425,000 Canadians suffer from memory problems. Do you remember your birthday? The day you turned 18? Your children’s name? Your first kiss? Your favorite dessert? The loss of memory is like losing your history, your past, your points

20M$ for a new brain imaging centre at the Douglas Institute.

Consult the Annual Report on Giving 2008-2009 Once again, your generosity changed lives this year. The 10,790 people treated at the Douglas Institute, as well as the 67 researchers who work here, thank you very much for your generosity, your donat

The Mini-Psych School at the Douglas Institute has the answer. Take your listeners, readers and TV viewers on an exploration through the ten main myths surrounding mental illness—myths that are all too often the cause of false perceptions and

For two years now, the Iannicelli Healing Garden at the Moe Levin Day Centre has been providing a therapeutic sanctuary for patients. Because of the enormous generosity of the Joseph and Mary Iannicelli family, this haven has grown into a place for ho

The 14th Annual Congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) will open in Montreal on Sunday, August 30 with a lecture for the general public. Conference Co-Chair Serge Gauthier, MD, Director of the Alzheimer Disease Research Unit o

Une citoyenne de Ville Lasalle a publié une lettre ouverte dans les pages de La Presse le 11 août dernier. Touché par les propos de l’auteur de la lettre, Jacques Hendlisz, le directeur général de l’Instit

For Ellen Corin, PhD, the past 27 years in Montreal have spanned psychology and anthropology, the West and the developing world. There is one unifying element through her career, it is that it was not her own, but other people's stories that were impo

The Douglas Greenhouse: 25 years of horticultural therapy

Douglas Auxiliary: 50 Years of Success and Struggle