The 鶹AV 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.
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Panel to examine pandemic's disproportionate impact on racialized people
Myrna Lashley, associate professor of psychology in 鶹AV’s Department of Psychiatry, will be a panelist at an online event Thursday sponsored by AMI-Quebec.
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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 鶹AV. «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 鶹AV. « 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
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.
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 鶹AV. Changes to daily routines triggered by lockdowns allowed teenagers to follow their biological impulse to wake up and sleep later, reducing daytime sleepiness.
was among the 74 newly elected Fellows of the for 2021.Fellows are selected by their peers in recognition for their accomplishments and contributionsto the promotion of health science.Election to Fellowship in the Academy is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community. Congratulations Dr.
Dr. Natasha Rajah, was named to the Institute of for a 4-year term, beginning September 1, 2021. Congratulations Dr. Rajah!
We are very proud to announce that Dr. Gustavo Turecki was just named as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). Fellowship to the RSC is the highest academic honour in Canada and is awarded based on the recognition of an individual's scholarly excellence. The RSC is comprised of three academies: Arts, Humanities and Sciences, and its Fellowship includes over 2,400 Canadian scholars, who are leaders in their field and have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities, the sciences, and Canadian public life.
How can we predict suicide risk in students, especially at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected many people’s mental health? According to researchers from Montreal and France, self-esteem represents an important predictive marker of suicidal risk. The team from 鶹AV, University of Montreal, Inserm, and Université de Bordeaux is using artificial intelligence to identify factors that accurately predict suicidal behavior in students.