A Brighter Future for Mental Health Research
Mental health research at UBC has received a significant boost for young investigators to...
Research
Global perspective shapes future of UBC student mental health
Pictured: UBC students on Main Mall. Image credit: Martin Dee/UBC. A three-year, multi-centre, randomized...
Dr. Sophia Frangou, new to UBC, finds consistencies in abnormal brain function across mood, anxiety disorders
An analysis of more than 9,000 brain scans shows that abnormalities in brain function...
Research
September 24, 2019
UBC researchers are influencing global mental health priorities in a changing climate
“Globally, there are limited consistent resources and infrastructure to support mental health needs in...
Dr. Erin Michalak recognized for CREST.BD and work in patient engagement
Dr. Michalak and research coordinator Caden Poh outside of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for...
Research
May 23, 2019
CREST.BD Network Recognized by CIHR for Transformation in Patient Engagement
Pictured: Dr. Erin Michalak (left) and research coordinator Caden Poh (right) at the University...
Events
April 5, 2019
International leaders in biological psychiatry to convene in Vancouver in June
More than 1500 psychiatrists, clinician-investigators, basic scientists, leading interational experts in biological psychiatry, and...
Research
March 8, 2019
Popular smartphone apps may be selling your personal health information
According to Statistics Canada, 76 per cent of Canadians use smartphones, and almost every...
Research
November 28, 2018
Signature for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder suggests changes in the cellular makeup of the brain
Pictured: Dr. Paul Pavlidis. Image credit: Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC. Scientists have long studied...
Trainees
November 2, 2018
Motivation, decision-making, and telling our stories anyway
Pictured: Leili Mortazavi (left) and Sukhbir Kaur (right), research technician in Dr. Catharine Winstanley’s...
Research
October 29, 2018
Casino lights and sounds encourage risky decision-making
Are the blinking lights and exciting jingles ubiquitous on the casino floor just a...
Research
October 22, 2018
New book by UBC neuropsychiatrists aims to draw attention to modern medicine’s “elephant in the room”
Understanding and Managing Somatoform Disorders – A Guide For Clinicians is a new book...