Memory and the hippocampus 2015-05-13
Size may not matter as much as we thought
New work by the Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’île-de-MontréalI) computational neuroscientist Mallar Chakravarty, PhD, and in collaboration with researchers at t...

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4th Salon de la santé mentale du Sud-Ouest Verdun a resounding success 2015-05-08
The fourth edition of the Salon de la santé mentale du Sud-Ouest Verdun was highly successful. More than 600 visitors were welcomed to the event at the Centre Champlain, where they were provided wi...

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Parle-moi d'amour closing night 2015-05-07
Schedule Wednesday, May 13, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wellington Centre: 4932 Wellington Street, Montreal, Quebec H4G 1X6 6:00 p.m. Doors open – open tour of the exhibit Abou...

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«Le suicide - Comprendre pour aider l'individu vulnérable» 2015-05-06
A book by Fabrice Jollant
One of our scientists, Dr Fabrice Jollant, just published a book on the delicate question of suicide. «Le suicide - Comprendre pour aider l'individu vulnérable» ( Odile Jacob), explores the matter...

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Closing of the Parle-moi d’amour exhibit and auction at the Wellington Centre 2015-04-30
Honorary co-chairs JEAN-PIERRE DESROSIERS FCPA, FCA, Fasken Martineau, and KITANHA TOURE CPA, CA, CFA, Ivanhoé Cambridge; spokespeople ALAIN LABONTÉ, author and friend of Les Impatients, and direct...

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New friends at the Pet Therapy Program 2015-04-30
Five new animals, all birds, have arrived at the Douglas’s Pet Therapy Program. Patients and employees alike rejoice in the fact they now can interact with two small parrots, two cockatiels and a w...

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Finding the body clock’s molecular reset button 2015-04-28
Researchers from McGill and Concordia discover mechanism involved in adjusting rhythms of circadian clock
An international team of scientists including two Douglas researchers has discovered what amounts to a molecular reset button for our internal body clock. Their findings reveal a potential target ...

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7e colloque interétablissements en santé mentale: a great success! 2015-04-01
More than 200 people have participated to workshops and conferences programmed for the 7e colloque interétablissements, that took place, March 26 and 27, at Hyatt Regency Hotel, downtown Montreal. ...

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Creation of the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de- Montréal (ODIM) 2015-03-31
We are on the threshold of major changes in the organization of health and social services. The Act to modify the organization and governance of the Health and Social Services Network, in particu...

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ACCESS: a first meeting this week 2015-03-31
The Douglas Institute and ACCESS are proud to host the first ACCESS network meeting on April 1 and April 2. The main objectives of this network meeting are: To review the current status (wo...

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