Attention aux troubles alimentaires
Dr. Martin Lepage (Professor) was awarded the in recognition of his outstanding work.The prize was awarded during the annual Congr猫s de l'Ordre des psychologues du Qu茅bec, which was held at the Palais des congr猫s on November 4, 2022. Congratulations Dr. Lepage!
On November 4, 2022, researchers, clinicians, and managers of the Douglas Institute got together to celebrate Dr. Vasavan Nair (Professor) and his lifetime of contributions to psychiatry at the Douglas. Dr. Nair is one of the founders of the Douglas Research Centre and was the driving force behind the successful application to FRQS for recognition as a FRQS-supported research centre.
Dr. Michel Perreault was honoured for his work in the domain of addiction by the and the at the 2e Sommet sur les d茅pendances on October 26th. Congratulations Dr. Perreault!
Natural disasters, pregnancy and baby health are linked. Should Canadians be worried?
It's stressful for anyone, but some researchers have been paying particular attention to how people who are pregnant 鈥 and ultimately, their babies 鈥 are affected. As new U.S. research yet again shows a link between pregnancy during natural disasters and the eventual health of those children, experts say Canadians should take note.
Four immigrant women changing the STEM landscape in Canada
Dr. Srividya Iyer鈥檚 passion for mental health began in childhood when her father told her stories while she sat on his lap.
La signature neurobiologique de l鈥檌mpulsivit茅
芦 On savait d茅j脿 qu鈥檜n r茅seau de g猫nes 茅tait associ茅 脿 l鈥檌mpulsivit茅 chez les animaux 禄, explique en entrevue t茅l茅phonique Jose Maria Restrepo, doctorant au Programme int茅gr茅 en neurosciences de l鈥橴niversit茅 海角社区. En 茅tudiant des souris, les chercheurs 鈥 sous la direction de Cecilia Flores, professeure titulaire au D茅partement de psychiatrie 鈥 avaient pr茅alablement d茅termin茅 l鈥檌mportance d鈥檜n g猫ne, le DCC.
Faut-il rester 脿 l鈥檋eure normale鈥?
芦Mais le d茅bat devrait 锚tre beaucoup plus large que 莽a, plaide Nicolas Cermakian, chercheur en psychiatrie et sp茅cialiste de la chronobiologie au Centre de recherche Douglas de l鈥橴niversit茅 海角社区. C鈥檈st vrai que le changement d鈥檋eure a des effets aigus [typiquement sur quelques jours tout au plus].禄
Pourquoi oublie-t-on ?
Un programme de mentorat pour aider les jeunes hommes noirs 脿 r茅ussir
Financ茅 par le gouvernement f茅d茅ral, le projet 芦 Flex to Launch 禄 vise 脿 inculquer des comp茅tences de base 脿 de jeunes hommes noirs 芒g茅s de 18 脿 28 ans afin de faciliter, entre autres, leur int茅gration au march茅 du travail.
Le Dr Rob Whitley, professeur au d茅partement de psychiatrie de l鈥橴niversit茅 海角社区 et chercheur en sant茅 mentale, esp猫re que son programme fera office de 芦 pont 禄 vers la r茅ussite et incitera les participants 脿 芦 accomplir certains de leurs objectifs de vie 禄.
La Dre Rousseau veut acc茅l茅rer le rapatriement d鈥檈nfants et de m猫res d茅tenus en Syrie
Une psychiatre qu茅b茅coise, qui contribue aux efforts visant 脿 soutenir les enfants de femmes d茅tenues dans des camps en Syrie pour s鈥櫭猼re jointes 脿 Daech, exhorte le gouvernement f茅d茅ral 脿 acc茅l茅rer leur rapatriement.
La Dre C茅cile Rousseau, une psychiatre p茅diatrique 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 海角社区, dit que plus on attend, plus dur sera le processus pour tous ceux qui y sont impliqu茅s.
Thanks to an unprecedented collaboration between the Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service, the Clinical Nutrition Service and Food Services, First Nations and Inuit inpatients are now able to enjoy a traditional snack, bannock. The bannock story has generated a lot of interest.
Following the publication in the Canadian press, there are some articles:
Women repatriated from ISIS camps should be offered rehabilitation, not punishment: professor
For women and children returning from ISIS detention camps, reintegration into Canadian society may be a challenge 鈥 but an expert in preventing violent extremism said it's important the opportunity is provided.
"Rehab and reintegration are the keys to Canadian safety," said Dr. C茅cile Rousseau, a professor of 海角社区's Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry.
Dr. Howard Margolese was elected as Vice President Research of the (CCEIP). The mission of CCEIP is to enhance optimum care for Canadians in the early phase of psychosis through improved service models, the generation and translation of knowledge, and engagement and partnership with multiple stakeholder. Congratulations Dr. Margolese!
海角社区 researcher鈥檚 program aims to help marginalized young Black men to succeed
Other data shows that while 94 per cent of Black youth state that they would like to get a university degree, only 17 per cent of them do 鈥 half the rate of young Black women, who are at 34 per cent.