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[Crossroads, 50 years of child care]
Martin Gignac1, Bernard Boileau2, Charles Nagy Bedwani3
1Institut Philippe-Pinel de Montréal; Université de Montréal.
Insights
This historical review highlights the establishment and evolution of child mental health services at Université de Montréal. It showcases significant advancements in child and adolescent psychiatry over fifty years.
Area of Science:
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- History of Medicine
- Mental Health Services
Context:
- The development of specialized mental health care for children with mental disorders.
- Affiliation with Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
- The historical context of child psychiatry services.
Purpose:
- To trace the origins and evolution of the first child mental health care settings at Université de Montréal.
- To present key institutions and influential figures in the field.
- To discuss philosophical and therapeutic shifts.
Summary:
- The review details the establishment of child psychiatry centers affiliated with Université de Montréal.
- Key figures and institutions are highlighted, alongside philosophical and therapeutic transitions.
- The emergence of subspecialty clinics and Royal College-approved training signifies the contemporary era.
Impact:
- The contribution to training medical students, residents, and researchers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
- Demonstrates significant milestones in the field over fifty years.
- Reflects the growth and impact of the Université de Montréal Department of Psychiatry.
Introduction:
Through a journey in time, we propose to revisit the birth of the first mental health care settings for children with mental disorders affiliated with Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Methods:
The main centers of child psychiatry affiliated with the Université de Montréal are presented with the outstanding figures of the time.
Results:
Philosophical transitions and therapeutic paradigms are also briefly discussed. The creation of subspecialty clinics and training approved by the Royal College of Psychiatry of Child and Adolescent marked the contemporary era.
Conclusion:
The contribution to training medical students, residents and researchers in the field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reflects the important milestones since the foundation of the Université de Montréal Department of Psychiatry. So much achieved in half a century.
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