New web site for the Douglas Institute Foundation

Over the years, it has become the largest research centre in mental health in Quebec and the second largest in Canada, widely recognized as a model research centre.

425,000 Canadians suffer from memory problems. Do you remember your birthday? The day you turned 18? Your children’s name? Your first kiss? Your favorite dessert? The loss of memory is like losing your history, your past, your points

The Mini-Psych School at the Douglas Institute has the answer. Take your listeners, readers and TV viewers on an exploration through the ten main myths surrounding mental illness—myths that are all too often the cause of false perceptions and

The Internet and research on anxiety: An excellent combination.

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

Breastfeeding: Soothes Baby and Mom: the breastfeeding women respond less to stressful situations.

Assisting Guatemala in the area of mental health.

I recently saw the Douglas’ new ad campaign, ‘Brains need love too’ (check out the video here). The video is extremely open-ended, with the actual message of the campaign open to the interpretation of the viewer, at least until they visit the campaign’s web site. Here are the interpretations I took away from it.

Doesn’t the video make light of mental illness?The goal of the video is to catch people’s interest so they visit the Douglas Web site, a respected source of accurate information about mental illness, verified by experts. If the message stimulates debate about mental illness, so much the better![...]