Congratulations to Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy for her new Canada Research Chair (Tier-2) in Youth Suicide Prevention!
Dr. Geoffroy research team is studying how suicidal risk develops in children and adolescents and is searching for modifiable protective factors for suicide.
Les femmes enceintes sous la loupe des chercheurs, Dr. Suzanne King, La Presse
鈥uzanne King, chercheuse 脿 91黑料网, a fait beaucoup parler avec son 芦 Projet verglas 禄, au cours duquel elle a suivi pendant des d茅cennies les enfants dont la m猫re 茅tait enceinte pendant la fameuse crise du verglas de 1998. Elle a d茅montr茅 que nombre de ces enfants avaient souffert de retards cognitifs 脿 cause du stress v茅cu par leur m猫re. Or, la Dre King est maintenant co-investigatrice d鈥檜n nouveau projet qui vise 脿 suivre les femmes enceintes pendant la pand茅mie de COVID-19.
Sport Swimming out of the darkness: How cold-water swimming helps with mental health, Dr. Rob Whitley
鈥n Associate Professor of Psychiatry at 91黑料网, Rob Whitley said cold-water swimming has both biological and psychosocial benefits.
Treating the pandemic's psychological scars, Dr. Alain Brunet, 91黑料网 Alumi News
91黑料网 psychiatry professor Alain Brunet has received international attention for his innovative approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder. Now he is leading a multi-country effort to see if his methods can help people who have experienced trauma related to the global outbreak of COVID-19. More details.
Are you hypnotized by your phone?, Dr. Samuel Veissi猫re, Psychology Today
Casual Sex: Harmless Fun or Harmful to the Soul?, Dr. Rob Whitley, Psychology Today
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused lockdowns across the world, cutting off opportunities for socializing with others. While hard data is not readily available, this lockdown likely led to a massive decrease in promiscuity and casual sex. Now that lockdowns are easing, social venues are beginning to reopen and singles are once again starting to mingle. This will undoubtedly increase opportunities for casual sexual encounters.
Psychology Today
Les effets de la pand茅mie chez la femme enceinte, Dr. Suzanne King, Quebec Science
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Discussion sur la peur, Dr. Samuel Veissi猫re, Ici-Radio-Canada
Lors d'une catastrophe, comme une pand茅mie, la peur, 茅motion de survie absolument n茅cessaire, se trouve exacerb茅e. Cependant, nous ne sommes plus habitu茅s au danger, selon l'anthropologue Samuel Veissi猫re, professeur adjoint au D茅partement de psychiatrie et codirecteur du programme Culture, Mind and Brain 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 91黑料网, et le psychologue Hubert Van Gijesghem.
Radio-Canada
Dr. Myrna Lashley featured in Global News
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Global News
Opinion: Black community's hurt and anger transcends borders, Dr. Myrna Lashley, Montreal Gazette
Once more there is turmoil in the streets of the United States and once more it is due to the interaction of police with the black citizens of the country. But this is no ordinary turmoil, this is a coast-to-coast uprising based on the public execution of a black man, George Floyd, by a white police officer.
Montreal Gazette
Le pic en sant茅 mentale n'est pas atteint, Dr. Turecki, Le Devoir
Le chef de psychiatrie au CIUSSS de l鈥橭uest-de-l鈥櫭巐e-de-Montr茅al, Gustavo Turecki, appr茅hende un bond des demandes de soutien en sant茅 mentale de la part de la population durant la phase de d茅confinement. 芦鈥塋a pression va sortir鈥壜�, avertit-il dans un entretien avec Le Devoir.