Mental health impacts of Israel-Hamas war
Members of the media may directly contact:
Nafissa Ismail (English and French)
University Research Chair in Stress and Mental Health and Full Professor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Director of LIFE Research Institute
Professor Ismail can comment on the effects of traumatic events on brain health.
“Exposure to traumatic events, like war, insecurity, instability, and suffering, can have enduring impacts on mental health and lead to conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. Children and youths are particularly vulnerable to these enduring consequences.”
Tin Ngo-Minh (English and French)
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, and founder of the Clinique L'ÉQUI-libre
[email protected]
“As a psychiatrist, not a lawyer or judge, I can only guide my patients in the search for a balance between asserting their rights and the opposite perspective, acceptance and letting go of situations they consider totally unjust. There is no other way to achieve true long-term well-being, on the scale of the individual and humanity, without this voluntary commitment to aim for such a balance.”