Le retour qui n’a pas eu lieu
…Les cĂ©gĂ©piens et les universitaires ont Ă©tĂ© les « grands dĂ©laissĂ©s de cette crise », estime Samuel Veissière, professeur adjoint au dĂ©partement de psychiatrie de l’UniversitĂ© Â鶹AV.
La Presse.
Le retour qui n’a pas eu lieu
…Les cĂ©gĂ©piens et les universitaires ont Ă©tĂ© les « grands dĂ©laissĂ©s de cette crise », estime Samuel Veissière, professeur adjoint au dĂ©partement de psychiatrie de l’UniversitĂ© Â鶹AV.
La Presse.
Decoding the brain: Scientists at the Ludmer Centre are tackling mental health research with a multidisciplinary, big-data approach.
Des données pour changer le portrait de l'itinérance
...Selon le D°ůĚýLatimer, il y a trois niveaux d’intervention. Le niveau primaire touche la prĂ©vention avant que survienne l’itinĂ©rance, le niveau secondaire soutient les personnes qui viennent de basculer dans l’itinĂ©rance pour qu’elles puissent s’en sortir et le niveau tertiaire allège les souffrances des personnes en situation d’itinĂ©rance.
La Presse.
We Have All Hit a Wall
L’une des plus importantes banques de cerveaux à l’Institut Douglas
La Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB), qui possède l’une des plus importantes banques de cerveaux au monde, a récemment reçu une subvention de la Fondation Brain Canada de 2,14 M$. Les échantillons servent à de nombreuses recherches, notamment sur la dépression et le suicide.
Journal Metro.
'There's a lot of resilience': Why mental health is holding up to COVID-19 better than expected
…“That’s the kind of data we’re getting across the board; that at a population level we’re not seeing changes,” said Brett Thombs, a leading Â鶹AV medical researcher. “In many ways, things are OK.”
National Post.
Inquiétante augmentation des cas graves d'anorexie
...Du côté de l’Institut Douglas, on note une augmentation d’environ 20 % des requêtes d’aide, estime le chercheur et chef du Continuum des troubles de l’alimentation Howard Steiger.
Le Journal de Montréal.
After over 15 years at the Douglas Research Centre, Dr. Norbert Schmitz will be leaving at the end of the month to take on a new position at the University of TĂĽbingen, Germany. As the Director of Population-Based Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of TĂĽbingen, Dr. Schmitz will be tasked with developing new MSc training programs in population-based medicine and health care leadership, and will develop academic activities based on mental health and comorbidities at the population level. Since his arrival at the Douglas in 2004, Dr.
The Brain Canada Foundation has awarded the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank (DBCBB) a Platform Support Grant totaling nearly $2.14 M. These funds are provided jointly from the Brain Canada Foundation and partners of the DBCBB, including the Réseau québécois suicide, les troubles de l'humeur et troubles associés (RQSHA) and the Douglas Research Centre. The DBCBB, which is directed by Drs. Naguib Mechawar and Gustavo Turecki, is based at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and has become one of the most important brain banks in the world.
Teen depression linked to how the brain processes rewards
,,, All of that happens in the brain of every teen. But add in depression and you have a recipe for long-term mental-health issues. That’s because depression appears to alter how brain connections form. That’s true within the prefrontal cortex, notes Cecilia Flores. She is a neuroscientist at Â鶹AV in Montreal, Canada. Even more importantly, she adds, it’s true of links between brain regions.
Antidepressant prescriptions for teenage girls up significantly since beginning of school year in Quebec
…Dr. Cecile Rousseau, a child psychiatrist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, is not surprised about the disparity between the sexes since “girls are more vocal about their anxiety and depression,” but adds “this is worrisome news.”
CTV News.
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Interview Gustavo Turecki: Detective of the mind
Professor Srividya Iyer leading ACCESS Open Minds, Canada’s largest youth mental health care services research project, speaks with us about its cutting-edge approach to speeding up access to care for young people and also about encouraging more women to pursue careers in mental health research.
Health e-News.
Have Canadian cannabis users increased their usage during the pandemic?
…Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a psychiatrist at Montreal’s Â鶹AV Health Centre, is concerned about the long-term effects on health, especially on people who are at risk for psychosis. Heavy consumption could increase the risk for an episode of psychosis.
Global News.
Our collective trauma: How will the pandemic change us?