A5042503119- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Machine Learning in Healthcare
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Mental Health via Writing
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
Institut Philippe Pinel de Montréal
2016-2025
Université de Montréal
2016-2025
Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec
2016-2025
Hôpital Louis-H Lafontaine
2010-2024
Douglas Mental Health University Institute
2005-2019
McGill University
2005
Université du Québec à Montréal
1997
OBJECTIVE: Major depression is a major risk factor for suicide. However, not all individuals with commit Impulsive and aggressive behaviors have been proposed as factors suicide, but it remains unclear whether their effect on the of suicide at least partly explained by axis I disorders commonly associated such depression. With case-control design, comparison level impulsive prevalence psychopathology was carried out control presence primary psychopathology. METHOD: One hundred four male...
Based on the Dualistic Model of Passion (Vallerand et al., 2003), a sequence involving determinants and affective experiences associated with two types passion (harmonious obsessive) toward sport was proposed tested. This posits that high levels valuation an autonomous personality orientation lead to harmonious passion, whereas controlled facilitate obsessive passion. In turn, is expected positive in but be either negatively related or unrelated negative experiences. Conversely, hypothesized...
Prevalence, symptoms, and treatment of depression suggest that major depressive disorders (MDD) present sex differences. Social stress-induced neurovascular pathology is associated with symptoms in male mice; however, this association unclear females. Here, we report chronic social subchronic variable stress promotes blood-brain barrier (BBB) alterations mood-related brain regions female mice. Targeted disruption the BBB prefrontal cortex (PFC) induces anxiety- depression-like behaviours. By...
The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether the method suicide is a valid behavioral marker lifetime history aggression.The authors applied psychological autopsy 310 individuals who committed suicide. They used structured clinical assessments and personality trait scales in interviews with family members deceased.Violent associated higher level aggression impulsivity. In addition, violent substance abuse or dependence psychotic disorders. Controlling for age, sex, disorders,...
The gold-standard cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for psychosis offers at best modest effects. With advances in technology, virtual reality (VR) therapies auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH), such as AVATAR (AT) and VR-assisted (VRT), are amid a new wave of relational approaches that may heighten Prior trials have shown greater effects these on AVH up to 24-week follow-up. However, no trial has compared them recommended active treatment with 1-year We performed pilot randomized...
Several factors have been shown to be involved in decisions use seclusion and restraint psychiatric inpatient settings. This study examined whether staff perceptions of related the care team violence on ward predicted wards.A total 309 members (nurses, rehabilitation instructors, nurse's aides) providing patients with serious mental disorders were recruited from eight university hospitals general-hospital units province Quebec. Factors assessed included sociodemographic characteristics,...
Many studies report that the use of seclusion and restraint (SR) is experienced negatively by patients who experience feelings shame, helplessness, humiliation, may relive previous trauma events. Since 2000, in Québec, exceptional measures like SR have been framed a protocol. This protocol provides health care teams with guidelines for relieving, containing, reducing suffering caused SR. We no knowledge, however, about views regarding application study aims to understand perception For this...
Reward seeking and avoidance of punishment are key motivational processes. Brain-imaging studies often use the Monetary Incentive Delay Task (MIDT) to evaluate processes involved in maladaptive behavior. Although bulk research has been done on MIDT reward events, little is known about neural basis punishment. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis brain activations during anticipation receipt monetary losses healthy controls.All functional neuro-imaging using controls were retrieved PubMed,...
Objective: Impulsivity is a multidimensional construct that has an important role for the understanding of diverse psychopathologies and problematic behaviors. The UPPS-P impulsive behavior scale, measuring five distinct facets impulsivity, been subject to several studies. No study investigated clinical utility this questionnaire amongst unstable psychiatric population. aim current examine psychometric properties short version scale in emergency unit. Method: S-UPPS-P was administered 1,097...
Seclusion with or without restraint is a measure for managing aggressive agitated clients and promoting site security, particularly in an emergency psychiatric setting. The decision to control potentially dangerous person's behaviour by removal seclusion seems ethically justifiable such However, although the decisions on these restrictive measures are based rational needs, they also influenced healthcare team's perceptions of client characteristics team environment. purpose this paper set...
Accessible summary This paper assesses the prevalence and associated clinical factors of seclusion restraint in a Canadian psychiatric hospital. The with or without is high, patients bipolar personality disorders are more likely than those other to be secluded during their stay this Implementing comprehensive record‐keeping system that tracks patient risk episodes would enhance capacity identify complex cases present risks. Abstract Seclusion measure used manage challenging behaviours....