Teenage angst or full-blown depression? A 2012 lecture by Johanne Renaud 2013-06-13
Adolescence is often a tough time for teens and for their parents. Everyone transitions to adulthood in a different way, but for some the journey is particularly difficult. Although these emotional...

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Preventing Alzheimer's disease: an impossible dream? - A 2012 lecture by John Breitner 2013-06-06
If one of your parents suffered from Alzheimer’s, your own chance of developing it increases by 50%. But new research is exploring ways to intervene early enough in the disease to prevent its devas...

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Can I go back there? Understanding post-traumatic stress disorder - A 2012 lecture by Camillo Zacchia 2013-05-28
Everyone is at risk of experiencing trauma. Is there a “normal” way to react? People indeed respond to traumatic events in multiple ways. But why are some of us able to deal with the emotional shoc...

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Can psychosis be prevented? - A 2012 lecture by Ridha Joober 2013-05-14
Is it possible to detect the factors that trigger psychotic episodes? Are the social pressures on youth (abuse, bullying, drug use) associated with the development of psychosis? Is it possible for ...

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Come at the closing ceremony of Parle-moi d'amour 2013 2013-03-06
Your host Barry Crago invites you to the closing ceremony of Parle-moi d'amour, March 12, 2013, from 5 PM to 8 PM. Come and bet on works of art from Les Impatients and other artists, such as Diane ...

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Canvas installation for the opening of "Parle-moi d'amour" 2013 2013-02-06
Pierre Bellemare, coordinator for Les Impatients at the Wellington Centre, hangs up a canvas by Diane Dufresne, in preparation to the opening of Parle-moi d'amour.

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Jean Caron, PhD, talks about a study on the mental health of southwest of Montreal 2013-01-11
Jean Caron, PhD, heads the study on Mental health and quality of life in the southwest sector of Montreal. More than 2,433 residents, randomly selected within the catchment area in Montreal’s south...

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The Eating Disorders Program and ANEB celebrate their 25th anniversary 2012-11-20
This year marks the joint 25th anniversary of the Eating Disorders Program (EDP) of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and Anorexia and bulimia Quebec (ANEB). Together, they provide a r...

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A general practitioner from Haiti comes for training at the Douglas Institute 2012-09-26
The Montreal WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre at the Douglas Institute  welcomes a general practitioner from Haiti for a one-month training.

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Animated short films produced by the kids from Project Ice Storm 2012-07-16
Project Ice Storm has been ongoing since 1998 following the Quebec ice storm. Nearly 150 families in which the mother was pregnant during the storm were recruited to participate in the project. The...

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