Ressources résidentielles Le Service des ressources résidentielles en santé mentale s'adresse aux adultes (incluant les personnes âgées) qui souffrent de troubles mentaux, qui ne peuvent vivre de façon autonom

John Breitner, MD, has devoted his career to investigating factors that modify an individual’s risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease.

Judes Poirier who had discovered a novel genetic risk factor that triggers the common form of Alzheimer’s disease, again made history in June.  

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 ...

Our head of animal-assisted therapy, Raymond Plouffe, is leaving after 35 years of pioneer work.

On Tuesday December 2, animals from a farm near Lacolle came to the Douglas Institute’s animal therapy program for a visit.

This is the third text of the series "Papa, mama, the maid and I," a collection written by Luc Gagnon to his father suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.

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Stolen soul: movie and discussion on Alzheimer's disease

Stopping the progression of Alzheimer's Disease: the best hope is early diagnosis.