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Suzanne King, professeur de psychiatrie à l’Université Թ et chercheuse à l’Institut Douglas, connaît bien les conséquences des événements stressants chez les femmes enceintes. Elle s’est penchée sur leurs effets pendant la crise du verglas en 1998. Cette étude nommée Projet Verglas, unique en son genre, s’est étalée sur une vingtaine d’années. La chercheuse a constaté que l’on pouvait observer des impacts sur ces enfants jusqu’à 19 ans plus tard.

Published on: 11 Jun 2020

Lors d'une catastrophe, comme une pandémie, la peur, émotion de survie absolument nécessaire, se trouve exacerbée. Cependant, nous ne sommes plus habitués au danger, selon l'anthropologue Samuel Veissière, professeur adjoint au Département de psychiatrie et codirecteur du programme Culture, Mind and Brain à l’Université Թ, et le psychologue Hubert Van Gijesghem.

Radio-Canada

Published on: 3 Jun 2020

…Dr. Myrna Lashley, a psychologist and assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at Թ, said she suspects the premier “doesn’t fully understand what systemic racism is.”

Global News

Published on: 3 Jun 2020

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

Published on: 3 Jun 2020

Le chef de psychiatrie au CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, Gustavo Turecki, appréhende un bond des demandes de soutien en santé mentale de la part de la population durant la phase de déconfinement. « La pression va sortir », avertit-il dans un entretien avec Le Devoir.

Published on: 28 May 2020

In the ongoing series of interviews with Թ experts on COVID-19 issues, Tina Montreuil looks at the impact the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s mental health. She also discusses how to recognize if your children are feeling stress and the steps you can take to help them better cope with the situation.

Read the article in Թ Reporter

Published on: 15 May 2020

Dr. Gabriella Gobbi was awarded the Principal’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media. This award is in recognition of outstanding achievement among those who share their expertise and research with the public and the media. These recipients play a vital role in supporting Թ’s commitment to being of service to society and engaging with the broader community.

Congratulations to her on this well-deserved achievement!

Published on: 13 May 2020

In response to COVID-19, has made over two million books from Թ Library’s print collection available online for all Թ students, faculty, and staff. The includes in-copyright material. The new service provides remote access to over half of Թ’s print collection.

Published on: 30 Apr 2020

Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program provides grants and contributions funding to other levels of government, community-led and not-for-profit organizations, as well as individuals (micro-grant funding only), to respond to drug and substance use issues in Canada. Funding supports a wide range of evidence-informed and innovative problematic substance use prevention, harm reduction and treatment initiatives across Canada at the community, regional and national levels.

Published on: 21 Apr 2020

This award recognizes a senior scholar’s status as an outstanding and original researcher of world-class caliber and an international leader in his or her field.

Published on: 21 Apr 2020

New Normal: Will we ever shake hands again?

...Pandemics in history have mobilized short-term radical behaviour, but have never resulted in fundamental shifts in how humans connect or communicate, says Samuel Veissière, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Թ.

Published on: 15 Apr 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Natasha Rajah, who was just awarded a CIHR Sex/Gender Science Chair in Neurosciences, Mental Health, Addiction! Congratulations to her on this well-deserved achievement!

Published on: 15 Apr 2020

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