Research Participants Needed: Exploring Priorities for Mental Health Acute Care Discharge
Researchers at the University of Calgary, in partnership with Interior Health, are inviting…
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Oct 6, 2026
Research
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View the latest updates related to severe and persistent mental illness and the BC Schizophrenia Society.
Research Participants Needed: Assessing Compensatory Cognitive Strategies in People with Psychiatric Illness
Preliminary Investigation of Psychometric Properties of a Scale to Assess Compensatory Cognitive Strategies…
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Oct 6, 2026
Research
Advancing Understanding and Treatment of Schizophrenia
Research update from Dr. Todd Woodward and UBC Team Schizophrenia and related psychotic…
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Apr 15, 2026
BCSS Foundation, Research
BCSSF and UBC Faculty of Medicine Advance Mental Health Research Training in BC
Highly qualified students committed to advancing research in schizophrenia and related areas of…
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Feb 24, 2026
Research
Research Participants Needed: Comparing Non-invasive Neurostimulation Therapies for Schizophrenia
PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY The purpose of this study is to compare two…
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Jan 21, 2026
Research
Funding from the BCSS Foundation supports projects to improve treatment of youth experiencing severe mental illness
Dr. Allie Slemon of the University of Victoria awarded a Reach Program grant…
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Nov 29, 2024
Research
September Members Education Event Recap
Last Thursday, September 19th, we held our September Members Education Event. Led by…
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Sep 27, 2024
Events, Research
BC Schizophrenia Society Shares Schizophrenia Prevalence Position Paper
Based on recent Canadian and international studies, the BC Schizophrenia Society (BCSS) recommends…
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Jan 4, 2024
Advocacy & Public Policy, BCSS News
Researchers study on repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatments alter neural connectivity brain-wide in treatment-resistant depressed patients
A recent study led by Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry…
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Mar 24, 2023
Education, Research