Dr. Serge Gauthier featured on CTV News
Experts call for better dementia treatment in new report, saying most patients receive no care after diagnosis
Gauthier, a professor of neurology and psychiatry at McGill University and director of the Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders Research Unit in the McGill Center for Studies in Aging, described dementia as “a combination of decline in function in the cognitive abilities, usually memory.
Dr. Tuong-Vi Nguyen featured on CBC Manitoba
How the U.K. model of postpartum depression care could guide Canada's treatment plan
Tuong-Vi Nguyen, an assistant professor in both the psychiatry and gynecology and obstetrics departments at McGill University, says the whole family suffers when the birthing parent experiences postpartum depression.
CBC Manitoba
Dr. Cécile Rousseau featured in La Presse
Les orphelins de la COVID-19
L’autre élément important est la stigmatisation. « Avec le sida et l’Ebola, les orphelins sont souvent stigmatisés parce que ce sont des maladies qui font peur », explique Cécile Rousseau, psychiatre de l’Université McGill. « Je participe à un projet de recherche canadien sur les orphelins de l’Ebola et de la COVID-19 au Congo. »
Dr. Joel Paris featured in The Province
Doctors have stopped believing that 'chemical imbalance' causes depression. They didn't tell us
Psychiatry has known for some time that the “serotonin theory” of depression, the notion that too little of the brain chemical can be a cause of depression, a decades-old hypothesis and deeply entrenched trope in society that helped promote a class of antidepressants taken by millions of Canadians, is wrong, says Montreal psychiatrist Dr. Joel Paris.
Dr. Gabriella Gobbi quoted in Le Droit
Le bras de fer du pot, 18 ou 21 ans?
«Ce qui dit qu’une année de loi a diminué la consommation chez les jeunes de 7 %. Du point de vue statistique épidémiologique, c’est énorme!» commente la Dre Gabriella Gobbi, psychiatre et professeure à l’Université McGill. Dre Gobbi avait témoigné devant la commission parlementaire qui étudiait le projet de loi no 2, en 2019.
Dr. Patricia Pelufo Silveira named as a Member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artist and Scientist
Dr. Patricia Pelufo Silveira was among the 54 newly elected Members of the Royal Society of Canada for 2022. The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. Congratulations Dr. Silveira!
Dr. Gabriella Gobbi awarded the CINP Sumitomo/Sunovion award
Dr. Gabriella Gobbi received the International College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CINP) Sumitomo/Sunovion Brain Health Basic Research award for her outstanding contribution in neuropsychopharmacology. The Neuroscience Research Awards are given to scientists in recognition of an outstanding contribution to psychopharmacology. Congratulations to Dr. Gobbi on this well-deserved achievement!
Dr. Serge Gauthier interviewed on Radio-Canada
Hausse de cas de démence d'ici 2030 : Dr Serge Gauthier, neurologue
Dr. Veronique Bohbot quoted in Toronto Star
Hitting the road? Turn off the GPS, it’s bad for your brain
“We did spatial memory tests and found that degradation was correlated to GPS frequency,” said Véronique Bohbot, a scientist at the Douglas Research Centre and a professor of psychiatry at McGill University. “There was a difference between people who use GPS every day for every trip and the people who didn’t use GPS at all or just occasionally, say, once a month.”
Dr. Rob Whitley featured in Montreal Gazette
What if you learn your father is not your father?
Rob Whitley, an associate professor in McGill University’s department of psychiatry, was at a conference in Brussels a few years ago when the subject came up in a talk about the social aspects of DNA testing given by Belgian biologist and geneticist Maarten Larmuseau. “And I was thinking, ‘This will have huge mental-health impacts,'” recalled Whitley, a research scientist at the Douglas Research Centre.
Dr. Leon Tourian receives McGill Undergraduate Psychiatry Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Leon Tourian, recipient of the McGill Undergraduate Psychiatry Teaching Award for the 2020-2021 academic year! This award is presented to the individual that the graduating class felt had the greatest impact on their psychiatric education during medical school.
Dr. Carmella Roy receives 2021-2022 Excellence in Preceptorship Award
This award is given by McGill University’s Ingram School of Nursing in recognition of Dr. Carmella Roy’s contributions to nursing education. It is in appreciation of her part to act as a positive role model, demonstrate excellence in teaching, provide students with a supportive learning environment, and encourage students to achieve their personal best.
Congratulations to the 2022-2023 FRQS Career Award Recipients!
The Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé has announced the recipients of salary awards on June 2. Congratulations to Drs. Carl Ernst, Srividya Iyer, Massimiliano Orri, Lena Palaniyappan, Pedro Rosa-Neto and Yashar Zeighami, recipients of the FRQS Chercheurs-Boursiers awards! The full list of results can be found here
The awardees and their respective projects are:
Drs. Gabriella Gobbi and Cécile Rousseau awarded Canada Research Chair
The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program announced the most recent recipients of Tier 1 and Tier 2 CRCs. Among them were Dr. Gabriella Gobbi's new Tier 1 CRC in Therapeutics for Mental Health and Dr. Cécile Rousseau's new Tier 1 CRC in Preventing Violent Radicalization. Congratulations to both! McGill Reporter
Leyton Addiction Research Prize
It is with great pleasure that we announce this year’s winners of the annual Leyton Addiction Research Prize.