Douglas Blogs

Why blogs at the Douglas?

Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry
Marcelo T. Berlim, MD, PhD, is a researcher and psychiatrist at the Douglas' Depressive Disorders Program. In his blog, he makes a review of the latest scientific publications on the use of brain stimulation techniques in psychiatry. This blog is a resource for mental health professionals, including researchers.

Info-Trauma's Blog
Managed by Alain Brunet, PhD, researcher at the Douglas and professor at McGill University, the blog Info-trauma puts in perspective the various aspects of psychological trauma. This blog will be an opportunity to exchange knowledge with experts in the research on trauma.

Experience Podcast
The Douglas Institute offers you a unique, educational, and free sensory experience. Watch great video presentations, listen to audio interviews, leave comments and share them with friends!

Les Arts Santé
Art Therapist Francine Lévesque, DAP, MA, ATPQ, speaks about her profession, the research that informs its varied practices, and the importance of art and creativity in everyday life. Her blog includes special contributions from music and drama therapy specialists. (Bilingual).

Mental Mechanics
Douglas Institute researcher and McGill University PhD student Ian Hellstrom discusses the molecules that make up our minds. He looks at how maternal care affects genes and development and how early life environment can influence mental health, particularly symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Psychospeak with Dr.Z.
Camillo Zacchia, PhD, chief psychologist at the Douglas, gives his take on psychopathology, human nature, and life. His blog brings together scientific knowledge, critical thinking, and common sense to the world around us.

Soigner entre les lignes
Liette Desjardins has been a nurse clinician at the Douglas Institute for many years. Her blog is a series of thoughts and reflections enriched by professional experience. Like a microscope, her blog also gives us a close-up view of mental health, a sometimes scary subject that affects us all (in French).

State of Mind
With the state of neuroscience and psychiatry changing rapidly, Douglas Institute and McGill neuroscience graduate studentIan Mahar, supervised by researcher Naguib Mechawar, PhD, hopes to bring new ideas and research, created at the Douglas Institute and elsewhere, to a level accessible to the general public.

The Rochford Files
Personal musings on brain and behaviour. Do we need to know about the brain and biology to understand why we do the things we do? No, but it helps! Researcher Joseph Rochford, PhD, shares his opinions on the relationship between brain, mind and behaviour.