Sleep disturbances are common in patients with Alzheimer's disease and are caused by the disruption in the light/dark cycle.

Not only does our environment influence our mental and physical health, it can also change the functioning of the genes we inherit at birth

People are referred to the Outpatient Clinic by the “guichet d’accès” of their CLSC or by other services at the Douglas Institute.

Being a caregiver is a source of constant stress. Here are some practical advices.

What are the consequences of a "non-criminally responsable" verdict?

The laboratory’s focus is on the neurons that use glutamate, an excitatory neurotransmitter that is key to the functioning of the central nervous system.

Directed by Cécilia Flores, PhD, the laboratory investigates brain abnormalities at the cellular and molecular level contributing to behaviours associated with schizophrenia and addiction.

Directed by Thomas Brown, PhD, and Christine Gianoulakis, PhD, the laboratory is researching the genetic etiology and underlying mechanisms of addiction as well as the markers of predisposition to addiction.

In 1982, after consultation with the Canadian government, the Director-General of WHO designates the Douglas Mental Health University Institute as the first Collaborating Centre for research and training in mental health in Canada.

The neurophenotyping centre tests stress levels in rodents.