Congratulations to Dr. Romina Mizrahi on her American College of Neuropsychopharmacology’s Joel Elkes Award! The ACNP presents the Joel Elkes Research Award to a young scientist in recognition of an outstanding clinical contribution to neuropsychopharmacology.
to watch Dr. Romina Mizrahi's acceptance video.
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Brandon, recipient of Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program grants. Dr. Brandon is among 20 successful applicants from across the country to receive $100,000 in research funding distributed over a period of two years.
Worrying statistics on men’s mental health signal it’s time for an inquiry
(By Rob Whitley) All too often, the word 'gender' is typically equated with 'women,' meaning that issues disproportionately affecting men are overlooked or ignored. Hill Times
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L'autogestion de la santé mentale : un outil pour mieux aller
...Alors que l’accès aux services de santé mentale reste parfois coûteux et difficile d’accès, la psychologue souligne de plus l’importance de sensibiliser le gouvernement à cet effet.
Journal MĂ©tro
On n’a pas le luxe de se priver d’espaces verts
…Aussi professeur en psychiatrie Ă l’UniversitĂ© ş«ąúÂăÎč, Howard Steiger s’intĂ©resse Ă l’épigĂ©nĂ©tique, soit la capacitĂ© de certains micronutriments Ă altĂ©rer l’expression de nos gènes. SpĂ©cialiste en troubles de comportement alimentaire, il a notamment dĂ©montrĂ© que la malnutrition reliĂ©e Ă l’anorexie affecte l’expression des gènes rĂ©gulateurs des fonctions cĂ©rĂ©brales, perturbant les mĂ©canismes responsables de la rĂ©gulation de l’humeur et des comportements sociaux.
Journal de Montréal
Anorexia: ş«ąúÂăÎč study reveals a new neurobiological mechanism that paves the way to a treatment.
Congratulations to all the students who received a Graduate Excellence Fellowship in Mental Health Research Award for 2020-2021!
Olivia Norrmén-Smith (Supervisor: Dr. Suparna Choudhury & Dr. Laurence Kirmayer)
Dietta Chihade (Supervisor: Dr. Marie-Josée Fleury)
Philippe Hwang (Supervisor: Dr. Lily Hechtman)
Tiffany Harrington-Ashoona (Supervisor: Dr. Ian Gold)
Eleni Sofouli (Supervisor: Dr. Myra Piat)
Michaela Field (Supervisor: Dr. Eric Jarvis)
Congratulations to Dr. Laurence Kirmayer on his 2020 AFTA Distinguished Contribution to Family Systems Research Award. This annual American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) award recognizes an individual for outstanding research on subjects central to the field of family therapy.
Rob Whitley and Brian McKenna: Tackling harmful stereotypes can promote veterans' mental health
Opinion: Veterans' social integration hampered by stereotypes based upon unfounded concerns that vets are primed to "snap."
Vancouver Sun
Soutien psychosocial dans le Vieux-Québec et les écoles
…Les rĂ©sidents du Vieux-QuĂ©bec sont d'ailleurs plus susceptibles de dĂ©velopper un choc post-traumatique, d'autant plus que le contexte est dĂ©jĂ lourd en raison des mesures sanitaires en zone rouge. C'est ce qui inquiète le plus Alain Brunet, spĂ©cialiste des chocs post-traumatiques Ă l'UniversitĂ© ş«ąúÂăÎč, au lendemain des attaques.
Radio-Canada
La pandémie et la paralysie psychique, ou pourquoi on ne réagit pas plus à cette crise
Radio-Canada
Dates butoirs, espoir et déception
…Viser une mobilisation Ă court terme peut susciter de l’espoir, mais aussi « de grosses dĂ©ceptions », souligne pour sa part CĂ©cile Rousseau, pĂ©dopsychiatre et professeure au dĂ©partement de psychiatrie Ă ş«ąúÂăÎč.
La Presse
Dr. Gustavo Turecki, Director of the ş«ąúÂăÎč Group for Suicide Studies, has been named one of seven recipients of a 2020 Outstanding Achievement Prize in Mental Health, as awarded by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, the world’s largest private funder of mental health research grants. Ěý
One of only three women on the 13-member National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and the first junior faculty member, Dr. Silveira’s participation on the Council is a testament to the caliber of her research and leadership in the area of child development. Dr. Silveira recently took some time to chat with us to discuss the Council and its recent paper.
