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Memorable month for Alain Brunet, PhD
2006-07-24
Douglas researcher makes Macleans’ Honour roll and La Presse’s Personality of the Week
Douglas researcher, Alain Brunet, PhD, an expert in psychological trauma, will want to remember this month. He’s been named to the 2006 Maclean’s annual Honour roll as one of the 39 Canadians who make the world a better place to live, and nominated as Personality of the Week by the Montreal daily La Presse. These accolades and others are in response to Brunet’s breakthrough research findings, which show that the blood pressure drug propranolol can dampen the severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This work will provide much sought after relief to individuals faced with ugly memories of traumatic situations such as rape, or war.
"Professor Brunet is an outstanding researcher and colleague who deserves this recognition,” says Rémi Quirion, PhD, Scientific Director of the Douglas Hospital Research Centre. “We congratulate him on his innovative work, which is an inspiration to all.”
Brunet is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychiatry at McGill University. He has been investigating the impact of trauma exposure on individuals for over 10 years, with a special focus on characterizing the risk factors and developing effective treatments for PTSD. He was awarded a Young Investigator Award in 2002 from le Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) and in 2003, he received the Pfizer-Heinz Lehmann Award.
Brunet’s recent work has also received attention from the Globe and Mail, the National Post, the Sunday Telegraph (UK), the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Chicago Sun, the Washington Post, CNN and ABC News.
Douglas researcher, Alain Brunet, PhD, an expert in psychological trauma, will want to remember this month. He’s been named to the 2006 Maclean’s annual Honour roll as one of the 39 Canadians who make the world a better place to live, and nominated as Personality of the Week by the Montreal daily La Presse. These accolades and others are in response to Brunet’s breakthrough research findings, which show that the blood pressure drug propranolol can dampen the severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This work will provide much sought after relief to individuals faced with ugly memories of traumatic situations such as rape, or war.
"Professor Brunet is an outstanding researcher and colleague who deserves this recognition,” says Rémi Quirion, PhD, Scientific Director of the Douglas Hospital Research Centre. “We congratulate him on his innovative work, which is an inspiration to all.”
Brunet is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychiatry at McGill University. He has been investigating the impact of trauma exposure on individuals for over 10 years, with a special focus on characterizing the risk factors and developing effective treatments for PTSD. He was awarded a Young Investigator Award in 2002 from le Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) and in 2003, he received the Pfizer-Heinz Lehmann Award.
Brunet’s recent work has also received attention from the Globe and Mail, the National Post, the Sunday Telegraph (UK), the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Chicago Sun, the Washington Post, CNN and ABC News.
