The Douglas Mental Health University Institute is pleased to announce that Accreditation Canada has awarded the Institution unconditional accreditation and that its results are among the best in the country.

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

This press release was produced by the Ministère de la culture, des communications et de la condition féminine du Québec. Just in time for Montréal Fashion Week, Ms. Christine St-Pierre, Minister of Culture, Communicatio

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

Special screening of C'est pas moi, je le jure ! with the participation of Philippe Falardeau. On February 28, 2009, as part of the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Jean-François Bélair, MD, psychiatrist a

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

It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of Mr. Edward Cohen - a much-beloved supporter of the Douglas and founder of our Sculpture Garden. Edward's connection with the Douglas started in January 1966, when he joined the team as a nursing assistant. During his work on the wards,[...]

McGill, MUHC and Douglas researchers, among them Alain Brunet, get top marks from Québec Science

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