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 平特五不中 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�
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Published on: 6 Jan 2021
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 平特五不中, 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�
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Published on: 6 Jan 2021
A group of proteins called 4E-BPs, involved in memory formation, is the key to unlocking the antidepressant effect of ketamine in the brain, according to researchers from three Canadian universities. The could lead to better and safer treatments for certain patients suffering from major depression.
Published on: 16 Dec 2020
She was suicidal, struggling with PTSD and addicted to alcohol. The help she needed was all under one roof
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Published on: 10 Dec 2020
Defund the police 鈥� and then what? What Toronto can learn from the places out in front of a global movement
鈥olicing homelessness, it turns out, is costly. In Toronto, an average of $59,000 (Canadian) of public resources is spent on each homeless person with a mental illness, according to a 2017 study led by 平特五不中 professor Eric Latimer. The research calculated the costs of services including shelters, hospitals and social assistance - but it was policing and court appearances that were the biggest expense, at $12,393 per person.
Toronto Star
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Published on: 10 Dec 2020
Une d茅tresse psychologique sous-estim茅e dans nos 茅coles secondaires
(Co-signed by Marie-Claude Geoffroy) La d茅tresse psychologique li茅e 脿 la pand茅mie dans les 茅coles secondaires semble avoir 茅t茅 largement sous-estim茅e. Au total, 40 % du personnel scolaire rapporte des sympt么mes d鈥檃nxi茅t茅 g茅n茅ralis茅e et 27 %, des sympt么mes d茅pressifs de mod茅r茅s 脿 s茅v猫res. Dans plus de 60 % des 茅tablissements, on rapporte qu鈥檃u moins le quart des 茅l猫ves sont anxieux et d茅prim茅s. La reprise des activit茅s organis茅es, notamment les activit茅s civiques, est une solution 脿 prioriser. Le Devoir
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Published on: 4 Dec 2020
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our esteemed colleague and friend Dr. Giamal Luheshi. Giamal passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 25, after a courageous battle with cancer.
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Published on: 1 Dec 2020
Dear Residents and Faculty,
The Resident Awards Night took place via zoom on November 23, 2020. We would like to thank the MPRA and the Department of Psychiatry for making this a special evening where we were able to honor Faculty, Resident and Administrative Staff achievements.
Faculty Awards
Best Clinical Supervisor for Senior residents
Winner: Dr. Tewfik Said
Nominees: Drs. Carmella Roy, Tewfik Said,
Rosemarie Soucy and Judy Vogel
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Published on: 26 Nov 2020
Experts question deletion of racism allegations from Vancouver police report
鈥�Considering that Pyxis researchers observed serious problems on two of the 12 ride-alongs they conducted, even describing the incidents as outliers seems 鈥減roblematic,鈥� said 平特五不中 Prof. Cecile Rousseau, who has done work in community policing and race. That finding is even more significant because of what鈥檚 known as 鈥渟ocial desirability bias,鈥� she said, the phenomenon of people being on their best behaviour when they know they鈥檙e being observed.
Vancouver Sun
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Published on: 26 Nov 2020
Garder ses enfants sains 脿 la maison.
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Published on: 25 Nov 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Gustavo Turecki, Dr. Michael Meaney and Dr. Nathan Spreng (Associate Member) for being among the most highly cited researchers of 2020! Each year, Clarivate鈩� identifies the world鈥檚 most influential researchers 鈹� the select few who have been most frequently cited by their peers over the last decade. This is demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science鈩�.
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Published on: 20 Nov 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Romina Mizrahi on her American College of Neuropsychopharmacology鈥檚 Joel Elkes Award! The ACNP presents the Joel Elkes Research Award to a young scientist in recognition of an outstanding clinical contribution to neuropsychopharmacology.
to watch Dr. Romina Mizrahi's acceptance video.
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Published on: 20 Nov 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Brandon, recipient of Brain Canada鈥檚 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program grants. Dr. Brandon is among 20 successful applicants from across the country to receive $100,000 in research funding distributed over a period of two years.
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Published on: 20 Nov 2020
Worrying statistics on men鈥檚 mental health signal it鈥檚 time for an inquiry
(By Rob Whitley) All too often, the word 'gender' is typically equated with 'women,' meaning that issues disproportionately affecting men are overlooked or ignored. Hill Times
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Published on: 20 Nov 2020
L'autogestion de la sant茅 mentale : un outil pour mieux aller
...Alors que l鈥檃cc猫s aux services de sant茅 mentale reste parfois co没teux et difficile d鈥檃cc猫s, la psychologue souligne de plus l鈥檌mportance de sensibiliser le gouvernement 脿 cet effet.
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Published on: 20 Nov 2020
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