Not only does our environment influence our mental and physical health, it can also change the functioning of the genes we inherit at birth

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

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

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.  

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

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The neurophenotyping centre tests the motor functions of rodents.

Depression in young people is considered a disorder when feelings of sadness, emptiness, etc. last for many days and significantly impair life.