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It is the sad truth that between five and 10 per cent of people with BPD die by suicide, says Dr. Joel Paris, a psychiatrist, expert in BPD and professor emeritus at Ïăœ¶ÊÓÆ”, where he was chair of the department of psychiatry between 1997 and 2007.

“The scientific question is whether we know enough to predict and prevent such events. Unfortunately we don’t. And that is why I have suggested working with suicidal patients in outpatient therapy rather than hospitalizing them. Most experts on BPD agree with me on this point.”

Published on: 24 Apr 2019

For many years, scientists could only speculate that neuropsychiatric disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, addiction, or schizophrenia were related to our genetics. A 2009 study showed that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients had hundreds of common genetic variants that each increased the risk of disease by a small amount. Over the past decade, these findings greatly influenced scientists as they performed similar whole genome studies on individuals with and without neuropsychiatric disorders, searching for significant common genetic variants.

Published on: 18 Apr 2019

Study sheds light on longstanding debate

Researchers have known for decades that inflammation accompanies Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brain lesions. Several early studies suggested that “super-aspirins” or Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) could help avoid the disease. However, after clinical trials showed that NSAIDs don’t help patients who already have AD symptoms, doctors wondered whether these drugs could still be helpful to people who were at risk of developing the disease, but weren’t yet showing symptoms.

Published on: 15 Apr 2019

Le docteur Brett Burstein [professeur adjoint,Ìę MĂ©decine d'urgence] un urgentologue pĂ©diatrique, a coĂ©crit une Ă©tude publiĂ©e cette semaine qui trace le portrait du phĂ©nomĂšne aux États-Unis. Selon les conclusions, le nombre d’enfants hospitalisĂ©s pour avoir pensĂ© ou avoir tentĂ© de s’enlever la vie a doublĂ© de 2007 Ă  2015, passant de 580 000 Ă  1,12 million. (L'ActualitĂ©)

Ìę

Published on: 12 Apr 2019

LA NATURE ADDICTIVE DES JEUX VIDÉO ET DES RÉSEAUX SOCIAUX

VĂ©ronique Bohbot, neuroscientifique Ă  l’Institut Douglas et professeure au dĂ©partement de psychiatrie de l’UniversitĂ© McGill, a d’abord indiquĂ© qu’il y avait des corrĂ©lations entre l’utilisation des «noyaux caudĂ©s», qui font que certains comportements deviennent des automatismes, et la grosseur de l’hippocampe, une partie du cerveau utilisĂ©e lorsqu’on pose des gestes de façon rĂ©flĂ©chie.

Le Soleil

Published on: 8 Apr 2019

Pour certains Rwandais rĂ©fugiĂ©s ici, les blessures post-traumatiques ont parfois fait surface des annĂ©es plus tard, affirme CĂ©cile Rousseau, pĂ©dopsychiatre et directrice du Groupe de recherche et d'intervention transculturelles de l'UniversitĂ© McGill, qui a travaillĂ© avec plusieurs survivants du gĂ©nocide. « Leur hĂ©ritage est mĂȘlĂ© de blessures. MĂȘme un foetus dans le ventre de sa maman est influencĂ© par des Ă©motions sur lesquelles il ne peut mettre de mots. Ce n'est que plus tard qu'il pourra comprendre les tempĂȘtes affectives qu'il vit », affirme-t-elle.

Le Devoir

Published on: 8 Apr 2019

PhĂ©nomĂšne trĂšs visible en AmĂ©rique, la fragilitĂ© des Ă©tudiants se dessine peu Ă  peu en France et se propage au-delĂ  des campus.Ìę Revendications identitaires extrĂȘmes, outrage moral, demandes d’accommodations en tous genres, obsession du trauma, sacralisation de la victime : la tyrannie du bien-ĂȘtre fait exploser l’anxiĂ©tĂ© de masse.

Published on: 1 Apr 2019

A public inquiry can tell us how our mental-health system can better serve men and boys.

A recent special issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry devoted three papers to men's mental health. The statistics summarized in these papers are shocking, leading some commentators, including the Canadian Mental Health Association, to conclude that there is a silent crisis of men's mental health.

Published on: 1 Apr 2019

Montreal, Wednesday, March 27 2019 – The Women's Y Foundation is proud to announce the names of the laureates, who will be honoured on September 26, 2019 at The Windsor Montreal during the 26th Women of Distinction Awards.

Published on: 28 Mar 2019

This program provides the conceptual background for research and clinical work in social and cultural psychiatry and will be of interest to postdoctoral trainees and researchers in psychiatry, psychology, and other mental health disciplines; graduate students in health and social sciences; physicians, psychologists, social workers, and other health professionals.

For complete information please click here.

Published on: 28 Mar 2019

The Weston Brain Institute has up to $10m in funding available through the 2019 programs that are currently accepting applications. A full list of programs can be found . In particular, please note that the deadline of the Rapid Response and Transformational Research Canada 2019 Parkinson’s & Related Diseases program has been extended. The LOI deadline is now May 15, 2019.

Published on: 22 Mar 2019

LES LÈVE-TÔT NATURELS: UNE AFFAIRE DE GÈNES

Published on: 15 Feb 2019

Will winter weather and power outages lead to a baby boom in Greater Victoria?

Anecdotal evidence suggests yes, research says no.

First things first. People do not necessarily get busier – if you get the drift – when extreme events like winter storms keep them inside and bring down the lights.

Nine months after an ice storm had caused catastrophic damage across Quebec and other parts of North America in early 1998, demographers scoffed at the notion that this extreme weather event had any significant bearing on live birth rates in the province.

Published on: 14 Feb 2019

Une pilule pour les coeurs brisés

Oubliez la crĂšme glacĂ©e, les couvertures de polar et les comĂ©dies romantiquesÌę:Ìęles cƓurs en miettes pourraient bientĂŽt ĂȘtre recollĂ©s Ă  l’aide d’une poignĂ©e de comprimĂ©s et d’un traitement inusitĂ©, s’il n’en tenait qu’à un psychologue montrĂ©alais.

Published on: 14 Feb 2019

CANNABIS: L’INSTITUT DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE SUGGÈRE UN ACCÈS GRADUEL POUR LES JEUNES
ExtrĂȘmement sceptique, le ministre dĂ©lĂ©guĂ© Ă  la SantĂ©, Lionel Carmant, a renvoyĂ© les experts de santĂ© publique Ă  une recherche effectuĂ©e par la docteure Gabriella Gobbi, de l'UniversitĂ© McGill, publiĂ©e mercredi et qui suggĂšre que le diagnostic de dĂ©pression chez environ sept pour cent des Canadiens ĂągĂ©s de 18 Ă  30 ans est imputable au cannabis.

L’actualitĂ©, MĂ©tro, Le Devoir

Published on: 14 Feb 2019

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