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Published on: 25 Apr 2022

AFTD grants support scientists as they conduct vital research into advancing our understanding of FTD. Several newly awarded grants are driving hope for a future where FTD can be detected earlier in the disease process and effectively treated. Read more

 

Published on: 22 Apr 2022

How mental health training for regular citizens is helping to fill Canada’s therapy gap

Published on: 19 Apr 2022

Ninth annual ‘Immigrant Women of Inspiration’ features four women pushing boundaries in science and technology

…Srividya Iyer’s passion for mental health began in childhood, when her father told her stories while she sat on his lap. After developing an equal fascination for science, Iyer chose the career of psychology, merging her love of narrative with her penchant for critical thinking. Canadian Immigrant

Published on: 19 Apr 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Jaswant Guzder who was appointed to Canadian Psychiatric Association’s (CPA) structural racism task force. This task force focuses on a number of important mandates including proposing specific actions and recommendations to eliminate structural racism, provide education and resources on Canadian psychiatry’s history regarding structural racism, etc. Click here to learn more about the CPA.

Published on: 12 Apr 2022

La thérapie de la reconsolidation by Dr. Alain Brunet.

"After going through a painful experience, Dr. Alain Brunet wanted to helping people who have suffered traumatic incidents or simply traumas. This interest led him to conduct neuroscience research on the role of memory in the persistence of trauma. An innovative therapy based on his work was proposed to the victims of the Bataclan and Nice attacks." Watch here

Published on: 7 Apr 2022

Changement de sexe à l’état civil | Pas moins de 659 demandes autorisées au Québec en 2021

Published on: 7 Apr 2022

Quebec's 6th wave could be as bad as the last, health expert warns

…Myrna Lashley, a psychologist and associate professor at McGill University, said it's clear the government is wary of reimposing restrictions because it is concerned about backlash and economic fallout. As a result, Lashley is advising Quebecers to exercise caution in order to protect themselves and others. CBC

Published on: 5 Apr 2022

Montreal researchers find that, like Prozac, LSD may be useful for anxiety treatment. CTV News

Soigner l’anxiété à petites doses de LSD. Le Devoir

LSD, a future antianxiety pill? McGill University Health Centre

Published on: 5 Apr 2022

Experts Identify Three Key Factors That Determine Mental Illness

..."These features represented some of the best-supported risk factors thought to influence multiple mental health problems," says the study's senior author Marco Leyton, PhD. "Our study is unique because we had the unprecedented opportunity to study all three factors together."

Verywell Mind

Published on: 5 Apr 2022

Dr. Jai Shah was named the 2022 Research Excellence Awardee, a distinguished prize that will be officially awarded at the 2022 Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society in Florence, Italy on 6-10 April 2022. The Research Excellence Award is given to a mid-career researcher who has shown exceptional research in the field of schizophrenia research and promising research trajectory. Congratulations Dr. Shah!

Published on: 25 Mar 2022

Dr. Tremblay was a general practitioner at the Douglas Institute and an associate researcher at the Douglas Research Centre since 1999. He played an important role in introducing the concept of assessment of the quality of medical care using explicit and implicit criteria in Canada, in the 1980s. This concept is now used widely in North America and is recommended by the Quebec College of Physicians.

Dr. Tremblay worked closely with other former researchers, such as Drs. Thomas Brown and Maurice Dongier, and was committed to advancing research on substance abuse.

Published on: 24 Mar 2022

Dr. Romina Mizrahi has been elected as a Board Member of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) for a 4-year appointment, commencing April 7, 2022. The mission of the SIRS is to be a worldwide organization that aims to bring together researchers and clinicians in schizophrenia and related disorders. Congratulations Dr. Mizrahi!

Published on: 23 Mar 2022

Dr.Serge Gauthier: Alzheimer's and Dementia Care and Treatment Needs to Change

Published on: 23 Mar 2022

The Specialized Centre for Adolescent Mental Health of the MCH opens its doors. Read more

New outpatient centre in Montreal helps teens in suicidal crisis. Montreal Gazette

Published on: 23 Mar 2022

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