Mimi Israël MD, named as interim Chair of McGill's Department of Psychiatry 2007-05-18
Mimi Israël MD, FRCPC, Psychiatrist-in-chief at the Douglas, has been named as the interim Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University. This appointment, which pays tribute to her ac...

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Is there a price to pay to be successful? Douglas documentary examines burnout and depression 2007-05-17
Stress, panic, apathy, burnout and depression—is this the price of success? How can we reach a healthy balance between attainable achievement and our overwhelming expectations? This is the topic of...

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My amazing brain - Douglas team teaches children wonders of their brains 2007-05-15
An egg, some toothpicks, and a few candies are all that is needed to illustrate how the brain works in the new educational program created by Douglas researcher Sonia Lupien, PhD and her team at t...

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Losing more than weight - Douglas documentary Thin highlights the suffering of women with eating disorders 2007-05-10
Most young women in our society “feel” fat (when they are not), and many wish that they could lose weight. Some will go to extremes and develop devastating eating disorders, such as anorexia and bu...

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Congratulations to Jean-Bernard Trudeau, MD, Elected President of the Quebec Medical Association 2007-05-07
The Douglas Mental Health University Institute is proud to announce that its director of Professional and Hospital Services, Jean-Bernard Trudeau, MD, was elected president of the Quebec Medical As...

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From asylum to therapeutic environment: Douglas? second film examines the evolution of psychiatric treatment 2007-05-03
Only 50 years ago, individuals with mental illnesses were described as misfits destined for life-long institutionalization. This practice has changed, thanks to a better understanding of the biolog...

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A family view of schizophrenia: Out of the Shadow launches Douglas' movie series 2007-04-26
The mother-daughter relationship takes on a new perspective in the documentary Out of the Shadow—a story of a family's secret struggle to deal with their mother's schizophrenia. It is the first of ...

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Brain donation: Key to mental illness diagnosis and treatment 2007-04-23
Is the Alzheimer’s’ brain different from that of an unaffected individual? What about the brain from a severely depressed or schizophrenic patient? The key to these questions may lie in the brains ...

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Frames of Mind: Douglas launches fourth edition of mental health movie nights 2007-04-17
Reality is the theme for this year’s mental health movie series, Frames of Mind, at the Douglas. Five documentaries that provide intimate perspectives on living with mental illnesses such as schizo...

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How we remember each other 2007-04-05
Researchers identify area of brain where social memories are stored
Researchers at McGill University’s Douglas Mental Health University Institute, in collaboration with a French team at the University of Paris, have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify...

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