Dr. William Honer: Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside residents dying at 8 times the national average
A new SFU study finds many in the Downtown Eastside migrated to the troubled neighbourhood from elsewhere. (Sean Marshall/UBC) By with files from Stephanie Mercier, CBC News Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, which is often associated with despair, poverty and addiction, now has a grim new claim to fame. According to a study conducted by UBC, marginalized […] Read More
Dr. Ray Lam: Researchers Find Light Therapy Effective for Depression
New research finds that light therapy can treat non-seasonal depression and improve the overall wellbeing of people suffering from the disease. “These results are very exciting because light therapy is inexpensive, easy to access and use, and comes with few side effects,” said Dr. Raymond Lam, a UBC professor and psychiatrist in the Mood Disorders […] Read More
Dr. Lakshmi Yatham: Study Highlights Optimal use Atypical Antipsychotic Adjunctive Therapy-bipolar
When a person experiencing a period of mania related to bipolar disorder improves following treatment with a combination of a mood stabilizer and an atypical antipsychotic, the standard of practice is to continue both medications in order to maintain the improvement and prevent future mood episodes. However, antipsychotic medication can cause many serious side […] Read More
Dr. J. Austin: Study how Genetic Counselling Helps Psychiatric Patients
A new University of British Columbia study shows that genetic counselling helps patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and similar conditions understand and cope with their illness. The paper is published today in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. The study is among the first to show the value of genetic counselling for psychiatric illnesses, demonstrating that […] Read More
Recent Research News
Dr. Lori Brotto and Dr. Jehannine Austin: Canada Research Chairs
Dr. N. Fairbrother: New Mother's harmful Thoughts: Do they affect Parenting?
Dr Josie. Geller: Eating Disorders affect individuals of all ages, genders and ethnicities
Dr. Raymond Lam: Light Therapy effective for Treating Depression, not just Winter Blues
Dr. John Ogrodniczuk: Men's Depression
Dr. L. Yatham: Named a 2015 Highly Cited Researcher by Thomson Reuters
See some of the research being done in the Department of Psychiatry .
Addictions and Concurrent Disorders Research Group
Cognitive Neuroscience of Schizophrenia Laboratory
The Perinatal Anxiety Research Lab
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