/newsroom/taxonomy/term/101/all en /newsroom/channels/news/broken-heart-there-might-be-pill-261748 <p>Back in 2012, a team led by Alain Brunet, a psychiatric professor at ÎŰÎ۲ÝÝ®ĘÓƵ University and researcher at the Douglas, set the trauma world on fire with a new treatment for PTSD, using a beta-blocker that reduces heart rate and blood pressure. Brunet’s work at the Douglas appeared to demonstrate traumatic memories could be healed and, furthermore, memories linked to addiction cravings could be reduced. His work was covered in The Atlantic and Wired magazines."Heartbreak, or relational trauma, is almost universal, and it’s one of the top reasons people seek help. — Alain Brunet"</p> Mon, 18 Jul 2016 14:04:34 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 26021 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/un-montrealais-au-secours-des-parisiens-260639 <p>Un expert quĂ©bĂ©cois soignera les plaies des centaines de victimes des attentats de Paris aux prises avec un syndrome de stress post-traumatique. La mĂ©thode du MontrĂ©alais Alain Brunet, spĂ©cialiste en traumatismes, sera utilisĂ©e dans 14 hĂ´pitaux parisiens auprès de plus de 400 patients.</p> <p>La Presse</p> <p><a href="http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/ff1abaa4-6604-4e22-a13c-0ec34df0cf03%7CTXsc6nCiI66z.html">Partie 1</a></p> <p><a href="http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/ff1abaa4-6604-4e22-a13c-0ec34df0cf03|TXsciN7AxVJI.html">Partie 2</a></p> Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:03:26 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 25770 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-terrorist-attacks-brussels-march-22-2016-259827 <p>"Explosions rocked the main airport and a subway in Brussels on Tuesday, killing at least 26 people." (<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/world/europe/brussels-airport-explosions.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=span-ab-top-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news">The New York Times</a>)</p> Tue, 22 Mar 2016 13:50:23 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25539 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/paris-attacks-november-13-2015-256734 <p><span>Many people were reported dead Friday night following several separate attacks in and around Paris.</span></p> <p><strong><a href="/law/about/profs/megret-frederic">FrĂ©dĂ©ric MĂ©gret</a>, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Law of Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, ÎŰÎ۲ÝÝ®ĘÓƵ University</strong><br /> He can comment on the legal ramifications such as the national emergency and border implications. (English, French)<br /> <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">frederic.megret</span> [at] <span class="d">mcgill.ca</span></span>, cellphone available</p> Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:48:20 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 24730 at /newsroom