Comment 7500$ peuvent aider un sans-abri?, Dr. Eric Latimer, Radio-Canada
…Quelles sont les bénéfices et les limites de donner un revenu comme solution à l’itinérance? Est-ce une approche qu’on devrait généraliser et appliquer ailleurs? Le professeur au département de psychiatrie de l’Université McGill et spécialiste en économie de la santé, Éric Latimer, nous donne son analyse.
Le mystère des plaques amyloïdes, Dr. Judes Poirier, La Presse
Le mystère des plaques amyloïdes
Dr. Gail Myhr elected as Fellow of the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
Dr. Gail Myhr was elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies/L’Association Canadienne des Thérapies Cognitives et Comportementales. A Fellow of CACBT-ACTCC is a member who has made a distinguished contribution to the science, practice, training and/or advocacy of cognitive and/or behavioural therapies within the Canadian context. Congratulations Dr. Myhr!
Annual Undergraduate Psychiatry Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Warren Steiner, recipient of the 2021 McGill Undergraduate Psychiatry Teaching Award! This award is presented by the department to the individual that the graduating class felt had the greatest impact on their psychiatric education during medical school.
New international initiative to study early-life predictors of mental health disorders
The newly established McGill–Douglas–Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry International Collaborative Initiative in Adversity and Mental Health represents the first international effort devoted to understanding the biology behind how early-life adversity can increase the risk of psychiatric disorders over the course of an individual’s life. Led by Dr. Gustavo Turecki, Scientific Director at the Douglas Research Centre and Chair of McGill's Department of Psychiatry, and by Dr.
Drs. Martin Gignac and Cécile Rousseau featured in Toronto Star
...Dr. Martin Gignac, director of pediatric psychiatry at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, said the facility doesn’t have enough resources to deal with the “wave” of mental health consultation involving children, adding that he is forced to find room for patients on the medical and surgical wards.
Dr. Martin Gignac quoted in Montreal Gazette
Quebec must prioritize mental health of adolescents, pediatricians say
...Over the past few months, the psychiatric department’s eight-patient unit at the Children’s has often been over capacity, which means teenagers with acute suicidal ideation are admitted to surgical or medical units, where they require 24-hour supervision, said Dr. Martin Gignac, the hospital’s Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr. Samuel Veissière featured in Psychology Today
Why Some Fear the World Reopening
(By Samuel Paul Veissière) Imagine you’ve been single for a long time. Sure, a part of you would like to have a companion, but the thought of going on a date, telling your life story again, trying to feel comfortable with a new person—it all just fills you with dread.
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Dr. Rob Whitley featured in Vancouver Sun
Rob Whitley and Todd Doherty: No health without mental health
Opinion: Practical approach of B.C.'s Men's Sheds is common across community-driven mental health programs — tailored toward the needs and preferences of the target population, with a focus on fun, friendship and enjoyable activities.
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Dr. Monica Ruiz-Casares quoted in APTN
‘Keep families together’: Moving beyond racist notions of neglect in child welfare
…In many countries, including Canada, neglect is the most common type of maltreatment, says Monica Ruiz-Casares, an associate professor in the psychiatry department at McGill University.
But what exactly is neglect? According to Ruiz-Casares, it’s pretty subjective. “There’s no clear threshold at which so-called poor parenting crosses the line into neglect,” she says.
Leyton Addiction Research Prize
It is with great pleasure that we announce the winner of the annual Leyton Addiction Research Prize. The competition was strong, but the review committee (unanimously) agreed that Danilo De Gregorio’s paper titled Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) promotes social behavior through mTORC1 in the excitatory neurotransmission was the most deserving of this year's $1,000 prize. Danilo is a Postdoctoral Fellow supervised by Dr. Gabriella Gobbi.
Vrai problème, mauvais remède?, Dr. Jeffrey L. Derevensky, La Presse
Vrai problème, mauvais remède ?
…Joint par La Presse, Jeffrey L. Derevensky, professeur à l’Université McGill, se montre sceptique par rapport à la « solution » étudiée par Facebook. « Je ne crois pas que ce soit une bonne idée », estime le directeur du Centre international d’étude sur le jeu et les comportements à risque chez les jeunes.
Dr. Cécile Rousseau featured in The Conversation
Collateral damage of COVID-19: Rising rates of domestic and social violence
De la dépression à la vitalité, Dr. Gustavo Turecki, ICI Première
Entrevue avec Dr. Gustavo Turecki - Le calendrier de l'après, ICI Première
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Mental Health: Tools adapted to Indigenous Communities
Mental health interventions often involve psychometric questionnaires that aren’t well adapted to members of Indigenous and Inuit communities. These communities prefer working with tools that promote resilience and empowerment, and that create a real dialogue.