Dr. Reut Gruber's research featured in Time Healthland, CBS News and CNN Health
Time Healthland: More Sleep Means More Focused, Emotionally Stable KidsDr. Carl Ernst's research featured in the Montreal Gazette
Rare genetic mutation linked to psychiatric illnesses, obesity
B Charlie Fidelman, GAZETTE Health Reporter October 8, 2012
MONTREAL — Grounding chronic illnesses and mental disorders in human DNA is like trying to tease out a giant riddle that’s complicated by the intricate relationship between biology and behaviour. Hundreds of genes have been associated with psychiatric conditions, some erroneously, and they were not confirmed.
Article from Dr. Michael Meaney's lab featured in ScienceDaily
From the lab of CIFAR Fellow Michael Meaney (McGill University): Scientists have provided evidence that socioeconomic status affects family function and the development and function of brain regions that are critical for attention, learning and memory. Meaney's lab looks into how parenting produces lasting effects on cognitive and emotional development.
Government of Canada and Graham Boeckh Foundation jointly support mental health research network
Ottawa, Ontario (October 1, 2012) – The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, joined Tony Boeckh, Chair of the Graham Boeckh Foundation, and Dr. Alain Beaudet, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), to announce the launch of the new Patient-Oriented Network in Adolescent and Youth Mental Health.
Dr. Suzane Renaud (Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry) Inaugurated as President of the Canadian Psychiatric Association
Dr. Suzane Renaud, a clinical psychiatrist from Montreal, Quebec, who specializes in treating bipolar and personality disorders, was inaugurated as President of the Canadian Psychiatric Association.
New Associate Graduate Program Director: Dr. Naguib Mechawar
To all faculty and students,
New Chief and Head of Child Psychiatry: Dr. Martin Gauthier
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Martin Gauthier has been appointed as the Director of the McGill University Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre, effective September 1, 2012.