Quebec Students Snooze Their Way to Success: National Recipient of the 2020 Health Promoting Schools Champion Award.
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Published on: 28 Jan 2021
Pandemic distress testing Quebec's beleaguered mental health services, experts say
…Marie-JosĂ©e Fleury, a Ď㽶ĘÓƵ 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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Published on: 27 Jan 2021
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Published on: 20 Jan 2021
McGill launches multicultural mental health initiative
…The initiative was led by Dr. Laurence Kirmayer, a renowned researcher in the field of transcultural psychiatry. “Addressing issues of language, culture, religion and other aspects of diversity, the MMHRC will promote greater equity in mental health care,” said Dr. Kirmayer. “Mental health is often viewed differently in different cultures, which requires culturally responsive approaches to meet the needs of those seeking help.”
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Published on: 20 Jan 2021
L’impact de la pandémie sur la santé mentale reste difficile à mesurer
…On commence toutefois à cerner les groupes les plus à risque, a expliqué Samuel Veissière, chercheur au Département de psychiatrie de l’Université McGill : les femmes, les gens de moins de 40 ans et, étonnamment, les gens de gauche (voir encadré), et en premier lieu les personnes ayant des troubles préexistants.
Le Devoir.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2021
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.
Vancouver Sun.
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Published on: 15 Jan 2021
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.
Sincerely,
Dr. Nadia Szkrumelak, Psychiatrist-in-Chief, MUHC
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Published on: 15 Jan 2021
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).
Health e-News.
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Published on: 15 Jan 2021
Dr. Phyllis Zelkowitz is retiring after more than 30 years of research into maternal and reproductive mental health, as well as playing a leadership role in research at the Jewish General Hospital. In announcing her retirement, Dr. Karl Looper, JGH Psychiatrist-in-chief, and Dr. Roderick McInnes, Director of the LDI, praised Dr. Zelkowitz for “exceptional leadership, ushering in a generation of researchers who has elevated the status of mental health research at the Jewish General Hospital to an international level.”
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Published on: 15 Jan 2021
Expanded lockdown means even more challenges to Quebecers' mental health
…Not everyone is struggling. Psychologist Mryna Lashley said there is no need to feel guilty if you're among those who are thriving. “We're not emphasizing the fact that not everybody has to feel depressed, not everybody has to have mental health difficulties because of this,” she said.
CTV News.
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Published on: 8 Jan 2021
Spending the pandemic talking to yourself? If you live alone, you’re not alone.
…Samuel Veissière, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ who has studied tulpamancy, suspects that during the pandemic, “a tulpamancer might be doing better than average because they’re used to being alone,” he says. “They’ve developed these coping mechanisms. They’re able to entertain themselves.”
Washington Post.
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Published on: 6 Jan 2021
Canadians leave their Christmas lights on to get through dark times
…Dr. Tina C. Montreuil, an associate member of the Department of Psychiatry at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ, said the lights can really bring a boost to morale during trying times. “Hope is an essential ingredient of resilience,” she said. “One of the only really true ways that we can sustain the ongoing restrictions is to holding onto some level of hope.”
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Published on: 6 Jan 2021
A group of proteins called 4E-BPs, involved in memory formation, is the key to unlocking the antidepressant effect of ketamine in the brain, according to researchers from three Canadian universities. The could lead to better and safer treatments for certain patients suffering from major depression.
Published on: 16 Dec 2020
She was suicidal, struggling with PTSD and addicted to alcohol. The help she needed was all under one roof
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Published on: 10 Dec 2020
Defund the police — and then what? What Toronto can learn from the places out in front of a global movement
…Policing homelessness, it turns out, is costly. In Toronto, an average of $59,000 (Canadian) of public resources is spent on each homeless person with a mental illness, according to a 2017 study led by Ď㽶ĘÓƵ professor Eric Latimer. The research calculated the costs of services including shelters, hospitals and social assistance - but it was policing and court appearances that were the biggest expense, at $12,393 per person.
Toronto Star
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Published on: 10 Dec 2020
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