Interview with Sophie-Andrée Blondin, host of the 2010 Frames of Mind (in French) 2010-04-07
Sophie-Andrée Blondin, science journalist on Radio-Canada’s Les Années lumière, has agreed to lead the discussions following the film screenings of the 2010 Frames of Mind. In this interview, she e...

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Interview with Jens Pruessner, dir. Aging and Alzheimer's Disease research theme 2010-03-30
An interview with Jens Pruessner, PhD, director of the Aging and Alzheimer's Disease research theme.

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Interview with Ridha Joober, dir. Schizophrenia and Neurodevelopmental disorders theme (French only) 2010-03-30
Interview with Ridha Joober, MD, PhD, director of the Schizophrenia and Neurodevelopmental disorders research theme.

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Interview with Naguib Mechawar, dir. Mood, Anxiety and Impulsity-related diseases theme 2010-03-30
Interview with Naguib Mechawar, PhD , director of the Mood, Anxiety and Impulsity-related diseases research theme.

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Serge Gauthier, PhD about early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and new diagnostic criteria 2010-03-30
Serge Gauthier speaks about the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and new diagnostic criteria ready to be validated.

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The Research Centre 30th anniversary 2010-02-19
Thirty years ago, N.P. Vasavan Nair, MD, Medical Chief of the Program for Dementia with Psychiatric Co-morbidity, established the Douglas Research Centre with the late Samarthji Lal, MD, former Dir...

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Quebec charter for a healthy and diversified body image 2010-02-15
Ms. Christine St-Pierre, Quebec Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women, with Ms. Esther Bégin and Dr. Howard Steiger, co-chairs of the Body Image Task Force, as well as a numbe...

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Slowing the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms with cognitive remediation (in French) 2010-01-11
Developed by teams at the Douglas, the cognitive remediation program launched in January 2009 has produced what seem to be promising results. A research project involving neuropsychological, memory...

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Roger Ulrich's evaluation of the Douglas' infrastructures 2010-01-11
In Spring 2008, professor Roger Ulrich, internationnally renowned evidence-based design researcher, visited the Douglas Institute. The following are his impressions.

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Franck Pitts : design trends in mental health 2010-01-11
Frank Pitts is a specialist in design of behavioural healthcare facilities for special populations, long term care, and secure institutions. He talks about evidence-based design for health care ins...

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