Rob Whitley and Brian McKenna: Tackling harmful stereotypes can promote veterans' mental health
Opinion: Veterans' social integration hampered by stereotypes based upon unfounded concerns that vets are primed to "snap."
Vancouver Sun
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Published on: 10 Nov 2020
Soutien psychosocial dans le Vieux-Québec et les écoles
…Les résidents du Vieux-Québec sont d'ailleurs plus susceptibles de développer un choc post-traumatique, d'autant plus que le contexte est déjà lourd en raison des mesures sanitaires en zone rouge. C'est ce qui inquiète le plus Alain Brunet, spécialiste des chocs post-traumatiques à l'Université McGill, au lendemain des attaques.
Radio-Canada
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Published on: 3 Nov 2020
La pandémie et la paralysie psychique, ou pourquoi on ne réagit pas plus à cette crise
Radio-Canada
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Published on: 3 Nov 2020
Dates butoirs, espoir et déception
…Viser une mobilisation à court terme peut susciter de l’espoir, mais aussi « de grosses déceptions », souligne pour sa part Cécile Rousseau, pédopsychiatre et professeure au département de psychiatrie à McGill.
La Presse
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Published on: 28 Oct 2020
Dr. Gustavo Turecki, Director of the McGill Group for Suicide Studies, has been named one of seven recipients of a 2020 Outstanding Achievement Prize in Mental Health, as awarded by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, the world’s largest private funder of mental health research grants. Â
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Published on: 23 Oct 2020
One of only three women on the 13-member National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and the first junior faculty member, Dr. Silveira’s participation on the Council is a testament to the caliber of her research and leadership in the area of child development. Dr. Silveira recently took some time to chat with us to discuss the Council and its recent paper.
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Published on: 23 Oct 2020
The Pain of Loneliness and the Pleasure of Solitude
(By Prof. Rob Whitley) Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, I have received dozens of calls from journalists seeking my opinion on the mental health impact of the pandemic. These calls typically cover various topics, but frequently focus on the impact on loneliness. This is an important topic to consider, given that the research literature indicates that loneliness can be a risk factor for adverse mental health outcomes including depression, substance misuse and suicide.
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Published on: 23 Oct 2020
N-word deserves repugnance, but also discussion: experts
…The N-word is a term of hatred meant to convey inferiority and subordination and the sense a person is less than human, said Dr. Myrna Lashley, a professor in Ď㽶ĘÓƵ’s department of psychiatry and former director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. That being said, she wishes members of the Black community could do as many hip-hop artists and rappers have done, and rob the hateful word of its power by making it their own.
Montreal Gazette
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Published on: 21 Oct 2020
Dr. Cecilia Flores recently obtained a large grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (an institute of the US-based National Institutes of Health) to pursue her work on the effects of amphetamine on the development of the adolescent brain, specifically on increased vulnerability to psychiatric disorders. We caught up with Dr. Flores to find out more about her work.
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Published on: 16 Oct 2020
Through a collaboration between Dr. Outi Linnaranta and the National Research Council of Canada, virtual reality approaches are being used to offer mental health care to isolated and remote communities in Quebec's north.
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Published on: 16 Oct 2020
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.Â
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Published on: 16 Oct 2020
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Published on: 16 Oct 2020
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.
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Published on: 15 Oct 2020
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 Ď㽶ĘÓƵ. “It’s a horrific crime, that’s highly unusual.”
TheIFP.ca
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Published on: 15 Oct 2020
Trust in public institutions is linked to fewer COVID-19 deaths, but trust and belonging to groups is associated with more deaths, according to a wide-ranging, McGill-led study of 30-day COVID-19 mortality rates in 84 countries. Greater economic inequality is also associated with COVID-19 mortality.
Published on: 7 Oct 2020
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