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Depression and suicide risk: An interview with new MQ Fellow Dr Alexandre Lussier

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I received a BSc in Biochemistry from McGill University in 2012 and a PhD in Medical Genetics from the University of British Columbia in 2017. Following my PhD, I trained in computational biology and statistical genetics at Cornell University, working on X chromosome variation and psychiatric disease. years ago).

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Diversity Spotlight: Nadine A. Chang, PhD

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in psychology at New York University , as well as her Ph.D. in clinical and school psychology at Hofstra University. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Chang earned her B.A.

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Bipolar Disorder and Student Mental Health (with Dr Anne Duffy) – MQ Open Minds Podcast

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Dr Duffy is Professor of Psychiatry at Queen’s University Kingston and Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford. We immediately learned from the high-risk study (Flourish) that most of the children will actually NOT develop major psychiatric illnesses.

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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

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This question has been quite difficult to answer, as patients who drop out of treatments are logically rarely available to be interviewed as to why they stopped coming. In the referenced article, the Inventory of Therapeutic Interventions and Skills (Boyle et al., 2009; Cahill et al., 2003; Carpender et al., Why do patients drop out?

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International Men’s Day: 5 Men Doing Amazing Mental Health Research

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Roffman and his team at Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania studied MRI scans from 1,370 children born before, during and after the introduction of fortification in the US (when folic acid is added to food). COVID is associated with elevated risks of a wide range of neurological and psychiatric consequences.

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Harnessing cultural identity as a protective factor in minority mental health: Applications to children and families

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cultural socialization, or emphasizing cultural pride and heritage) have been identified as important treatment targets in interventions that were specifically designed with and for African American families (e.g., 2014) and/or interviews (e.g., at Florida International University. American Psychiatric Association.

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An interview with Dr. Marisa Marraccini

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CW: This post references suicide The MQ Foundation is very proud to be working with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to support the work of new MQ Fellow and researcher Dr. Marisa Marraccini from the University of North Carolina. We caught up with Marisa to ask her nine questions about her life and work.