/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3063/all en /newsroom/channels/news/youth-violence-lower-countries-complete-ban-corporal-punishment-290645 <p>A study published today in the BMJ Open shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is less fighting among young people. There was 31% less physical fighting in young men and 42% less physical fighting in young women in countries where corporal punishment was banned in all settings, compared with those where corporal punishment was permitted both at school and at home.</p> Mon, 15 Oct 2018 18:58:08 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 89689 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/misery-does-not-love-company-284357 <div><span>With as many as four in 10 Canadian teachers leaving the field within their first five years, what can be done to keep more of them in the classroom?</span></div> <div> </div> Wed, 31 Jan 2018 18:54:01 +0000 nathan.menezes@mail.mcgill.ca 32912 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/la-presse-prevention-du-suicide-retrouver-le-gout-la-vie-284361 <p>Les tentatives de suicide ne sont pas toutes pareilles. Ce n’est pas un phénomène homogène ou unique. "Les gens font des tentatives dans des contextes différents, avec des intentions différentes," précise d’entrée de jeu le psychiatre Gustavo Turecki, qui est aussi directeur du Groupe ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û d’études sur le suicide et directeur du Réseau québécois sur le suicide, les troubles de l’humeur et troubles associés.</p> <p><a href="http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/7047ef75-ca10-4321-96e0-fe54894c5681%7C_0.html">La Presse Plus</a></p> Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:15:13 +0000 nathan.menezes@mail.mcgill.ca 32915 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/our-head-movements-convey-emotions-256366 <p>Head movements play an important role in conveying emotions through speech and music. Let your head do the talking. Mon, 26 Oct 2015 21:46:19 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24572 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/different-types-child-abuse-similar-consequences-256068 <p>Emotional abuse may be as harmful as physical abuse and neglect. This finding led by a team of researchers at ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û complements previous imaging research showing that emotional and physical pain both activate the same parts of the brain.</p> Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:43:50 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 24532 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expectant-dads-get-depressed-too-255950 <p>Transition to parenthood can be a difficult life event. It can have an impact on both parents and on the long-term development of the child. While mother’s "baby blues" have been widely investigated, little research has been conducted on antenatal paternal depression. Mon, 05 Oct 2015 15:26:30 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24516 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/world-congress-suicide-prevention-montreal-253548 <p> Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:42:45 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24239 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/national-aboriginal-day-2015-june-21-253545 <p> Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:14:28 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24234 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/national-health-and-fitness-day-june-6-253188 <h2> Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:59:46 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24101 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/can-you-judge-man-his-fingers-242473 <p><img src="/newsroom/files/newsroom/thinkstockphotos-533666781_0.jpg" style="height:234px; width:715px" /></p> Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:18:26 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 22102 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pick-card-any-card-241589 <p>Magicians have astonished audiences for centuries by subtly, yet powerfully, influencing their decisions. But there has been little systematic study of the psychological factors that make magic tricks work.</p> <p> Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:12:13 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 22042 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/so-you-think-you-can-clap-beat-239990 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:46:14 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 21444 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/why-bad-news-dominates-headlines-bbc-237682 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:34:18 +0000 raphael.larocque-cyr@mcgill.ca 20993 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/stories-motivate-children-be-honest-237141 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:35:16 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 20890 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/eye-movements-reveal-impaired-reading-schizophrenia-225060 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:46:14 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 18214 at /newsroom