Mary V. Seeman OC, FRCPC, (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]
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]
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]
Mary V. Seeman OC, FRCPC, (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]
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]
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]