The first round of the McGill-Western Collaboration Grant awards were announced yesterday, showcasing the unique research partnership between Western University’s BrainsCAN and Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) initiative. In the inaugural round,seven research teams, each co-led by a Western and McGill faculty member, have been awarded funding for their transformational research projects that aim to radically transform our understanding of the brain.
Peut-on soigner le stress post-traumatique avec un simple médicament ? C’est la question que pose l’étude Paris-Mémoire vive. L’un de ses promoteurs, le canadien Alain Brunet, est de passage à Paris. Professeur de psychiatrie à l’université McGill de Montréal, il présente des résultats assez stupéfiants. À ce jour, plus de 340 patients adultes participent à l’étude, essentiellement des victimes des attentats de Paris le 13 novembre 2015 et de Nice le 14 juillet 2016.Ìý
Women make up the majority of the health workforce and yet remain under-represented in leadership and decision-making positions. This gender gap overlooks women’s expertise and talents, and compromises the knowledge and policy base for advancing health and equity globally. The need to improve the visibility and recognition of women in global health is clear, and with Canada’s international reputation for advancing health and equity, it is important that the diversity of women leaders be recognized and amplified.
Congratulations to all the students who received a Graduate Excellence Fellowship in Mental Health Research Award for 2018-2019!Ìý
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To mark the 75thÌýanniversary of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s Department of Psychiatry, Canada’s first academic department in the field, a specialÌýsymposiumÌýwill be held at the St. James Theatre on November 29. Under the theme Looking Forward, Looking Back the event will provide participants with the opportunity to hear from a distinguished lineup of international speakers and to network with old and new colleagues alike.
The use of antidepressants among teenagers has exploded in just the last few years in Quebec.
Figures from Quebec's health insurance board are staggering — three times more Quebec teens were consuming antidepressant drugs in 2017 than they had ten years earlier.
In addition, twice as many teen girls than teen boys are using them.
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An animalÌýstudyÌýhas identifiedÌýnew pathwaysÌýby which cannabidiol (CBD), the non-intoxicating compound in marijuana, affects the brain and nervous system without getting users high. If replicable in humans, the finding may strengthen the argument that a moderate dose of CBD could be a safer alternative to standard pain and anxiety meds for many patients.
A delegation from the McGill Department of Psychiatry visited the Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, China. Our Department is currently under negotiations with this hospital to establish educational and research collaborations.
How human brain donations could help prevent suicide
What’s happening inside the brain when people can’t see through their suffering? The answer may lie inside a Montreal brain bank
National Post Staff - Updated: October 16, 2018