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January 31, 2012
Researchers reveal how pleasantness and emotional intensity affect memories
November 22, 2011
Although police officers are at a high risk of experiencing traumatic events (TE) in their work, they are no more likely than the general population to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
November 02, 2011
Laurent Mottron, a researcher at the Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin and the Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies, says it loud and clear in his latest article in the journal Nature.
August 15, 2011
Researchers think that brains are sensitive to the quality of child care, according to a study that was directed by Dr. Sonia Lupien and her colleagues from the University of Montreal published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
August 12, 2011
August 25, 26 and 27th, the scientific meeting of the Réseau québécois de recherche sur le suicide (RQRS) will be held.
July 07, 2011
Every Sunday this Summer, Sonia Lupien, director of the Fernand-Sequin Research Center and the Centre for Studies on Human Stress of the Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital, will join the team of the radio program "Du côté de chez Catherine" presented on Radio-Canada.
May 26, 2011
Recalling painful memories while under the influence of the drug metyrapone reduces the brain’s ability to re-record the negative emotions associated with them according to Marie-France Marin of the Centre for Studies on Human Stress of Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital.
April 14, 2011
A new study shows the neurophysiological impacts of psychotherapy for people with Tourette Syndrome.
April 06, 2011
Mapping data shows enhanced activity in the “perception” part of the brain.
March 24, 2011
For the past five years, researcher Dr Sonia Lupien and her team at the Centre for Studies of Human Stress of the Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital have been piercing the mysteries of this scourge of the century.
February 22, 2011
According to Dr. Sonia Lupien and Robert-Paul Juster of the Centre for Studies on Human Stress, your blood and the level of a hormone in your spit could reveal if you're on the point of burnout
January 25, 2011
Researcher at the Fernand-Seguin Research Centre of the Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital and recipient of the 2010 Schizophrenia Prize awarded by the Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction of the CIHR
January 13, 2011
The second Scientific Day of the CIHR Chair on Sex, Gender and Mental Health will be the occasion for a group of experts from various fields to present their most recent findings and ideas relevant to women's mental health.
November 30, 2010
Last November 22, Forum, Université de Montréal’s journal, reported results of a study about pathological gamblers and mental health disorders. Richard Boyer and Dr. Alain Lesage.
October 27, 2010
The last issue of University of Montreal’s Forum reports the results of a research project that included two authors who are members of the Centre for Studies on Human Stress; namely, Dr. Sonia Lupien and one of her graduate student, Geneviève Arsenault-Lapierre.
September 09, 2010
World's first: Research on psychological impact of shooting at Dawson College sheds light on post-traumatic disorders; yields recommendations and SECURE intervention program
June 28, 2010
Overcoming the fear of body dysmorphic disorder: Psychological support for what some may think are cosmetic issues Getting a nose job to treat a mental health problem? Whitening your teeth to overcome a severe anxiety disorder? These are not exactly what one would call effective therapies.
June 07, 2010
MONTREAL, Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - We say that a lost love leads to a broken heart, even though most unsuccessful relationships are really an affair of the mind. When faced with severe stress, we are told to get our minds off of things, even though it's a pounding heart that bears the brunt of our anxiety! These two organs, the heart and the brain, indeed represent a confused combination of power, influence and interdependence.
September 25, 2009
On June 1, Dr. Emmanuel Stip, a psychiatrist and clinician-researcher at Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine since 1992, was appointed as head of the department of psychiatry in the Université de Montréal’s faculty of medicine. He was given a four-year mandate.
September 16, 2009
Over the past few years, problems of mental health at work have become more and more preoccupying. They represent one of the significant causes of absenteeism, and hence result in human and financial costs for employees as well as for businesses and for society as a whole.
September 09, 2009
The Trauma Studies Centre (TSC) of the Fernand-Seguin Research Centre of the Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital is currently carrying out a study on the psychological and social impacts of criminal victimization. The TSC is seeking people aged 18 and over who have been the victim of a criminal act in the past 20 days.
August 21, 2009
The Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin at Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine is currently looking for individuals who suffer from pronounced or excessive anxiety, panic attacks and a fear of being in public places to take part in a major research study.
August 14, 2009
Your donations contribute to the development of cutting-edge research in the area of mental health at the Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin of the Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine.
June 29, 2009
Less than two percent of the community were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress...
Experts from Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital Present Their Research Findings
June 16, 2009
Peer pressure, exams, homework, raging hormones - stress, stress and more stress! The issues facing our young teenagers today are abundant as they engage in what seems like an endless transition...
May 19, 2009
Congratulations to Dr. Laurent Mottron, senior researcher at the Fernand-Seguin Research Centre of the Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital and founder and head of the Rivière-des-Prairies Hospital Autism Clinic, who has received the new Marcel & Rolande Gosselin Research Chair in Autism Cognitive Neuroscience of the Université de Montréal
May 13, 2009
Exposure to stress affects the brain, but different brain areas are vulnerable at particular times in life, shows a review article published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience by Dr. Sonia Lupien, scientific director of the Fernand-Seguin Research Centre of Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital. This will affect the functioning of these brain areas, leading to disorders such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
March 05, 2009
A study conducted under the direction of Caroline Larue, Ph.D.—a researcher at the Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital’s Fernand-Seguin Research Centre and the Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire en sciences infirmières de Montréal, as well as an associate professor at the Université de Montréal—reveals that nursing care in the area of isolation and restraint meets the required standards of quality.
January 01, 1900
Reversal of Sexual Dimorphism in People with Schizophrenia MONTREAL, March 26, 2009—The brain of a schizophrenic woman possesses masculine qualities while that of a man with the same disease has feminine attributes, according to a recent study by Dr. Adrianna Mendrek from Fernand-Seguin Research Centre of Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital.
Mammoth Magazine presents a special issue on male distress.
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