An article published in the International Review of Psychiatry offers a comprehensive review of the current state of human rights in mental healthcare across the globe. The article is authored by some of the world’s leaders in global mental health: Artin A. Mahdanian of Johns Hopkins, Marc Laporta of McGill’s Douglas Research Center, Nathalie Drew Bold and Michelle…
Des jeunes manifestants iraniens sont arrêtés et enfermés dans des institutions psychiatriques pour y être « réformés ». Entrevue avec un psychiatre qui dénonce ces abus. La mort de Mahsa Amini, le 16 septembre 2022, après son arrestation par la police des mœurs iranienne, a déclenché dans le pays un mouvement de protestation qui a fait…
The world has become more aware of the burden of Mental health (MH) conditions, thus the research to investigate the epidemiology, diagnoses, and treatments of these conditions as well as the funding and investments in improving MH services are increasing than ever before (1). It seems that MH is coming out of the shadows after…
I am a psychiatry resident at McGill University and a Diversity Leadership Fellow at American Psychiatric Association. Given my background as a family physician and an immigrant in North America, I have a special interest in the mental health and well-being of vulnerable populations, most notably, the indigenous people (my current area of focus this…
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