Post-traumatic stress disorder Evaluation Clinic (Free)

If you wish to verify the severity of your posttraumatic stress, Prof. Brunet’s team is offering a psychological evaluation, free of charge. A formal interview given by a licensed psychologist, as well as the completion of questionnaires would take place at the Douglas Institute in Montreal, Canada. We do not offer a treatment, but upon request we can supply you a list of the resources in your region.

For further information leave your address e-mail and we shall contact you.

Contact:
raymonde.lemieux@douglas.mcgill.ca
514 761-6131 extension 3430

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Posted on 19 Oct 2011
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Events in Japan: Your reactions?

    Désastre au Japon

      We are conducting an international research project (Canada, USA, France) on the impact of the media coverage of the Japan earthquake and its aftermath.

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Posted on 04 Apr 2011
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Seminar: Internet in mental health (Free Entry)

January 28th 2011 / 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
RedPath Museum (auditorium), McGill University

- Introduction
Christine Thoër (UQÀM)
- The Use of Internet to Better Understand Mental Health Disorders and Help
Fight Stigma
Camillo Zacchia (Douglas Mental Health University Institute)
- Internet in Mental Health: Pros and Cons (information, e-therapy, research, etc.)
Christophe F. Herbert & Alain Brunet (McGill University, Douglas Institute)
- Illustration of a Web-Based Research on Anxiety Disorders
Michel Perreault & Anick Laverdure (McGill University, Douglas Institute)

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Posted on 24 Jan 2011
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder portrayal in movies

By Isabelle Gagnon

I am somewhat of a movie buff and I was recently intrigued when I went to see the film The Expendables (2010) at the theater. While I found that the film was, as a whole, pretty mediocre, it contains a representation of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that is rarely found in other action films. Indeed, in one of the few serious scenes of the film, the actor Mickey Rourke displays various symptoms of PTSD as he has a flashback of a woman he saw commit suicide. He also admits to self-medicating to forget the pain of losing various friends in combat, the deterioration...

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Posted on 31 Dec 2010
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(Français) Cours ‘Introduction au trouble de stress post-traumatique’ en ligne!

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Posted on 06 Dec 2010
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Emotional memory: the link between the cranial trauma and the posttraumatic stress disorder

Cranial traumas (CT) arise following a shock to the head by an object, due to the violent impact and the torsion of the brain causing cerebral tissue damage. The CT is often accompanied by a loss of conscience that varies depending on the gravity of the CT.

Even softer ones can still cause troubles of various types: cognitive (loss of memory, difficulty of concentration, etc.), chronic pain, difficulty of psycho affective sphere (depression, posttraumatic stress disorder).

In neurology and neuropsychology, we are often brought to see individuals with head injuries that led to cranial...

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Posted on 19 Mar 2010
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H1N1: How do you cope?

Take part in our study on how you cope with H1N1 information: http://h1n1coping.mcgill.ca

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Posted on 16 Dec 2009
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Polytechnique : Autopsie psychologique d’un tueur

On commémorera, le 6 décembre, les 20 ans de la tuerie de Polytechnique. Dans sa lettre testament (1), Marc Lépine mentionne que ce sont les féministes qui ont gâché sa vie, ce qui explique l’homicide-suicide qu’il s’apprête à commettre. Bien sûr, comme Boris Cyrulnik (2) le montre si bien, les carences en nourritures affectives et les traumatismes de l’enfance ne produisent pas inéluctablement des monstres. Mais bien souvent dans le passé des grands meurtriers et des tyrans on retrouve de profondes carences affectives et de la violence (3). Y a-t-il quelque chose dans le passé de Marc...

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Posted on 04 Dec 2009
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Celebrating Remembrance Day

On November 11 we celebrate Veterans’ Day. We pay tribute to the Canadians who served their country in warfare, fighting for justice, security and freedom. We wear red poppies on our lapels honouring those who perished, as well as the survivors of the battlefields.

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Posted on 06 Nov 2009
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Afghanistan: The Shocking Face of War

Today, we celebrate a controversial anniversary. On October 7, 2001, less than a month after 9/11, the government of George Bush launched the military operation Enduring Freedom. Troops from the United States and several other countries, including Canada, were sent to Afghanistan with the goal of uprooting terrorism on its own ground.

Combat, injuries, death threats, rape, witnessing torture and death are all too common experiences during a war. Being etched in the memory, we know that these vivid recollections made of smells, feelings, sounds, and screams can leave their mark in the...

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Posted on 06 Oct 2009
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