Mental Illness Awareness Week is underway (October 3-9, 2021). Dr. Srividya N. Iyer, one of 2021's Mental Health Champions, spoke to Radio Canada on the occasion, underscoring the need for early intervention, and for well-integrated services for those who are most at need. .
The Stratas Foundation, a volunteer not-for-profit organization sponsoring mental health research in Canada by young and early career scholars, invites students and researchers to submit proposals for consideration of five available scholarships. We require all research applications to pertain to mental health or mental illness, but there are no strict limits on the discipline of study. Additional details can be found .
« Mes enfants étaient devenus secondaires »
Ces prises de conscience sont essentielles, estime Cécile Rousseau, professeure de la division de psychiatrie sociale et transculturelle de l’Université McGill. « Certains se rendent compte que ça va trop loin, fait-elle observer. Ils se demandent pour quelle raison ils sont en train de se diviser. »
Let them hit snooze: Sleeping in helped teenagers cope with pandemic stress, study finds
Congratulations to Dr. Cécile Rousseau on her ! The Teasdale-Corti Humanitarian Award recognizes doctors who make truly exceptional sacrifices, often while exposing themselves to personal risk.
While poor sleep was linked to higher levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, more teens actually obtained the recommended amount of sleep compared to pre-pandemic sleep patterns, according to a new study from 㽶Ƶ. Changes to daily routines triggered by lockdowns allowed teenagers to follow their biological impulse to wake up and sleep later, reducing daytime sleepiness.
was among the 74 newly elected Fellows of the for 2021.Fellows are selected by their peers in recognition for their accomplishments and contributionsto the promotion of health science.Election to Fellowship in the Academy is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community. Congratulations Dr.
Dr. Natasha Rajah, was named to the Institute of for a 4-year term, beginning September 1, 2021. Congratulations Dr. Rajah!
We are very proud to announce that Dr. Gustavo Turecki was just named as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). Fellowship to the RSC is the highest academic honour in Canada and is awarded based on the recognition of an individual's scholarly excellence. The RSC is comprised of three academies: Arts, Humanities and Sciences, and its Fellowship includes over 2,400 Canadian scholars, who are leaders in their field and have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities, the sciences, and Canadian public life.
How can we predict suicide risk in students, especially at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected many people’s mental health? According to researchers from Montreal and France, self-esteem represents an important predictive marker of suicidal risk. The team from 㽶Ƶ, University of Montreal, Inserm, and Université de Bordeaux is using artificial intelligence to identify factors that accurately predict suicidal behavior in students.
Martin Carpentier a fait l’objet d’une autopsie psychologique
« C'est un peu comme un travail de détective », déclare le Dr Gustavo Turecki, au sujet de l’autopsie psychologique qui vise à comprendre le profil de santé mentale de la personne qui est décédée. Avec son équipe, il a répondu « présent » quand le Bureau du coroner a fait appel à leurs services pour tenter de comprendre ce qui a pu se passer dans la tête de Martin Carpentier pour qu’il s’en prenne à ses filles.
The Pandemic Changed Sleep Habits. Maybe That's a Good Thing
As a return to ‘normal’ seems achievable, adjustment disorders are the new elephant in the room
…Dr. Alain Brunet studies the effects of traumatic stress on mental health at the 㽶Ƶ-affiliated Douglas Research Centre. Last year, he and his team began researching the pandemic’s impact on mental health.
Globe & Mail.
Du LSD ou de la MDMA pour soigner sa santé mentale
…«[Ces drogues] permettent d’avoir une expérience transcendantale et spirituelle qui peut donner du sens à nos traumatismes», explique la Dre Gabriella Gobbi, chercheuse en psychopharmacologie à l’Université McGill.
Journal de Montréal.
Une psychiatre spécialiste s'ouvre sur sa dépression post-partum
Entrevue avec la Dre Tuong-Vi Nguyen, Drainville PM, 98.5fm.
Entrevue avec la Dre Tuong-Vi Nguyen, TVA Nouvelles.