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Dr Véronique Bohbot featured on AirTalk with Larry Mantle, California

Sure, It’ll Get You From A To B, But How Does GPS Impact Your Brain And Sense Of Place?

Published: 13 Jun 2019

Dr Véronique Bohbot featured in the Washington Post: Ditch the GPS. It's ruining your brain

Opinions Ditch the GPS. It’s ruining your brain. By M.R. O'Connor June 5 at 5:56 PM M.R. O’Connor is a journalist who writes about science, technology and ethics, and is the author, most recently, of “Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World.” It has become the most natural thing to do: get in the car, type a destination into a smartphone, and let an

Published: 13 Jun 2019

Dr Greenfield featured on Kaiser Health News

Fact Check: On Campaign Trail, Joe Biden Highlights Nation's Lack Of School Psychologists

News 14 HOURS AGO KAISER HEALTH NEWS — BY SHEFALI LUTHRA KAISER HEALTH NEWS

June 05-- Outlining his education platform on May 28, former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden put the spotlight on an often-ignored mental health problem: kids' access to mental health care.

Published: 6 Jun 2019

Opinion: How we can help kids get the rest they need by Dr Gruber in The Gazette

Research says well-rested children and youth do better in school. Healthy sleep improves memory and attention, so kids are better able to learn. Well-rested children also have improved executive functioning, so they are better able to plan and can perform difficult tasks with greater accuracy and speed. Well-rested children are also less irritable and impulsive, so they are better able to self-regulate and have improved mood.

Published: 24 May 2019

Dr Bloom dénonce la perpétuation de mythes autour de la pratique d'électrochocs

« Il y a un aspect hollywoodien du traitement psychiatrique sauvage qui perdure lorsqu’on parle des Ă©lectrochocs. Nous avons beaucoup Ă©voluĂ© depuis les interventions du Dr Cameron dans les annĂ©es ’50, tout comme d’autres interventions qu’on pratiquait Ă  cette Ă©poque telle que la mastectomie radicale pour les cancers du sein », souligne le chef mĂ©dical du programme de dĂ©ficience intellectuelle avec comorbiditĂ© psychiatrique de l’Université ɬŔď·¬, David Bloom.

Published: 23 May 2019

Projet de loi 21: des risques pour la santé publique, disent des experts incluant Dre Rousseau à La Presse

Hausse de la discrimination, de la détresse psychologique, des crimes haineux : le projet de loi sur la laïcité comporte des « risques non négligeables » sur la santé publique, avancent des experts, données à l'appui.

Published: 23 May 2019

Dr Pineau parle de l’intelligence artificielle au service de la médecine à La Presse

L’intelligence artificielle ne sert pas qu’à vous proposer des films sur Netflix. Ă€ l’UniversitĂ© ɬŔď·¬, la chercheuse JoĂ«lle Pineau l’utilise pour mieux traiter l’épilepsie, concevoir des fauteuils roulants intelligents et inventer la nouvelle mĂ©decine personnalisĂ©e – un pan de sa recherche qui sera rĂ©compensĂ© la semaine prochaine par le Prix du Gouverneur gĂ©nĂ©ral pour l’innovation.

Published: 23 May 2019

Opinion: Canadian mothers need a shift in the culture of maternity care; Dr Choudhary published in The Gazette

Perhaps no one is prepared for the unique mix of numbing exhaustion and intense emotions at the beginning of motherhood. We read about it and we are told about it, but it’s not until we go through it that we understand how dramatic the changes can be to our bodies, emotions, identities, careers and families.

Published: 23 May 2019

35 000$ pour la santé mentale grace au soutien de Dr Tourian selon La Presse

Le 15 mai dernier, Les Impatients ont clôturé la 8e exposition-encan Parle-moi d'amour Centre Wellington à Verdun, la principale activité de financement de l'organisme.

Plus d'une centaine d'oeuvres d'Impatients, d'artistes professionnels et des dons de collectionneurs ont été mis à l'encan et ont permis d'amasser la somme de 35 000$.

Published: 17 May 2019

Je pensais que j'étais transgenre - reportage à Radio-Canada avec Dr Vessière

À l'adolescence, ils désiraient plus que tout changer de sexe. Ils ont commencé le processus, mais en cours de route, certains se sont rendu compte qu'ils ne l'avaient pas fait pour les bonnes raisons et sont retournés à leur sexe d'origine. Leurs témoignages se multiplient sur la toile. Ils s'appellent eux-mêmes les « détransitionneurs ». Regard sur un phénomène récent, marginal, mais qui se manifeste partout en Occident.

Published: 14 May 2019

Dr Chakravarty publishes important study on autism in journal Molecular Psychiatry

A step toward better understanding brain anatomy of autism spectrum disorder.

Study could lead to development of personalized biomarkers and treatment

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often lumped into a single catch-all group, despite significant differences in symptom profile and severity. Further muddying the waters when trying to understand and treat ASD, many previous studies show significant variability in findings.

Published: 10 May 2019

Jay Olson (PhD candidate) is conjuring up a new approach to placebos with help from Drs Raz and Veissière

Though placebos are inert, they often work even when people know they’re placebos. From his professional experience, (former amateur magician, Jay) Olson understands that the power of suggestion is strong, and figured that the context alone of a medical experience – the performance, if you will – could have a significant effect on healing.

Read the story in Med e-News here.

Published: 10 May 2019

Dr Turecki study of the correlation between suicide (unassisted) and depression highlighted in El Libero (Chile)

Gustavo Turecki, director of the Department of Psychiatry at ɬŔď·¬ (Canada), investigates the correlation between suicide (unassisted) and depression. Although not all people suffering from depression commit suicide, scientific evidence has shown that between 60 and 90 percent of suicide cases were due to symptoms of depression.

by Paula Schmidt in El Libero (translated from Spanish)

Published: 10 May 2019

Le suicide peut être prévenu - Dr Lesage à La Presse

Des audits pour sauver des vies

Chaque suicide survenu en 2016 dans l’est de Montréal fait actuellement l’objet d’un examen approfondi retraçant la trajectoire de vie, les problèmes de santé et les appels à l’aide lancés par la personne disparue. L’objectif : sauver des vies et voir si le système de santé ou les services sociaux ont connu des ratés.

Published: 9 May 2019

Research into health benefits of CBD limited, says Dr Gobbi to CBC News

Retailers across Canada are struggling with a shortage of all cannabis, but there's one product they're especially desperate to keep on shelves: cannabidiol or CBD, a non-intoxicating extract vaunted for its purported health benefits.

Published: 7 May 2019

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