Allan Memorial Institute

45°30′21″N 73°34′56″W / 45.5059°N 73.5821°W / 45.5059; -73.5821OrganizationCare systemRAMQ (Quebec medicare)TypeTeachingAffiliated universityMcGill University Faculty of MedicineNetworkMcGill University Health CentreServicesSpecialityPsychiatryHistoryOpened1940Closed1 May 2015 (as a hospital)LinksListsHospitals in Canada

The Allan Memorial Institute (AMI; French: Institut Allan Memorial), also known colloquially as "the Allan", is a former psychiatric hospital and research institute located at 1025 Pine Avenue West in Montreal, Canada.^[1]

It is situated on the slope of Mount Royal on the McGill University downtown campus in what was the Golden Square Mile of Montreal. It is named in memory of Sir Hugh Allan, whose former mansion, Ravenscrag, it occupies.^[2]

The Allan Memorial's emergency room and use as an active psychiatric hospital ceased in 2015, when a new, modern psychiatry department was opened at the Montreal General Hospital.^[3]

The building currently houses outpatient psychiatric services for Montreal General Hospital, part of the McGill University Health Centre.

The institute is also known for its role in the CIA's Project MKUltra, an initiative to develop drug-induced mind control. MKUltra experimentation was undertaken at the institute between 1957 and 1964 by its founding director, Donald Ewen Cameron.

See also

• Douglas Hospital
• Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal
• William Sargant

References

External links

• Media related to Allan Memorial Institute at Wikimedia Commons
• Psychology Department – Royal Victoria Hospital Archived 19 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• Psychiatry Clinic – McGill University Health Centre Archived 8 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• Mental Health – McGill University Health Centre
• Allan Memorial Institute "Ravenscrag"