Douglas Institute launches Info-trauma, a tool for victims of traumatic events and healthcare professionals.

The India connection: Douglas teams up to improve treatment for first-episode psychosis.

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

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

The Douglas Institute is part of an international effort to investigate a new treatment A vaccine-based approach could be an effective therapy for people with mild or moderate forms of Alzheimer’s disease. The medication used for this therapy w

Early Diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may be one step closer thanks to new research conducted at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. The study, authored by Rémi Quirion PhD, scientific director of the D

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