Dr. Gabriella Gobbi featured in Health e-News
LSD may offer viable treatment for certain mental disorders
Dr. Myrna Lashley interviewed by CBC
Anti-Black racism is a barrier to seeking mental health services, says 涩里番 professor CBC Montreal's Debra Arbec speaks with 涩里番 psychiatry professor Dr. Myrna Lashley about the need for cultural sensitivity in mental healthcare. CBC. Watch here
Opinion: Alarming numbers around men's mental health indicate need for national response, Dr. Rob Whitley, CBC
A growing body of research indicates that a significant number of men and boys are facing substantial psycho-social difficulties, which manifest in a number of worrying statistics involving mental health, addiction and suicide. To start, males account for more than 75 per cent of suicides in Canada. That's an average of 50 men per week dying by suicide. CBC. Read more
Dr. Reut Gruber featured in Leaders & Learners
Quebec Students Snooze Their Way to Success: National Recipient of the 2020 Health Promoting Schools Champion Award. Read more
Dr. Marie-Jos茅e Fleury quoted in CBC
Pandemic distress testing Quebec's beleaguered mental health services, experts say
鈥arie-Jos茅e Fleury, a 涩里番 professor and researcher at the Douglas Research Centre, says data on emergency room visits says data on emergency room visits provide a kind of barometer for how well the health care system is serving people. CBC
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Le pourquoi du pourquoi: pourquoi il y a le jour et la nuit?, Dr. Nicolas Cermakian, Ici Radio-Canada
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Dr. Laurence Kirmayer featured in Radio-Canada International
涩里番 launches multicultural mental health initiative
Dr. Samuel Veissi猫re mentionn茅 dans Le Devoir
L鈥檌mpact de la pand茅mie sur la sant茅 mentale reste difficile 脿 mesurer
Dr. Rob Whitley featured in Vancouver Sun
Destigmatize cannabis use for mental health (By Rob Whitley) Health Canada just released the results of its 2020 Canadian Cannabis Survey, noting that a whopping 27 per cent of Canadians had used cannabis in the last year. Approximately half of those surveyed stated that they used cannabis for medical purposes, with rates of usage particularly high among people reporting poor or fair mental health.
Appointment of new MUHC Mental Health Mission Research Co-Directors
It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointments of Dr. Gabriella Gobbi and Dr. Howard Margolese as MUHC Mental Health Mission Research Co-Directors retroactive to December 1st, 2020.
They each bring specific strengths, skills and experience to this position and they will certainly complement each other.
Please join me in congratulating them both. They are looking forward to opportunities for mutual collaboration with all of you.
Dr. Laurence Kirmayer honoured with two prestigious awards
Congratulations to Dr. Laurence Kirmayer who has won the 2020 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Family Systems Research from the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) and the 2021 Judd Marmor Award for advancing the biopsychosocial model by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
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Retirement of Dr. Phyllis Zelkowitz, veteran Psychiatry researcher
Dr. Phyllis Zelkowitz is retiring after more than 30 years of research into maternal and reproductive mental health, as well as playing a leadership role in research at the Jewish General Hospital.聽In announcing her retirement, Dr. Karl Looper, JGH Psychiatrist-in-chief, and Dr. Roderick McInnes, Director of the LDI, praised Dr.
Dr. Myrna Lashley quoted in CTV News
Expanded lockdown means even more challenges to Quebecers' mental health 鈥ot everyone is struggling. Psychologist Mryna Lashley said there is no need to feel guilty if you're among those who are thriving. 鈥淲e're not emphasizing the fact that not everybody has to feel depressed, not everybody has to have mental health difficulties because of this,鈥� she said.
Dr. Samuel Veissi猫re quoted in Washington Post
Spending the pandemic talking to yourself? If you live alone, you鈥檙e not alone. 鈥amuel Veissi猫re, an assistant professor of psychiatry at 涩里番 who has studied tulpamancy, suspects that during the pandemic, 鈥渁 tulpamancer might be doing better than average because they鈥檙e used to being alone,鈥� he says. 鈥淭hey鈥檝e developed these coping mechanisms. They鈥檙e able to entertain themselves.鈥�
Professor Tina Montreuil quoted in CTV News
Canadians leave their Christmas lights on to get through dark times 鈥r. Tina C. Montreuil, an associate member of the Department of Psychiatry at 涩里番, said the lights can really bring a boost to morale during trying times. 鈥淗ope is an essential ingredient of resilience,鈥� she said. 鈥淥ne of the only really true ways that we can sustain the ongoing restrictions is to holding onto some level of hope.鈥�