"Historical lecture on psychiatry" -1- Mini-Psych School at the Douglas"Historical lecture on psychiatry" - Mimi Israël, MD, FRCPC
Learn about: Treating the mental health patient for the last 125 years; From 2 000 beds to 200; Major breakthroughs at the Douglas; 1980’s: everything you need to know about deinstitutionalization; Stigma and mental illness
::WHY MINI-PSYCH SCHOOL::
Mini-Psych School was developed to: 1 – Provide public education on mental illnesses. 2 – Sensitize the general public to mental health issues. 3 – Dispel myths about mental disorders.
::ABOUT THE DOUGLAS::
CARING. DISCOVERING. TEACHING.
The Douglas is a world-class institute which treats people suffering from mental illness and offers them hope and cure. Its teams of specialists and researchers continually advance scientific knowledge, integrate it into patient care, and share it with the community to increase awareness and thereby eliminate stigma around mental illness.
More info: www.douglas.qc.ca
