminalization of psychiatry in Quebec.

The laboratory of Patricia Boksa, PhD, has shown that birth complications can change the way in which the brain’s dopamine systems respond to stress in adulthood.

Directed by N.M.K. Ng Ying Kin, PhD, the laboratory measures putative biological markers for various psychiatric conditions and treatment-resistance to usual medications.

In 1982, after consultation with the Canadian government, the Director-General of WHO designates the Douglas Mental Health University Institute as the first Collaborating Centre for research and training in mental health in Canada.

The Charles Cahn Library houses over 15,000 books and journals in the fields of psychiatry and mental health services.

Patients who receive care at a mental health centre have very specific rights that are clearly defined by law.  

The Douglas Mental Health University Institute is seriously committed to the protection of your privacy. The Douglas wants to ensure that you are well informed about our privacy policy with regard to the collection and use of all personal information that you provide to us.

What happens when a person suffering from a mental disorder poses a danger to themselves or others?