Dr. Cécile Rousseau featured in CTV News
Antidepressant prescriptions for teenage girls up significantly since beginning of school year in Quebec …Dr. Cecile Rousseau, a child psychiatrist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, is not surprised about the disparity between the sexes since “girls are more vocal about their anxiety and depression,” but adds “this is worrisome news.”
Dr. Gustavo Turecki featured in Revista Pesquisa FAPESP
Interview Gustavo Turecki: Detective of the mind
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Dr. Srividya Iyer featured in Health e-News
In conversation with Dr. Srividya IyerProfessor Srividya Iyer leading ACCESS Open Minds, Canada’s largest youth mental health care services research project, speaks with us about its cutting-edge approach to speeding up access to care for young people and also about encouraging more women to pursue careers in mental health research.
Dr. Gabriella Gobbi quoted in Global News
Have Canadian cannabis users increased their usage during the pandemic? …Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a psychiatrist at Montreal’s McGill University Health Centre, is concerned about the long-term effects on health, especially on people who are at risk for psychosis. Heavy consumption could increase the risk for an episode of psychosis. Global News. Read more
Dr. Rob Whitley quoted in Montreal Gazette
Our collective trauma: How will the pandemic change us?
L’impact de la pandémie sur la santé mentale : Sondage sur l'état d'esprit des Canadiens, Dr. Cécile Rousseau, Ici Radio-Canada
Entrevue avec la Dre Cécile Rousseau - L’heure du Monde Ici Radio Canada Première
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Dr. Cécile Rousseau mentionnée dans La Presse
Thèses complotistes Comment je suis « tombé là-dedans »
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Dr. Cécile Rousseau featured in CityNews
People cling to conspiracies because they are desperate, says doctor
“People began to say the virus doesn’t exist, there’s no danger outside, or the virus exists but it’s not harmful. [They’ve said] the virus is the creation of pharmaceutical [companies]–they’re just trying to scare us but there’s no danger,” explained Dr. Cecile Rosseau, head of polarization clinical team at CIUSSS West-Central Montreal.
Dr. Cécile Rousseau featured in Global News
COVID-19 conspiracy theories: Psychological distress can lead to radicalization
Dr. Myrna Lashley quoted in Global News
Using film to shatter mental health barriers in the Black community: ‘My feelings are valid’
…“Intergenerational trauma is trauma that is passed down,” says Myrna Lashley, an assistant professor in the department of psychology at McGill University in Montreal. “The pain and the angst and the hurt and the fear and… the sense of inferiority that has been imposed on you.”
Dr. Samuel Veissière mentionné à Radio-Canada
Un jeune Saskatchewanais meurt après avoir probablement joué au « jeu du foulard »
…Selon le professeur assistant au département de psychiatrie de l’Université McGill Samuel Veissière, la solitude devant les écrans peut en partie expliquer le souhait des jeunes de relever ce type de défi.
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Dr. Srividya Iyer featured in National Newswatch
Ottawa must make meaningful investments in youth mental health in Budget 2021 to ensure recovery
Dr. Myrna Lashley featured in CBC
How this McGill professor is challenging systemic racism, one institution at a time
Myrna Lashley has worked with governments, police forces and community organizations for more than 30 years.
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Professor Tina Montreuil featured in Epoch Times
Être parent lors d’une pandémie : comment développer des relations familiales plus fortes pendant le Covid-19
La pandémie Covid-19 nous a sans aucun doute tous affectés. Elle a accru nos inquiétudes et nos préoccupations en matière de santé physique.
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Dr. Carl Ernst receives major European grant
Congratulations to Dr. Carl Ernst and his European collaborators on obtaining a grant from the European Joint Programme for Rare Diseases for their project, Development and preclinical testing in human cell models and transgenic mice of a novel treatment for Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome. The funding, which totals 1.6 million Euros, will support an international research collaboration dedicated to Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome (SGS), an ultra-rare genetic disease.