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At @LHRSC this morning: we had the privilege of hearing a brilliant keynote by Robert Krueger presenting on the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology known as HiTOP.

Distressed adults with learning disabilities are less likely to perceive a need for help and less likely to seek treatment compared to those without learning disabilities. New Ian Colman research led by MSc student Seana Semchishen: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

First Nations Canadians under age 60 were 6-7 times (!!) more likely to die from Covid in 2020/21 compared to non-Indigenous Canadians. Shocking new report from Statistics Canada: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-28-0…

More evidence that guaranteed cash transfers results in improved health outcomes. We discuss this in our World Psychiatry review of social determinants of mental health: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp….

Very cool post-doc opportunity at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) on young adult #mentalhealth and labour force exclusion: 945000.webcruiter.no/Main/Recruit/P…

Thought-provoking commentary on future directions for scalable parenting interventions aimed at promoting early child development across the globe. nature.com/articles/s4156…

A masterpiece of a paper on the #SocialDeterminants of #MentalHealth. Universal parenting interventions and supports are key. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp…

We were deeply saddened to learn of Professor Sir David Goldberg's passing this week. He was a titan of social psychiatry, & designed the Clinical Interview Schedule & General Health Questionnaire, two vital measures of mental wellbeing, amongst many other achievements

Before our opening plenary, Simon Wessely pays tribute to Sir David Goldberg, 1934-2024, who passed away last week. He changed the field, providing better understanding of pop'n mental health, & its social determinants. He will be greatly missed for his work, kindness & spirit

Exciting discussion on the future of psychiatric epidemiology by Dr. Merikangas. EPA Section of Epidemiology & Social Psychiatry have organized a brilliant conference!!

Two days ago, a lawfirm filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against 6 commercial publishers (incl Elsevier & Wiley) in the federal district court in New York. They allege a 3-part scheme on part of publishers. 🧵 lieffcabraser.com/antitrust/acad…

Our next Congress in 2026 has just been announced...Brescia 2026! Mark it in your diaries, and thanks to our supporter Prof Giovanni de Girolamo for agreeing to organise. #EPAPsyEpi24 #EPAPsyEpi26

We are recruiting a PhD candidate in the GenEd project! "Why do educational difficulties run in families? Genetically sensitive observational and intervention research on home learning environment" Dr Elsje van Bergen Monica Melby-Lervåg finn.no/job/fulltime/a…

🚨UPCOMING EVENTS🚨: EDI in Research Workshop Series Join us next week for the first of four workshops: Building an inclusive environment! Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET Location: RGN Room 2029 Please RSVP: surveymonkey.ca/r/EDISEPT

Important work from Heidi Eccles (Ian Colman ) who used population-based data to identify higher prevalence of mental disorders and suicidal behavior in transgender and gender-diverse people compared with the cisgender population. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Sobering new Ian Colman research shows that we need better supports for transgender and gender diverse people.

The Ian Colman is recruiting for a post-doc focused on supportive factors for mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth: psychepi.com/2024/10/18/pos…. Please share widely!