Led by Drs. Spreng and Bzdok, this work aims to advance our understanding of how social isolation and feelings of loneliness impact the brain and cognitive functioning in older adults.听
Loneliness growing during pandemic
Canadians are reporting higher levels of loneliness during the pandemic. Mental health professionals say people need to identify when the stress they鈥檙e feeling is normal, and what could be a sign of depression.
BEHIND THE CRIMES: Why was family murder the only option for these two children?
鈥︹淚t鈥檚 amazing that it happened twice in one city 鈥 it鈥檚 really quite remarkable,鈥 said Dr. Jaswant Guzder, a psychiatry professor at 平特五不中. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a horrific crime, that鈥檚 highly unusual.鈥
TheIFP.ca
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Trust in public institutions is linked to fewer COVID-19 deaths, but trust and belonging to groups is associated with more deaths, according to a wide-ranging, 平特五不中-led study of 30-day COVID-19 mortality rates in 84 countries. Greater economic inequality is also associated with COVID-19 mortality.
Comment allons-nous ?
鈥Le stress n鈥檈st pas 茅tranger 脿 l鈥櫭﹙entail de r茅actions qu鈥檕n observe actuellement, souligne la Dre C茅cile Rousseau, professeure au d茅partement de psychiatrie de l鈥橴niversit茅 平特五不中 et clinicienne. M锚me chez les antimasques.
La Presse
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Comment une rupture amoureuse impacte le cerveau, le corps et le c艙ur
'He was looking to meet me': Public health leaders face threats, harassment over COVID-19
鈥Strang has been celebrated as a hero, a voice of calm and clarity. But in times of calamity, of 鈥渃atastrophes or disruptions of the social order, people often look for simple narratives and explanatory models to identify culprits,鈥 平特五不中 anthropologist and cognitive scientist Dr. Samuel Veissi猫re has said.
National Post
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It is with much sadness we learned of the passing of our dear colleague Dr. Pierre Assalian on Friday, September 25 after a brief and intense struggle with leukemia. His passing was much too soon and he will be deeply missed.
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Mental health advocates have long criticized the mainstream media for getting it wrong when reporting suicide. These criticisms are based on a historical corpus of research indicating that suicide was frequently reported in an inappropriate manner in the media. Common issues include glorifying or romanticizing suicide and giving excessive detail about the suicide method used. A recent review paper indicates that such coverage could contribute towards 鈥渃opycat suicides.鈥
Psychology Today
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Sadly, the time has come to bid adieu to our dear friend Luis. And none too soon, he would have said, with typical irony; for the feeling of having reached the end of his tenure in this world had been with him for some time. He did not appear distressed about it; but one could sense his anguish at the futility of the empty, extremely limited existence he was enduring. 鈥淚 have no health problems, other than this hell,鈥 was his response when I asked him, how he was doing, was he undergoing any tests, was the doctor looking into any new issues?
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The 平特五不中 contribution will be led by Dr. Jai Shah, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, and carried out through the Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montr茅al, at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute), where Shah is Associate Director. The Montreal team, which also includes 平特五不中鈥檚 Dr. Mallar Chakravarty, Dr. Martin Lepage and Dr. Rachel Rabin, will be identifying participants, providing support and following young people experiencing CHR symptoms while conducting clinical and biomarker assessments.
Heath e-News
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Over the summer, the Canada Research Chair program announced the most recent recipients of Tier 1 and Tier 2 CRCs. Among them were Marie-Claude Geoffroy, PhD, a researcher in the 平特五不中 Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Research Centre, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at 平特五不中. We had the opportunity to hear from Dr. Geoffroy about what a difference obtaining a CRC could make in her line of research.
Health e-News
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Radio-Canada
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Congratulations to Dr. Cecilia Flores on her National Institute of Drug Abuse Project Grant!
This 5-year project, entitled, "Amphetamine in adolescence disrupts prefrontal cortex development," aims to study how exposure to stimulant drugs of abuse in adolescence disrupt ongoing brain development, increasing vulnerability to psychiatric disorders using animal models. An important aspect of this research is the large differences in sensitivity to these drug effects that exist between males and females and the protective effects of therapeutic versus recreational doses.