Section : The Douglas
Directed by Giamal Luheshi, PhD, the lab investigates the interactions between the peripheral immune system and the brain during infection and inflammation.
Section : The Douglas
Directed by Sylvain Williams, PhD, the lab is interested in two brain structures – the hippocampus and the septum – which interact closely in order to generate critical aspects of learning and memory.
Section : The Douglas
Natasha Rajah's research team uses brain imaging to examine the neural substrates of learning and memory in healthy young adults.
Section : Mental Health Info
Causes and treatments of psychosis, a syndrome associated with a variety of mental, behavioural and emotional problems.
Section : Mental Health Info
Zootherapy, or assisted pet therapy, may be used as a therapeutic tool for people suffering from different illnesses, young and old.
Section : Mental Health Info
Classes are held every Tuesdays at 7 PM, from October 23 to November 27, 2007. They were overseen by Hani Iskandar, MD, Clinical Chief at Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit and Coordinator in Undergraduate Medical Education at Douglas I
Section : The Douglas
Douglas Hospital was founded in 1881 by Alfred Perry and a group of Protestant clergy and Montréal citizens.
Section : Mental Health Info
Cognitive remediation is a computer-assisted therapy that promotes the stimulation of cognitive skills necessary for everyday life. Many studies have shown this therapy to have a measurable impact on cognitive deficits related to dementia, making it an invaluable intervention tool in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Section : Research
Ng Ying Kin uses neurochemical analyses to identify peripheral biological markers for various psychiatric disorders.
Section : Research
Sylvain Williams pursues several complimentary lines of study aimed towards elucidating the cause of Alzheimer Disease.