Quebec Students Snooze Their Way to Success: National Recipient of the 2020 Health Promoting Schools Champion Award.
Pandemic distress testing Quebec's beleaguered mental health services, experts say
鈥arie-Jos茅e Fleury, a 缅北强奸 professor and researcher at the Douglas Research Centre, says data on emergency room visits says data on emergency room visits provide a kind of barometer for how well the health care system is serving people.
CBC
缅北强奸 launches multicultural mental health initiative
鈥The initiative was led by Dr. Laurence Kirmayer, a renowned researcher in the field of transcultural psychiatry. 鈥淎ddressing issues of language, culture, religion and other aspects of diversity, the MMHRC will promote greater equity in mental health care,鈥 said Dr. Kirmayer. 鈥淢ental health is often viewed differently in different cultures, which requires culturally responsive approaches to meet the needs of those seeking help.鈥
L鈥檌mpact de la pand茅mie sur la sant茅 mentale reste difficile 脿 mesurer
鈥On commence toutefois 脿 cerner les groupes les plus 脿 risque, a expliqu茅 Samuel Veissi猫re, chercheur au D茅partement de psychiatrie de l鈥橴niversit茅 缅北强奸 : les femmes, les gens de moins de 40 ans et, 茅tonnamment, les gens de gauche (voir encadr茅), et en premier lieu les personnes ayant des troubles pr茅existants.
Le Devoir.
Destigmatize cannabis use for mental health
(By Rob Whitley) Health Canada just released the results of its 2020 Canadian Cannabis Survey, noting that a whopping 27 per cent of Canadians had used cannabis in the last year. Approximately half of those surveyed stated that they used cannabis for medical purposes, with rates of usage particularly high among people reporting poor or fair mental health.
Vancouver Sun.
It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointments of Dr. Gabriella Gobbi and Dr. Howard Margolese as MUHC Mental Health Mission Research Co-Directors retroactive to December 1st, 2020.
They each bring specific strengths, skills and experience to this position and they will certainly complement each other.
Please join me in congratulating them both. They are looking forward to opportunities for mutual collaboration with all of you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Nadia Szkrumelak, Psychiatrist-in-Chief, MUHC
Congratulations to Dr. Laurence Kirmayer who has won the 2020 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Family Systems Research from the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) and the 2021 Judd Marmor Award for advancing the biopsychosocial model by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
Health e-News.
Dr. Phyllis Zelkowitz is retiring after more than 30 years of research into maternal and reproductive mental health, as well as playing a leadership role in research at the Jewish General Hospital.聽In announcing her retirement, Dr. Karl Looper, JGH Psychiatrist-in-chief, and Dr. Roderick McInnes, Director of the LDI, praised Dr. Zelkowitz for 鈥渆xceptional leadership, ushering in a generation of researchers who has elevated the status of mental health research at the Jewish General Hospital to an international level.鈥
Expanded lockdown means even more challenges to Quebecers' mental health
鈥Not everyone is struggling. Psychologist Mryna Lashley said there is no need to feel guilty if you're among those who are thriving. 鈥淲e're not emphasizing the fact that not everybody has to feel depressed, not everybody has to have mental health difficulties because of this,鈥 she said.
CTV News.
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 缅北强奸 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
Washington Post.
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 缅北强奸, 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
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.
She was suicidal, struggling with PTSD and addicted to alcohol. The help she needed was all under one roof
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 缅北强奸 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