A5061971789- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences and Governance
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Physical Activity and Health
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Diabetes Management and Research
Université du Québec à Montréal
2016-2025
Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec
2016-2024
Hôpital Louis-H Lafontaine
2016-2024
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
2007-2016
Institute of Criminology
2013
Université de Montréal
2008-2013
The purpose of this study is to examine the contribution health behaviors (self-management and coping), quality care, individual characteristics (depressive symptoms, self-efficacy, illness representations) as mediators in relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) glycemic control.
Abstract Aim To better understand the associations between changes in self‐management behaviours and glycaemic control. Methods We conducted a prospective observational study of 295 adult patients with Type 2 diabetes evaluated at baseline, 6 12 months. Four were using Summary Diabetes Self‐Care Activities instrument, which assesses healthy diet, physical activity, medication taking self‐monitoring blood glucose. Using hierarchical linear regression models, we tested whether associated...
Farming is often considered one of the most stressful occupations. At same time, farming men symbolically represent a strong, traditional, or hegemonic form masculinity based on stoicism, resourcefulness, and resilience to adversity. A contrast observed between this social representation their health status, marked by higher levels stress, isolation, psychological distress, suicide than many other subgroups men. salutogenic approach was taken in study enable investigation contexts which...
Few studies have examined whether training can improve competency in intervening with suicidal youths. In this study we attempted to verify the effectiveness of such a program on helper competency. Forty‐three helpers who received were compared 28 did not. Participants improved knowledge, attitudes, and intervention skills following training, control group across measures. Their gains maintained at 6‐month follow‐up. sample, implementation one‐time helpers' competencies youth suicide intervention.
Mood and anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental disorders. People with such implement self-management strategies to reduce or prevent their symptoms optimize health well-being. Even though known be essential recovery, few researchers have examined them. The aim of this study is explore used by people recovering from depressive, anxiety, bipolar asking 50 them describe own strategies. Strategies were classified according dimensions recovery: social, existential, functional, physical,...
The development of self-management strategies plays an active role in the recovery process individuals suffering from mental disorders. Mental Health Self-Management Questionnaire (MHSQ) was developed to give empirical insight into construct self-management. This study aimed assess psychometric properties this recent instrument a sample patients meeting DSM-5 criteria for anxiety Data were drawn randomized controlled trial examining transdiagnostic group cognitive-behavioural therapy...
Abstract Background Transdiagnostic group cognitive-behavioral therapy (tCBT) is a delivery model that could help overcome barriers to large-scale implementation of evidence-based psychotherapy for anxiety disorders. The aim this study was assess the effectiveness combining tCBT with treatment-as-usual (TAU), compared TAU, treatment disorders in community-based mental health care. Methods In multicenter single-blind, two-arm pragmatic superiority randomized trial, we recruited participants...
A shift toward person-centered care has been occurring in services provided to people with mood and anxiety disorders. Recovery is recognized as encompassing personal aspects addition clinical ones. Guidelines now recommend supporting people's engagement self-management a complementary recovery avenue. Yet the literature lacks evidence on how individualized combinations of strategies used by relate their indicators.The aims this study were identify profiles underlying mental health recovery,...
Support from caregivers is an important element of mental health recovery. However, the mechanisms by which social support influences recovery persons with depressive, anxiety, or bipolar disorders are less understood. In this study, we describe that influence A cross-sectional qualitative study was undertaken in Québec (Canada) 15 and caregivers—those having played most significant role their deductive thematic analysis allowed for identification description different through a...
Background: People in recovery from anxiety, depressive or bipolar disorders can receive both formal (from practitioners) and informal help family friends). These two types of helping relationships have often been studied separately as either therapeutic social support. Yet, the mechanisms these forms not empirically compared context mental health recovery. Aims: The purpose this study is to compare by combining perspectives individuals recovery, their helper practitioner. Method: Individual...
Callers to a suicide prevention center concerned about high risk men were randomly invited participate in one of four programs: Information Session, Session with Telephone Follow‐up, Rapid Referral mental health and abuse programs, or Support. Comparison pre‐test, 2 month post‐test 6 months follow‐up 131 participants found that after third party participation, the participant reported suicidal had significantly less ideation, fewer attempts, depressive symptoms. Family friends psychological...
The aim of this study was to measure the quality medical follow-up depression in a universal-access health care system and identify its main correlates.This retrospective cohort adult patients who received diagnoses between April 2003 March 2005 Montreal used administrative data within first three months diagnosis. Indicators adequate included having at least one outpatient visit family physician or psychiatrist, 30 days diagnosis, more than half visits with same physician, visits.During...