Main description:

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation, this volume celebrates the creativity and dedication of Canadian scientists who have helped unravel some of the mysteries of the mind over recent years. The authors used criterion-based techniques to select 16 leading scientists for semi-structured interviews, as well as well-known philanthropists, policy-makers, and psychiatric "survivors". The fascinating interviews and reports not only show what motivates such outstanding individuals, but also describe what Canada and other countries can do to encourage more and better neuroscience. Those interviewed or reported on include researchers like Martin Alda, Dan Offord, Bruno Cormier, Cheryl Grady, Raymond Lam, Herta Guttman, Zindel Segal, Harvey Chochinov, Remi Quirion, Philip Seeman, Rachel Morehouse, Katherine Hegadoren, Juan Carlos Negrete; as well as Doris Sommer-Rotenberg, Michael Alzamora, Don Tapscott, Ana Lopes, Ross Taylor, Beva Dudiak, Sandra Sharwood, Edward Bronfman, Michael H. Wilson, Earla Dunbar, Joseph Tanenbaum, and Renee Marier.

Contents:

Frontispiece; Dedication, Foreword, Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I: Research and Researchers; Chapter 1. Alzheimer's Disease: Pat and Edie McGeer and the Inflamed Brain; Chapter 2. Anxiety Disorders: Richard Swinson Quells Disquiet; Chapter 3. Autism: Jeanette Holden Searches for Elusive Genes; Chapter 4. Bipolar Disorder: Martin Alda and the Genes of Mood; Chapter 5. Child Psychiatry. The Legacy of Dr. Dan Offord; Chapter 6. Forensic Psychiatry: Bruno Cormier (1919-1991), Rebel and Humanist; Chapter 7. Memory: Cheryl Grady Images the Aging Brain; Chapter 8. Mood Disorders: Raymond Lam and SAD; Chapter 9. Personality Disorders. Herta Guttman - Working with the Family; Chapter 10. Psyche and Soma. Mindfulness and Zindel Segal; Chapter 11. Psych and Soma: Harvey Max Chochinov and the Needs of the Dying; Chapter 12. Research Policy: Remi Quirion, the Eagle-Eyed; Chapter 13. Schizophrenia: Philip Seeman - Driven to Discovery; Chapter 14. Sleep Disorders: Rachel Morehouse Investigates the Science of Sleep; Chapter 15. Stress Disorders: Kathy Hegadoren Helps Women Under Stress; Chapter 16. Substance Abuse: Juan Carlos Negrete - Under the Influence; Chapter 17. Research and Redemption: A Poem by Doris Sommer-Rottenberg; Section II: Benefactors and Beneficiaries; Chapter 18. Art to the Rescue: Michael Alzamora - Flat Surrealist; Chapter 19. Chair in Schizophrenia Research: Don Tapscott and Ana Lopes; Chapter 20. Coast Foundation Society and the Story of Ross Taylor; Chapter 21. Consumer Advocacy: Beva Dudiak of Hamilton, Ontario; Chapter 22. Depression: Sandra Sharwood's Story; Chapter 23. Establishing an Award: The Life of Edward Bronfman; Chapter 24. Making Neuroscience Matter: The Honourable Michael H. Wilson; Chapter 25 Peer Support for Social Phobia: Earla Dunbar; Chapter 26. Philanthropy: Joseph M. Tanenbaum Exemplifies What it Means; Chapter 27. Renee Claire Marier: Proceeds to Give Away; Chapter 28. Special Ways of Giving: Ted and Diana Tremain, Toronto; Sandra Schulze, Calgary; Chapter 29. Transcendence: Jack Barr and the "Triple Whammy"; Chapter 30. Doris Sommer-Rotenberg: Transmuting the Tragedy of Suicide; Chapter 31. Volunteering: How Research Participants Are Safeguarded; Chapter 32. Conclusion: Emerging Themes; Appendix I. List of interviewees; Appendix II. Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation Officers.