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Jeffrey N. Joyce, PhD
… of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. In 1995 he joined Sun Health Research Institute to head the newly established … related to Parkinson's disease, movement disorders and mental illness He has been the recipient of federal grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Aging, and National …
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David I. Finkelstein, PhD
… A/Prof Finkelstein has worked exclusively as a National Health and Medical Research Council employed research … diseases. In 2007, A/Prof Finkelstein was recruited to the Mental Health Research Institute and in 2009 established an … independent Synaptic Neuropathology Laboratory within the Mental Health Research Institute. This specialized team …
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Nature Walks May Be Good for Your Brain, Study Finds
July 7, 2015
… recent studies suggest that spending time outdoors has both mental and physical benefits. The latest one takes that … that is associated with the onset, in some cases, of mental illnesses like depression,” Gregory Bratman, the lead … about the link between nature walks and improved mental health. Exercise already provides a health boost, though, so …
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Ask the MD: Depression, Anxiety and Parkinson’s; A Psychologist Shares What to Know and Do
May 18, 2023
… School and a practicing clinical psychologist at Rutgers Health and in the New Jersey Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. She has been conducting mental health research in Parkinson’s disease since 2003. … in PD and utilizing telemedicine to improve access to mental health care. If you or a loved one is experiencing a …
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A. Jon Stoessl, CM/MD/FRCPC/FCAHS
… and co-director of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at the University of British Columbia. He holds a … advisory boards of Parkinson Society Canada, Ontario Mental Health Foundation, and Canada Research Chairs …
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Valérie Legendre-Guillemin, PhD
… McGill University funded by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research fellowship. In 2006, she joined the department of fundamental sciences at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi as an … won a Brain Star Award from the Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction of the Canadian Institutes of …