Nouveau projet de psychiatrie de précision à l'Hôpital général de Montréal
...Au cours des prochaines années, des chercheurs dirigés par le docteur Simon Ducharme s'affaireront à accumuler les données, comme les marqueurs biologiques des patients qu'ils voient, dont ils ont besoin pour faire avancer les connaissances.
Dr. Alain Brunet was recently featured on Télé-Québec’s “L’Avenir nous appartient”. He states that it is possible to reduce the intensity of a painful memory to treat those who have experienced severe post-traumatic stress or even severe heartbreak and that it is possible to help these individuals overcome their suffering. It is known as the Brunet Method.
Montreal General Hospital funds new precision psychiatry project
...Over the next few years, Dr. Simon Ducharme will lead a team of researchers and collect data to advance knowledge on the subject, such as biological markers from the patients they see.
Let's Go with Sabrina Marandola
Dr. Eric Latimer tells Sabrina about the potential benefits of researchers collaborating with existing shelters to find solutions to homelessness.
More Quebec teen girls hospitalized for suicidal behaviour in 2021: report
...Dr. Martin Gignac, chief of psychiatry at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, said the number of young people coming to the emergency room in psychological distress had been rising steadily over the past 10 years and has increased further during the pandemic.
...Samuel Veissiere, a psychiatry professor at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ, said high school, junior college and university students have been somewhat forgotten during the pandemic and have suffered the most from isolation.
Mesures sanitaires / Prochaine étape: apprendre à gérer le risque
…N’empêche, des études montrent un fossé grandissant entre les menaces perçues – terroristes, pandémiques, etc. – et les dangers réels, souligne la Dre Cécile Rousseau, pédopsychiatre et professeure au département de psychiatrie à McGill. « La perception du risque n’a pas de relation directe avec le risque réel ou avec l’exposition au risque », résume-t-elle.
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Le documentaire traitant de la santé mental périnatale est une idée originale de Jessica Barker est disponible sur Noovo.ca
....Afin d’approfondir le sujet, Jessica Barker sollicite également les témoignages de spécialistes provenant du milieu de la santé comme la Dre Tuong Vi Nguyen, psychiatre au Centre Universitaire de Santé McGill.
Eating disorders among Quebecers skyrocket during pandemic
...Since the COVID-19 crisis began in March 2020, referrals to an eating disorders program at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute increased by 45 per cent. “It’s really quite striking. That figure resembles what I have heard from colleagues all over the world,” said Dr. Howard Steiger, who runs the program.
Brownstein: Pandemic brings more challenges to Douglas Hospital
...Dr. Johan Cohen, a psychiatrist and head of the emergency room at the Douglas, has nothing but praise for the efforts of his fellow staffers.
“These are such difficult times for the patients and staff,” Cohen says. “At the beginning, we had no vaccines and we really had to come together to deal with it all. And then came the short staffing issues. Let’s just say we really had to learn to adapt quickly to ever-changing circumstances.”
Nouvelle étude: les jeux vidéo liés à des symptômes associés au TDAH
…D’où l’importance pour les familles de bien encadrer le temps-écran à la maison, dès l’enfance. Un adolescent ne devrait pas passer plus de deux heures par jour devant un écran, pour ses loisirs, indique Mme Fitzpatrick. Véronique Bohbot, de l’Université McGill, de même que Gregory West et Elroy Boers, de l’Université de Montréal, ont aussi collaboré à cette étude.
Aller au lit entre 22h et 23h serait l'idéal pour la santé du coeur.
...Le lien entre notre horloge interne (ce qu’on appelle le rythme circadien) et de multiples problèmes de santé, du cancer jusqu’à des maladies métaboliques comme le diabète, est bien documenté, rappelle le professeur Nicolas Cermakian, qui est chercheur au Centre de recherche Douglas et professeur au département de psychiatrie de l’Université McGill.
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The Mental Health Troubles of Middle-Aged Men
(By Rob Whitley) There are many psychiatric subspecialties focused on specific age categories. These includechild psychiatry, youth mental health, and geriatric psychiatry. But there is no subspecialty known as "mid-life mental health" or "middle-aged psychiatry." This is concerning, as statistics indicate that this can be an especially vulnerable period. For example, suicides in Western countries are particularly pronounced in the 40-60 age group, with especially high rates in middle-aged men.
Dear Colleagues,
The MUHC has recently announced the appointment of Dr. Karine Igartua as the new Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Medical co-lead of the MUHC Mental Health Mission. Dr. Igartua will be replacing Dr. Nadia Szkrumelak and her four year mandate begins on January 1, 2022.
