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Media

Ghaïst Touma has participated in several radio and magazine interviews. Here you will find some excerpts of his collaborations in various subjects during his professional career.

TV and Radio Interviews


The use of social media in traumatic public events

Psychologist Ghaïst Touma is interviewed at LCN news for a psychological opinion on the use of social media during traumatic public events.
Boston Bombing Site

Psychological impacts of a terrorist attack (in French)

Initially, the host interviews a marathonian who witnessed the Boston Marathon bombing as well as the 9/11 twin-tower attack. Then Psychologist Ghaïst Touma gives his opinion about post-traumatic stress and how to overcome such events. How to continue after an event such as the Boston Marathon bombing?

Pakistan and Haiti (in French)

Following the floods in Pakistan, international aid is slow to arrive. It was much more difficult to raise funds for the Pakistan flood disaster than it was for the Haitian earthquake crisis. Psychologist Ghaïst Touma sheds light on the reasons that may explain such discrepancies in empathy.

How it is that Canadians are less empathetic Pakistan than they were for Haiti?

Magazines

Sunday Night Blues

Sunday Night Blues

Article published in Selections
by Catherine Perreault-Lessard
September 20, 2016

As soon as the weekend was drawing to its end, a ball was forming in his stomach. A ball that kept growing throughout the day, which kept him from sleeping and often disappeared only when he got on the bus on Monday morning.

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Attack at Nice, “anxiety reaches Quebec”

Article published in La Presse+
by Sophie Allard
July 19, 2016

“When an attack occurs, it clearly appears in my practice. There is an increase in clients”, says Ghaïst Touma, psychologist, and consultant in crisis. “In frail people who have experienced trauma, these events reactivate the structures of fear. ” Mr. Touma was asked to intervene…

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Chaffeur de camion-citerne: un métier hors-norme

GHL Transport deals with grief

Article published in Le Flambeau Mercier-Anjou
by Mrs. Stéphanie Maunay
November 12, 2014

“It is a very positive step on the part of a manager to ask a psychologist to intervene immediately and be present to support employees», said Ghaïst Touma, a Montreal Psychologist and crisis intervention specialist. If the situation is not carefully attended with the…”

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After a suicide: help for those who stay

After a suicide: help for those who stay

Article published in Coup de pouce
by Mrs. Karine Vilder
January 5, 2010

Psychologist Ghaïst Touma, who regularly intervenes in the workplace when there is a suicide, confirms: “Emotional reactions resulting from a death by suicide are generally more intense and complex than those that occur after a natural or accidental death…

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Quebec Pluriel Article

Plural Quebec

Article published in Clin d'oeil
by Mrs. Sylvie Michelon
November 1, 2008

Quebec is in motion. It changes so fast that it would be difficult to draw it in a single portrait. It would rather be thousands of photos, in a kaleidoscope. 2008 Survey.

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