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Dr. Howard Steiger quoted in Journal de Montréal

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. Read more

Published: 30 Mar 2021

Departure of Dr. Norbert Schmitz

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 Tübingen, Germany. As the Director of Population-Based Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Tübingen, Dr.

Published: 22 Mar 2021

Brain Canada awards the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank a nearly $2.14 M Platform Support Grant

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.

Published: 22 Mar 2021

Dr. Cecilia Flores featured in Science News for Students

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 鶹 in Montreal, Canada. Even more importantly, she adds, it’s true of links between brain regions.

Published: 22 Mar 2021

Dr. Cécile Rousseau featured in CTV News

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.”

Published: 22 Mar 2021

Dr. Gustavo Turecki featured in Revista Pesquisa FAPESP

Interview Gustavo Turecki: Detective of the mind

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Published: 18 Mar 2021

Dr. Srividya Iyer featured in Health e-News

In conversation with Dr. Srividya Iyer

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.

Published: 15 Mar 2021

Dr. Gabriella Gobbi quoted in Global News

Have Canadian cannabis users increased their usage during the pandemic? …Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a psychiatrist at Montreal’s 鶹 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. Read more

Published: 15 Mar 2021

Dr. Rob Whitley quoted in Montreal Gazette

Our collective trauma: How will the pandemic change us?

Published: 12 Mar 2021

L’impact de la pandémie sur la santé mentale : Sondage sur l'état d'esprit des Canadiens, Dr. Cécile Rousseau, Ici Radio-Canada

Entrevue avec la Dre Cécile Rousseau - L’heure du Monde Ici Radio Canada Première

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Published: 4 Mar 2021

Dr. Cécile Rousseau mentionnée dans La Presse

Thèses complotistes Comment je suis « tombé là-dedans »

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Published: 4 Mar 2021

Dr. Cécile Rousseau featured in CityNews

People cling to conspiracies because they are desperate, says doctor

“People began to say the virus doesn’t exist, there’s no danger outside, or the virus exists but it’s not harmful. [They’ve said] the virus is the creation of pharmaceutical [companies]–they’re just trying to scare us but there’s no danger,” explained Dr. Cecile Rosseau, head of polarization clinical team at CIUSSS West-Central Montreal.

Published: 4 Mar 2021

Dr. Cécile Rousseau featured in Global News

COVID-19 conspiracy theories: Psychological distress can lead to radicalization

Published: 4 Mar 2021

Dr. Myrna Lashley quoted in Global News

Using film to shatter mental health barriers in the Black community: ‘My feelings are valid’

…“Intergenerational trauma is trauma that is passed down,” says Myrna Lashley, an assistant professor in the department of psychology at 鶹 in Montreal. “The pain and the angst and the hurt and the fear and… the sense of inferiority that has been imposed on you.”

Published: 4 Mar 2021

Dr. Samuel Veissière mentionné à Radio-Canada

Un jeune Saskatchewanais meurt après avoir probablement joué au « jeu du foulard »

…Selon le professeur assistant au département de psychiatrie de l’Université 鶹 Samuel Veissière, la solitude devant les écrans peut en partie expliquer le souhait des jeunes de relever ce type de défi.

Radio-Canada. Lire ici

Published: 4 Mar 2021

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