First-Line Mental Health Teams: A Promising Pilot Project 2007-02-28
Starting last fall, the Douglas Hospital began participating in an innovative pilot project with CSSS South-West—Verdun and CSSS Dorval-Lachine-LaSalle. The project is designed to take the first st...

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Discussion with the Dalai Lama - Letter from Michael Meaney 2007-02-23
The following description by Douglas researcher Michael Meaney, PhD, of his recent meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama was published in the October 5 edition of the McGill Reporter. During the...

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Congratulations to Rémi Quirion, PhD, on being named Officer of the Order of Canada 2007-02-22
Congratulations to Rémi Quirion, PhD, FRSC, CQ— scientific director of the Douglas Hospital Research Centre and of the Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction, one of the thirteen C...

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Quebec Suicide Prevention Week 2007-02-08
Douglas fights statistics
Quebec accounts for a third of all suicide cases in Canada and has the highest rate among the provinces. Douglas Hospital researchers and clinicians are working to improve these statistics by offer...

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Eating Disorders: What is model behaviour? 2007-02-01
Douglas joins guideline campaign for fashion industry
Beauty has a cost, especially for fashion models who starve themselves to fit into their designer gowns. The recent worldwide deaths of several of these individuals has spurred the Academy for Eati...

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A guide to the prevention of suicide in the hospital environment 2007-01-31
The suicide rate in Quebec is among the highest in the industrialized world. The risk of death from suicide is also higher in people with a mental health problem (such as major depression and schiz...

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People helping others: Douglas offers peer support 2007-01-31
Imagine having a mental illness. Coping with relationships, employment issues, and integrating with society may all seem like insurmountable hurdles – ones that others can’t understand. Hope may be...

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Clinical Trials - Alzheimer's Disease: Douglas looks for new treatments 2007-01-24
Improved treatments may be on the way for some 280,000 Canadians with Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at the Douglas Hospital are evaluating the efficacy of a new generation of medications that ma...

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The Nair Award: Who Are the Winners? 2007-01-19
The Nair Award has become an irreversible tradition at the Douglas. It rewards students who have published articles in prestigious scientific journals and who have demonstrated professionalism and ...

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Dementia: Let us not forget 2007-01-16
Douglas discusses Alzheimer’s disease
One new person every six second in the world will be hit by Alzheimer's disease in 2007. It is estimated that within the next 25 years, as our population ages, Alzheimer’s may have the highest econ...

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