Mary V. Seeman (March 24, 1935 – April 23, 2024) was a Canadian psychiatrist who was a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.[1] She served as the Tapscott Chair in Schizophrenia from 1997 to 2000.[2]
Seeman wrote on gender influences on outcome in schizophrenia,[3] women in schizophrenia,[4] and the impact of parenting with a mental illness.[5]
Recognition
Seeman became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) in 1972, and was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in 2006.[6] In 2012 she received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[7]
Personal life
As a child, Seeman fled Nazi-occupied Poland with her family via Portugal and settled in Canada.[8]
She was married to scientist Philip Seeman.[9] Together, they were parents to Marc, Bob, and Neil Seeman, and grandparents to Ahron, Geoff, Ciara, David, Ronan, and Dori.
Mary V. Seeman died on April 23, 2024, at the age of 89.[10]
Publications
Books
- Reupert, A; Maybery, D; Nicholson, J; Göpfert, M; Seeman, M V. (2015). Parental Psychiatric Disorder: Distressed Parents and their Families. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107070684.
- Seeman, M.V. (1982). Living and working with schizophrenia. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802064744. OCLC 9039169.
- Seeman, M. V. (1995). Gender and psychopathology (1st ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press. ISBN 0880485647. OCLC 32051439. Trove
References
- ^ "Mary V. Seeman |". ims.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Mary V Seeman, M.D. | Tapscott Chair". 27 April 2013. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ Seeman, Mary V. (2019-03-01). "Does Gender Influence Outcome in Schizophrenia?". Psychiatric Quarterly. 90 (1): 173–184. doi:10.1007/s11126-018-9619-y. ISSN 1573-6709. PMID 30484001. S2CID 53759697.
- ^ Brzezinski-Sinai, Noa A; Seeman, Mary V (2017-03-30). "Women and schizophrenia: planning for the future". Future Neurology. 12 (2): 89–99. doi:10.2217/fnl-2016-0031. ISSN 1479-6708.
- ^ Reupert, Andrea; Maybery, Darryl; Nicholson, Joanne; Göpfert, Michael; Seeman, Mary V. (2015-07-09). Parental Psychiatric Disorder: Distressed Parents and their Families. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107070684.
- ^ "Mrs. Mary V. Seeman". Governor-General of Canada. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Mary V. Seeman". Governor-General of Canada. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Mary Seeman, I Remember, Exiles Memorial Centre
- ^ "Most Wikipedia profiles are about men - these women in Australia are hoping to change that". SBS News. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Dr. Mary V. Seeman", University of Toronto. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
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