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Introduction: Through a journey in time, we propose to revisit the birth of the first mental health care settings for children with mental disorders affiliated with Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada., Methods: The main centers of child psychiatry affiliated with the Université de Montréal are presented with the outstanding figures of the time., Results: Philosophical transitions and therapeutic paradigms are also briefly discussed. The creation of subspecialty clinics and training approved by the Royal College of Psychiatry of Child and Adolescent marked the contemporary era., Conclusion: The contribution to training medical students, residents and researchers in the field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reflects the important milestones since the foundation of the Université de Montréal Department of Psychiatry. So much achieved in half a century.

Sixteen patients suffering from tension or mixed headaches participated in a frontalis EMG treatment schedule of 15 sessions where the therapist was either activity present or almost completely absent. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the therapist's active presence on the subject's ability to lower the EMG level. The active presence of the therapist consistently led to higher frontalis EMG level than that during the therapist's absence. Data also show that the EMG feedback administered was apparently effective in reducing subjective headache intensity along with EMG levels. The findings raise the question of an optimal dosage of presence and activity of the therapist during EMG feedback training.