Founded on evidence-based practices

Outpatient services are made up of interdisciplinary teams that offer variable community follow-up and assertive community treatment (ACT) for people suffering from psychotic disorders.

Founded on evidence-based practices, these two care approaches focus on recovery and rehabilitation so that patients can regain optimum independent functioning in the community.

Variable community follow-up

Both the Psychotic Disorders Outpatient Clinic and Community Intensive Rehabilitation Team offer variable community follow-up to people between the ages of 18 and 65 with a diagnosis of psychosis and who reside in the territory served by the Douglas Institute. Patients may be referred by other departments of the Douglas Institute.

The program draws upon diverse therapeutic approaches:

• Treatment and rehabilitation and support services for social integration in the community
• Recovery- and rehabilitation-oriented treatment
• Pharmacotherapy
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Motivational approach
• Crisis intervention and prevention

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Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)

The Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT) provides personalized service and long-term intensive follow-up in the daily living environment for people aged 18 and older, with a severe mental health disorder and who require support to regain functional autonomy.

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The services are intended for people who:

• reside in the southwest area of Montréal
• have had frequent hospitalizations or repeated visits to psychiatric emergency departments
• be unresponsive to regular treatment or do not take medication as prescribed
• present significant functional deficits related to employment, day-to-day activities and maintaining a social network
• have experienced difficulty living independently in the community
• may be struggling with alcoholism, legal problems and/or homelessness

Access to services

People need to have a doctor’s referral to access the services, which must be sent to the Psychotic Disorders Program “guichet d’accès”.

For a better quality of life

ACT team’s mission is to ensure people receive the services they require to remain in the community and enjoy the best possible quality of life.

Team members fulfill many roles. As well as providing community treatment, rehabilitation, and support services, they are involved in all aspects of the people’s lives. Assistance may include: budgeting, personal care, defence of rights, find a job, lodging, medication, interpersonal relationships. The ACT Team also provides support for their family members.

A multidisciplinary team

The ACT Team is comprised of one psychiatrist and workers from various disciplines:

Catherine Beaudet, psychoeducator
Linda Beauvais, administrative agent
Karl Beck, coordinator and human relations agent
Lucia Ciocoiu, nurse
Natasha Constance, nurse
Claude Descombes, psychologist
James Farquhar, M.D., psychiatrist
Jean-Robert Lombardi, human relations agent
Dominique Lord, nurse
Mary Makris, human relations agent
Ana Paula Murilla, social worker
Terry Papafilis, human relations agent
Étienne Quirion, nurse
Marylin Thorne, rehabilitation assistant
Gilbert Tremblay, psychologist

Contact and hours of service

Douglas Institute
ACT Team
Porteous Pavilion, 3rd floor
6875 LaSalle Boulevard
Montreal, (Quebec) H4H 1R3

Phone: 514-761-6131, ext. 2270
Fax : 514-888-4091

Monday to Saturday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Outside these hours, and in case of emergency, an on-call case manager may be reached through l’Autre Maison Crisis Centre at 514-768-7225)