What if we treat homelessness like a pandemic?
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 . 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.
Quand l’esprit est aveugle
On October 18, Dr. Gustavo Turecki was announced as a member of the . He is one of 10 international members named to the US NAM. Election to the Academy recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. Dr.
The 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.
La spécialiste des troubles de la personnalité
Relève inspirante.
Le Spécialiste FMSQ
Panel to examine pandemic's disproportionate impact on racialized people
Myrna Lashley, associate professor of psychology in ’s Department of Psychiatry, will be a panelist at an online event Thursday sponsored by AMI-Quebec.
Montreal Gazette.
Bâtir l'espoir, un geste à la fois
...La période actuelle est «excitante» pour les gens atteints de troubles mentaux, selon le DGustavo Turecki, directeur scientifique du centre de recherche Douglas et directeur du département de psychiatrie de . «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.
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.
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. .
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 .
« Mes enfants étaient devenus secondaires »
Ces prises de conscience sont essentielles, estime Cécile Rousseau, professeure de la division de psychiatrie sociale et transculturelle de l’Université . « Certains se rendent compte que ça va trop loin, fait-elle observer. Ils se demandent pour quelle raison ils sont en train de se diviser. »
Let them hit snooze: Sleeping in helped teenagers cope with pandemic stress, study finds
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Congratulations to Dr. Cécile Rousseau on her ! The Teasdale-Corti Humanitarian Award recognizes doctors who make truly exceptional sacrifices, often while exposing themselves to personal risk.
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While poor sleep was linked to higher levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, more teens actually obtained the recommended amount of sleep compared to pre-pandemic sleep patterns, according to a new study from . Changes to daily routines triggered by lockdowns allowed teenagers to follow their biological impulse to wake up and sleep later, reducing daytime sleepiness.