Department of Psychiatry

UBC experts on mental health care

On Tuesday, Feb. 14, Vancouver City Council will vote on a motion to give Vancouver Coastal Health $2.8 million to hire 58 mental health workers as part of expanded crisis response. UBC experts are available to comment.

Feb 13, 2023

UBC experts on World Suicide Prevention Day

Saturday, September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. UBC experts are available to comment.

Sep 9, 2022

How to ease back-to-school stress for school-age kids

Heading back to school can be stressful for young people even when there’s no global pandemic to worry about, says Dr. Tyler Black, assistant clinical professor at UBC’s department of psychiatry.

Sep 2, 2021

OCD is an anxiety-related condition characterized by the recurrence of unwanted, intrusive and distressing thoughts. Credit: Unsplash

OCD among new mothers more prevalent than previously thought

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) among those who have recently given birth is more common than previously thought, and much of this can be attributed to thoughts of harm related to the baby, new UBC research has found.

Mar 23, 2021

Will we ever shake hands again?

Dr. Lakshmi Yatham, professor and head of the UBC department of psychiatry, explores the psychological toll of COVID-19 and offers his advice on combating stress and anxiety.

Oct 9, 2020

Q&A: How parents can identify anxiety warning signs as students return to school

Steven Taylor, professor at UBC’s department of psychiatry, a clinical psychologist, and author of The Psychology of Pandemics has some expert advice for parents of school-aged children.

Aug 31, 2020

One in two homeless people may have experienced a head injury in their lifetime

People who are homeless experience a disproportionately high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a new UBC-led study published today in The Lancet Public Health.

Dec 3, 2019

Researchers found that hands-on learning in kindergarten helped improve academic outcomes.

Emphasizing social play in kindergarten improves academics, reduces teacher burnout

Emphasizing more play, hands-on learning, and students helping one another in kindergarten improves academic outcomes, self-control and attention regulation, finds new UBC research.

Sep 17, 2019

What ‘brainy mice’ can tell us about dementia and PTSD

UBC scientists have created unusually intelligent mice by causing a mutation to a single gene.

Aug 17, 2015

Study paints complex health portrait of single-room occupancy hotel tenants in DTES

A new study is revealing multiple health concerns faced by an tenants in Vancouver’s SRO hotels.

Aug 9, 2013