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

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

In January 2003, the Quebec government adopted Bill 90, which redefined, among other things, the clinical evaluations performed by nurses. Amendments to the Nurses Act introduced the concept of the Therapeutic Nursing Plan (TNP), a document that makes

In July, the Douglas Institute Foundation solicited some members of the Douglas Family to participate in a gratitude initiative toward our donors. The Foundation would like to thank them for helping in recognizing the generosity of 650 loyal Douglas d

Kimberly joined the Douglas as a Communications Consultant three years ago to assist with the efforts to secure an okay from the government to build a new facility.

Directed by Douglas researcher Gustavo Turecki, MD, PhD, the RQRS draws upon the many years of expertise developed at the Douglas. The Quebec suicide research network: The Douglas plays a leading role yet again.

McGill-Oxford partnership in neuroscience: Douglas Institute Researchers’ Excellence called upon.

A study conducted at Hôpital Louis-H Lafontaine's Fernand-Seguin Research Centre and at the McGill University Health Centre has revealed that 14% of Dawson College students and staff turned to the Internet for psychological support following the

In April, Naguib Mechawar, PhD, Director of the Quebec Brain Bank, took part in a report that aired on Daily Planet, the daily science show of Discovery Channel Canada. The Daily Planet team came to Montreal to film at the Douglas Institute. The r

The Tour de l'île gives the Douglas Foundation an opportunity to raise approximately $18,000 for its cause.