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Mary V. Seeman

Professor
Mary V. Seeman
OC FRCPC
Personal details
BornMarch 24, 1935
Poland
DiedApril 23, 2024(2024-04-23) (aged 89)
OccupationPsychiatrist

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] They had three sons including author Neil Seeman. 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

  1. ^ "Mary V. Seeman |". ims.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. ^ "Mary V Seeman, M.D. | Tapscott Chair". 27 April 2013. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Mrs. Mary V. Seeman". Governor-General of Canada. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Mary V. Seeman". Governor-General of Canada. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  8. ^ Mary Seeman, I Remember, Exiles Memorial Centre
  9. ^ "Most Wikipedia profiles are about men - these women in Australia are hoping to change that". SBS News. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  10. ^ "In Memoriam: Dr. Mary V. Seeman", University of Toronto. Retrieved April 25, 2024.


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