ACCESS Open Minds publishes its early impact report
ACCESS Open Minds has published some early results from its program, based on preliminary data from 14 of its sites across the country.
Obituary - Dr. James Naiman (1926 - 2020)
Dr. James Naiman passed away peacefully on December 22, 2020. He was born in Berlin in 1926 and moved to Montreal with his parents by way of Paris and New York. He enrolled at McGill University at 14 where he received his BA and M.D.C.M. He enjoyed an illustrious career as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst that spanned 65 years.
Dr. Myrna Lashley quoted in Montreal Gazette
Black History Month: Black Montrealers reflect on a tumultuous year
Dr. Gabriella Gobbi featured in Health e-News
LSD may offer viable treatment for certain mental disorders
Dr. Myrna Lashley interviewed by CBC
Anti-Black racism is a barrier to seeking mental health services, says McGill professor CBC Montreal's Debra Arbec speaks with McGill psychiatry professor Dr. Myrna Lashley about the need for cultural sensitivity in mental healthcare. CBC. Watch here
Opinion: Alarming numbers around men's mental health indicate need for national response, Dr. Rob Whitley, CBC
A growing body of research indicates that a significant number of men and boys are facing substantial psycho-social difficulties, which manifest in a number of worrying statistics involving mental health, addiction and suicide. To start, males account for more than 75 per cent of suicides in Canada. That's an average of 50 men per week dying by suicide. CBC. Read more
Dr. Reut Gruber featured in Leaders & Learners
Quebec Students Snooze Their Way to Success: National Recipient of the 2020 Health Promoting Schools Champion Award. Read more
Dr. Marie-Josée Fleury quoted in CBC
Pandemic distress testing Quebec's beleaguered mental health services, experts say
…Marie-Josée Fleury, a McGill University professor and researcher at the Douglas Research Centre, says data on emergency room visits says data on emergency room visits provide a kind of barometer for how well the health care system is serving people. CBC
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Le pourquoi du pourquoi: pourquoi il y a le jour et la nuit?, Dr. Nicolas Cermakian, Ici Radio-Canada
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Dr. Laurence Kirmayer featured in Radio-Canada International
McGill launches multicultural mental health initiative
Dr. Samuel Veissière mentionné dans Le Devoir
L’impact de la pandémie sur la santé mentale reste difficile à mesurer
Dr. Rob Whitley featured in Vancouver Sun
Destigmatize cannabis use for mental health (By Rob Whitley) Health Canada just released the results of its 2020 Canadian Cannabis Survey, noting that a whopping 27 per cent of Canadians had used cannabis in the last year. Approximately half of those surveyed stated that they used cannabis for medical purposes, with rates of usage particularly high among people reporting poor or fair mental health.
Appointment of new MUHC Mental Health Mission Research Co-Directors
It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointments of Dr. Gabriella Gobbi and Dr. Howard Margolese as MUHC Mental Health Mission Research Co-Directors retroactive to December 1st, 2020.
They each bring specific strengths, skills and experience to this position and they will certainly complement each other.
Please join me in congratulating them both. They are looking forward to opportunities for mutual collaboration with all of you.
Dr. Laurence Kirmayer honoured with two prestigious awards
Congratulations to Dr. Laurence Kirmayer who has won the 2020 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Family Systems Research from the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) and the 2021 Judd Marmor Award for advancing the biopsychosocial model by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
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