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

Last spring, Mike Santoro gave a conference at the Douglas as part of the activities of Social Work Week organized by Joan Simand, MSW, Professional Chief of Social Services, and her team. Social work aims to restore or improve social functioning of i

No doubt you know that the Molson family recently purchased the Montreal Canadiens hockey team. But did you know that we have our very own Molson-related news? It all began a few months ago, when Head of Communications, Stéphanie Lassonde,

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

Major changes for mental health in the Professional Code.

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 challenges of employee mental health

On May 29th, "Because we care" fundraising event was held to support the ADHD clinic of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. The Douglas Foundation is grateful to Andrée Mathieu for her dedication in orchestrating this even

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

Remi Quirion, PhD, new Executive Director of the International Collaborative Research Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease.