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

You are invited to submit a proposal, before March 31, 2009, for workshops, communications, forums or posters that you would like to show at this symposium . The theme is "Ethical Challenges in Mental Health: a time to reflect". It is or

Individual placement and support (IPS) to find employment: Relevance of this model for Quebec.

Nurses working in psychiatric care believe that patients agree to being put into isolation if they cooperate or remain passive. This is one of the main findings from a research report led by Caroline Larue, PhD, from Hôpital Louis-H. L

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

Imagine if:  A patient’s file indicates that he has been receiving treatment and a team is handling his follow-up care – fourteen months after he died. You see patients’ names on a waiting list when, in fact, they a

Like all other healthcare establishments, the Douglas Institute follows the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS). The Pandemic Plan has been deployed across the Institute and the Pandemic Plan Management Committee has

Over the past 2 years, the Douglas has been working on a project to renew its physical infrastructure. This process has been driven by the increasing number of obstacles the aging facilities present to delivering against the organization’s multi

Forensic mental health researcher Anne Crocker, PhD, is tackling some of today's most challenging mental health policy questions.

The Douglas Institute recently inaugurated its new Neurophenotyping Centre.