Anna Polotskaia and Lisa A. Buchy have each received, last april, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Canadian government. 166 of the worlds leading doctoral students from Canada and abroad awarded $50,000 annually for up to three years t

The Faculty of Medicine Promotions Committee of the McGill University welcomed Karl Looper, MD, psychiatrist associated to the McGill University, and Maria Natasha Rajah, PhD, researcher at the Douglas Institute, as Associate Professor. The researcher

Serge Beaulieu, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Director of the Mood, Anxiety and Impulsivity Disorders Program at the Douglas Institute, will chair the 43rd annual conference of the Association des médecins psychiatres du Québec (AMPQ). Bring

The Douglas welcomes researchers on Post-traumatic stress disorders from around the world.

The recent family tragedies that occurred in the province since the beginning of the year are disturbing. The Douglas Institute believes that although it is important to discuss these events, reporting must be done with caution in order to avoid added

Children's mental health was the theme of the Douglas Institute Foundation's 12th annual Open Minds Benefit, held March 11 at the Hilton Montréal Bonaventure. In the presence of Ministers Yves Bolduc (Health and Social Services) and Kathlee

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

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

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

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