Dr. Debbie Sookman featured in American Psychiatric Association Psychiatric News
International Group Releases New OCD Treatment Standards
Dr. Martin Gignac featured in La Presse
Lettre d'opinion: Prévenir la violence
...« De nombreuses études du développement des comportements violents ont montré que les actes violents commis durant l’adolescence et l’âge adulte ont leurs racines tôt dans le développement des individus », écrit l’auteur.
La Presse. Lire ici
Dr. Myrna Lashley quoted by CBC
Race played role in how Quebec premier, Montreal mayor handled 2 teen deaths, experts say
"I don't think they understood the gravity of the message they were sending," said Myrna Lashley, an associate professor of psychiatry at McGill University and the former director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.
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Resident Awards Night 2021
Dear Residents and Faculty,
The Resident Awards Night took place via zoom on November 22, 2021. We would like to thank the MPRA and the Department of Psychiatry for making this a special evening where we were able to honor Faculty, Resident and Administrative Staff achievements. Congratulations to all this year’s winners!
Faculty Awards
Best Clinical Supervisor for Senior residents
Dr. Eric Latimer quoted in Big News Network
What if we treat homelessness like a pandemic?
Dr. Samuel Veissière interviewed on ICI Radio-Canada
Pourriez-vous passer une journée entière loin des écrans? Les personnes intéressées au défi de 24 h sans écrans pourront d’abord remplir un jeu-questionnaire en ligne, créé en collaboration avec une équipe de recherche de l’Université McGill. Les questions tournent autour des effets du téléphone intelligent sur la vie des jeunes, notamment sur le plan de la concentration, du sommeil et de leur vie sociale.
Dr. Gustavo Turecki named as a Member of the US National Academy of Medicine
On October 18, Dr. Gustavo Turecki was announced as a member of the US National Academy of Medicine. He is one of 10 international members named to the US NAM.
Call for Faculty Project Submissions: McGill-UWI Queen Elizabeth Scholars Program 2021-2024
The McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) is launching a three-year Queen Elizabeth Scholars climate resiliency research and student-training initiative in partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI). This training and research exchange program links cross-disciplinary research with practice between Canada and the Caribbean region.
Dr. Rosemarie Chénard-Soucy featured in Le Spécialiste FMSQ
La spécialiste des troubles de la personnalité
Relève inspirante. Lire ici
Le Spécialiste FMSQ
Dr. Myrna Lashley quoted in Montreal Gazette
Panel to examine pandemic's disproportionate impact on racialized people Myrna Lashley, associate professor of psychology in McGill University’s Department of Psychiatry, will be a panelist at an online event Thursday sponsored by AMI-Quebec.
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Dr. Gustavo Turecki interviewed by La Presse
Bâtir l'espoir, un geste à la fois
...La période actuelle est « excitante » pour les gens atteints de troubles mentaux, selon le Dr Gustavo Turecki, directeur scientifique du centre de recherche Douglas et directeur du département de psychiatrie de McGill. « Il y a un changement social à ce sujet, les gens sont beaucoup plus ouverts à parler de leur trouble mental, et il y a beaucoup moins de préjugés », se réjouit-il.
Dr. Massimiliano Orri and Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy featured in the National Post
Understanding the early-life origins of suicide: Vulnerability may begin even before birth People considering their own death have often gone through long periods of intense suffering and internal struggles. They may have endured mental illness and experienced a range of adverse life events. Helping people suffering from a mental disorder and/or going through a difficult time is therefore of the utmost importance to preventing suicide.
Dr. Srividya N. Iyer interviewed on Radio-Canada
Mental Illness Awareness Week is underway (October 3-9, 2021). Dr. Srividya N. Iyer, one of 2021's Mental Health Champions, spoke to Radio Canada on the occasion, underscoring the need for early intervention, and for well-integrated services for those who are most at need. Listen here.
New Mental Health Research Funding Opportunities
The Stratas Foundation, a volunteer not-for-profit organization sponsoring mental health research in Canada by young and early career scholars, invites students and researchers to submit proposals for consideration of five available scholarships. We require all research applications to pertain to mental health or mental illness, but there are no strict limits on the discipline of study. Additional details can be found here.