Drs. Nathan Spreng, Judes Poirier, Sylvia Villeneuve and others awarded $2.7M to study loneliness and Alzheimer's disease
Led by Drs. Spreng and Bzdok, this work aims to advance our understanding of how social isolation and feelings of loneliness impact the brain and cognitive functioning in older adults. Read more
Incursion dans l'univers de la banque de cerveaux Douglas-Bell Canada, Dr. Naguib Mechawar, Radio-Canada
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Dr. Rob Whitley interviewed by CityNews
Loneliness growing during pandemic
Canadians are reporting higher levels of loneliness during the pandemic. Mental health professionals say people need to identify when the stress they’re feeling is normal, and what could be a sign of depression. Watch here
Dr. Jaswant Guzder quoted in TheIFP.ca
BEHIND THE CRIMES: Why was family murder the only option for these two children?
…“It’s amazing that it happened twice in one city … it’s really quite remarkable,” said Dr. Jaswant Guzder, a psychiatry professor at McGill University. “It’s a horrific crime, that’s highly unusual.”
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Dr. Cécile Rousseau quoted in La Presse
Comment allons-nous ? …Le stress n’est pas étranger à l’éventail de réactions qu’on observe actuellement, souligne la Dre Cécile Rousseau, professeure au département de psychiatrie de l’Université McGill et clinicienne. Même chez les antimasques. La Presse
Dr. Alain Brunet quoted in Madame Figaro
Comment une rupture amoureuse impacte le cerveau, le corps et le cœur
Dr. Samuel Veissière quoted in National Post
'He was looking to meet me': Public health leaders face threats, harassment over COVID-19
…Strang has been celebrated as a hero, a voice of calm and clarity. But in times of calamity, of “catastrophes or disruptions of the social order, people often look for simple narratives and explanatory models to identify culprits,” McGill University anthropologist and cognitive scientist Dr. Samuel Veissière has said. National Post
Obituary - Dr. Pierre Assalian (1945-2020)
It is with much sadness we learned of the passing of our dear colleague Dr. Pierre Assalian on Friday, September 25 after a brief and intense struggle with leukemia. His passing was much too soon and he will be deeply missed.
Is the Media Getting Better at Covering Suicide?, Dr. Rob Whitley, Psychology Today
Mental health advocates have long criticized the mainstream media for getting it wrong when reporting suicide. These criticisms are based on a historical corpus of research indicating that suicide was frequently reported in an inappropriate manner in the media. Common issues include glorifying or romanticizing suicide and giving excessive detail about the suicide method used. A recent review paper indicates that such coverage could contribute towards “copycat suicides.”
Obituary - Dr. Luis Vacaflor (1933 -2020)
Sadly, the time has come to bid adieu to our dear friend Luis. And none too soon, he would have said, with typical irony; for the feeling of having reached the end of his tenure in this world had been with him for some time. He did not appear distressed about it; but one could sense his anguish at the futility of the empty, extremely limited existence he was enduring.
McGill researchers part of international team awarded NIH grant to study causes and predictors of emerging psychosis
The McGill contribution will be led by Dr. Jai Shah, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, and carried out through the Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montréal, at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute), where Shah is Associate Director. The Montreal team, which also includes McGill’s Dr. Mallar Chakravarty, Dr. Martin Lepage and Dr.
Meet one of our recent Canada Research Chairs – Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy
Over the summer, the Canada Research Chair program announced the most recent recipients of Tier 1 and Tier 2 CRCs. Among them were Marie-Claude Geoffroy, PhD, a researcher in the McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Research Centre, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University. We had the opportunity to hear from Dr. Geoffroy about what a difference obtaining a CRC could make in her line of research.
Professor Tina Montreuil quoted in Ici-Radio-Canada
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Dr. Cecilia Flores obtains NIDA Project Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Cecilia Flores on her National Institute of Drug Abuse Project Grant!
Drs. Ashok Malla & Serge Gauthier elected into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS)
Drs. Ashok Malla and Serge Gauthier are amongst the seventy-seven of the highly prestigious Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) list of individuals that were selected to join as Fellows for 2020.
CAHS recognizes excellence in health sciences. Fellows have demonstrated, through their careers and lives, that they are committed to their field of expertise in many ways.