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The º«¹úÂãÎè contribution will be led by Dr. Jai Shah, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, and carried out through the Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montréal, at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute), where Shah is Associate Director. The Montreal team, which also includes º«¹úÂãÎè’s Dr. Mallar Chakravarty, Dr. Martin Lepage and Dr. Rachel Rabin, will be identifying participants, providing support and following young people experiencing CHR symptoms while conducting clinical and biomarker assessments.

Heath e-News

Published on: 24 Sep 2020

Over the summer, the Canada Research Chair program announced the most recent recipients of Tier 1 and Tier 2 CRCs. Among them were Marie-Claude Geoffroy, PhD, a researcher in the º«¹úÂãÎè Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Research Centre, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at º«¹úÂãÎè. We had the opportunity to hear from Dr. Geoffroy about what a difference obtaining a CRC could make in her line of research.

Health e-News

Published on: 24 Sep 2020

Les jeunes et l'anxiété

Radio-Canada

Published on: 24 Sep 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Cecilia Flores on her National Institute of Drug Abuse Project Grant!

This 5-year project, entitled, "Amphetamine in adolescence disrupts prefrontal cortex development," aims to study how exposure to stimulant drugs of abuse in adolescence disrupt ongoing brain development, increasing vulnerability to psychiatric disorders using animal models. An important aspect of this research is the large differences in sensitivity to these drug effects that exist between males and females and the protective effects of therapeutic versus recreational doses.

Published on: 23 Sep 2020

Drs. Ashok Malla and Serge Gauthier are amongst the seventy-seven of the highly prestigious Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) list of individuals that were selected to join as Fellows for 2020.

CAHS recognizes excellence in health sciences. Fellows have demonstrated, through their careers and lives, that they are committed to their field of expertise in many ways.

Published on: 18 Sep 2020

Dr. Romina Mizrahi has been appointed as the new Associate Chair of Research for the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Mizrahi will be responsible for the Department’s research mission and oversee strategic research planning. She will also assist the Chair in the coordination of research activities, recruitment of researchers, and review the research-track residency program.

Published on: 17 Sep 2020

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Congratulations to our researchers who were successful in this latest round of CIHR grants! The successfully funded researchers and their respective projects are:

Dr. Gabriella Gobbi - "Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and social behavior. A translational study.

Dr. Naguib Mechawar - "Remodeling of cerebral plasticity by early-life adversity: cellular and molecular mechanisms in the human brain"

Dr. Norbert Schmitz - "The role of depression in the intergenerational transmission of type 2 diabetes"

Published on: 17 Sep 2020

…La Dre Tuong-Vi Nguyen, professeure adjointe au Département de psychiatrie de l’Université º«¹úÂãÎè et scientifique à l’Institut de recherche du Centre universitaire de santé de º«¹úÂãÎè, fait partie de celles et ceux qui prennent les femmes au sérieux. Peut-être parce qu’elle est, elle-aussi, dotée d’ovaires qui la travaillent mais surtout parce qu’elle sait que les douleurs physiques et psychiques liées au TDPM ne sont pas à prendre à la légère.

Urbania

Published on: 15 Sep 2020

Ce sont près de 80 notifications qui font sonner nos téléphones mobiles quotidiennement. Elles ont pour but d'attirer rapidement l'attention et distraient les utilisateurs qui mettent un certain temps à retrouver leur concentration. Plusieurs chercheurs se sont penchés sur les conséquences de ces notifications sur notre bien-être. Le point avec Samuel Veissière, professeur au Département de psychiatrie de l'Université º«¹úÂãÎè.

Radio-Canada

Published on: 15 Sep 2020

Remote learning: boon or necessary evil? Two Quebec experts give tips on making it work

Published on: 11 Sep 2020

…Myrna Lashley, an expert on race relations and assistant professor at º«¹úÂãÎè, suggested putting the Macdonald statue in a museum. ''I don't believe in vandalism,'' she said. ''But we can educate people about past wrongs.'' She added, ''These acts are spurring an important discussion that needs to take place not only in Canada but in the world.''

New York Times

Published on: 2 Sep 2020

Canadians spend big money dealing with the consequences of homelessness, but the money spent could be far more effective. According to a new º«¹úÂãÎè-led analysis, housing homeless people with severe mental illness is even more cost-effective than housing homeless people with moderate needs. A Housing-First strategy aimed at helping these individuals regain and keep permanent housing generates savings equal to about two-thirds of its cost.

Classified as: Housing First, housing, homeless, homelessness, Mental Illness, community, treatment, Eric Latimer
Published on: 25 Aug 2020

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