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Publications

  1. Giguère S, Fortier A, Azrak J, Giguère C.-É, Potvin S and Dumais A. Effectiveness of Psychological Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2025, 15, 338. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm15080338
  2. Pilon F, Dumais A, Giguère CÉ, Potvin S. The effects of cannabis use disorder on cognitive functions: A meta-analysis. Addict Behav. 2025 Jul 14;170:108434. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108434. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40675034 
  3. Giguère S, Beaudoin M, Dellazizzo L, Phraxayavong K, Potvin S, Dumais A. Reattribution of Auditory Hallucinations Throughout Avatar Therapy: A Case Series. Reports (MDPI). 2025 Jul 18;8(3):113. doi: 10.3390/reports8030113.PMID: 40700246 
  4. Giguère S, Dellazizzo L, Giguère CÉ, Dumais A (2025). Association between mental illness and disciplinary confinement and its effect on mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2025 Jun 10;20(6):e0325508. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0325508. eCollection 2025.PMID: 40493545
  5. Fortier A, Tikàsz A, Athanassiou M, Zouaoui I, Légaré N, Stip E, Lipp O, Dumais A, Potvin S (2025). Hippocampus subfield volume reductions in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2025 Jun;280:10-14. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2025.04.006. Epub 2025 Apr 13.PMID: 40209526
  6. Athanassiou M, Dumais A, Zouaoui I, Fortier A, de Benedictis L, Lipp O, Tikàsz A, Potvin S (2025). Corticolimbic Structural Deficits in Violent Patients with Schizophrenia. Brain Sci. 2025 Feb 21;15(3):224. doi: 10.3390/brainsci15030224.PMID: 40149746
  7. Simoes-Gomes T, Potvin S, Giguère S, Beaudoin M, Phraxayavong K and Dumais A (2025). Validation of an Upgraded Virtual Reality Platform Designed for Real-Time Dialogical Psychotherapies. BioMedInformatics 5(1):4. January 2025. DOI: 10.3390/biomedinformatics5010004
  8. Giguere S, Beaudoin M, Dellazizzo L, Phraxayavong K, Potvin S, Dumais A (2024). Avatar Intervention in Virtual Reality for Cannabis Use Disorder in Individuals With Severe Mental Disorders: Results From a 1-Year, Single-Arm Clinical Trial. JMIR Ment Health. 2024 Nov 27;11:e58499. doi: 10.2196/58499. PMID: 39602812 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
  9. Hudon A, Beaudoin M, Phraxayavong K, Potvin S, Dumais A (2024). Exploring the Intersection of Schizophrenia, Machine Learning, and Genomics: Scoping Review. JMIR Bioinform Biotechnol. 2024 Nov 15;5:e62752. doi: 10.2196/62752.PMID: 39546776 Free PMC article.
  10. Ziady H, Beaudoin M, Augustin E, Samson-Daoust E, Phraxayavong K, Dumais A (2024). The impact of cannabis on psychiatric symptoms: A cross-sectional study on people with severe mental disorder. Sante Ment Que. 2024 Fall;49(2):221-245.PMID: 39656577 Free article. French.
  11. Hudon A, Quilliam S, Phraxayavong K, Potvin S, Dumais A (2024). Exploring Therapeutic Outcomes Through Dyadic Interactions: The Role of Patient-Avatar Dynamics in Avatar Therapy. Am J Psychotherapy. 2024 Dec 17:appipsychotherapy20240016. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20240016. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39686737
  12. Goulet MH, Cassivi C, Hupé C, Jean-Baptiste F, Dumais A (2024). Seclusion and mechanical restraint in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: an increased use in mental health settings. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 4;15:1428599. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1428599. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39429527 Free PMC article.
  13. Fortier A, Dumais A, Boisvert M, Zouaoui I, Chung C-F, Potvin S (2024). Aberrant activity at rest of the associative striatum in schizophrenia: Meta-analyses of the amplitude of low frequency fluctuations. J  Psychiatr Res. 2024 Sep 11;179:117-132. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.09.012. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39284255.
  14. Beaudoin M., Giguère S., Giguère C-E, Ziady H., Consortium Signature, Phraxayavong K., Potvin S., & Dumais A. (2024). Clinical characteristics associated with functioning trajectories following admission to a psychiatric institution: A prospective cohort study of individuals with psychosis. Psychiatry research, 339, 116062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116062
  15. Sicotte, R., D’Andrea, G., Dumais, A., Crocker, A. G., Villeneuve, M., Brochu, E., & Abdel-Baki, A. (2024). Aggressive behaviors in first-episode psychosis: Distinction between the premorbid phase and the onset of psychosis. Schizophrenia Research, 271, 283-291.
  16. Deneault, A., Dumais, A., Désilets, M., & Hudon, A. (2024). Natural Language Processing and Schizophrenia: A Scoping Review of Uses and Challenges. Journal of personalized medicine, 14(7), 744. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14070744
  17. Lamsma J, Raine A, Kia SM, Cahn W, Arold D, Banaj N, Barone A, Brosch K, Brouwer R, Brunetti A, Calhoun VD, Chew QH, Choi S, Chung YC, Ciccarelli M, Cobia D, Cocozza S, Dannlowski U, Dazzan P, de Bartolomeis A, Di Forti M, Dumais A, Edmond JT, Ehrlich S, Evermann U, Flinkenflügel K, Georgiadis F, Glahn DC, Goltermann J, Green MJ, Grotegerd D, Guerrero-Pedraza A, Ha M, Hong EL, Hulshoff Pol H, Iasevoli F, Kaiser S, Kaleda V, Karuk A, Kim M, Kircher T, Kirschner M, Kochunov P, Kwon JS, Lebedeva I, Lencer R, Marques TR, Meinert S, Murray R, Nenadić I, Nguyen D, Pearlson G, Piras F, Pomarol-Clotet E, Pontillo G, Potvin S, Preda A, Quidé Y, Rodrigue A, Rootes-Murdy K, Salvador R, Skoch A, Sim K, Spalletta G, Spaniel F, Stein F, Thomas-Odenthal F, Tikàsz A, Tomecek D, Tomyshev A, Tranfa M, Tsogt U, Turner JA, van Erp TGM, van Haren NEM, van Os J, Vecchio D, Wang L, Wroblewski A, Nickl-Jockschat T. (2024). Structural brain abnormalities and aggressive behaviour in schizophrenia: Mega-analysis of data from 2095 patients and 2861 healthy controls via the ENIGMA consortium. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Feb 5:2024.02.04.24302268. doi: 10.1101/2024.02.04.24302268. PMID: 38370846
  18. Sergerie-Richard, S., Goulet, M. H., Dumais, A., Hinse, C., & Fontaine, G. (2024). De-implementation to reduce coercive practices in mental health care. The lancet. Psychiatry, 11(7), 498–499. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00144-5
  19. Diallo, S., Marchand, S., Dumais, A., & Potvin, S. (2024). The impact of an immersive digital therapeutic tool on experimental pain: a pilot randomized within-subject experiment with an active control condition. Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland), 5, 1366892. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2024.1366892
  20. Augustin, E., Beaudoin, M., Giguère, S., Ziady, H., Phraxayavong, K., & Dumais, A. (2024). The Relationship between Sense of Presence, Emotional Response, and Clinical Outcomes in Virtual Reality-Based Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: An Exploratory Correlational Study. Journal of personalized medicine, 14(6), 614. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14060614
  21. Fortier, A., Zouaoui, I., Dumais, A., & Potvin, S. (2024). Effects of Recreational Cannabis Legalization on Mental Health: Scoping Review. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), appips20230434. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230434
  22. Kerr P, Le Page C, Giguère CÉ, Marin MF, Trudel-Fitzgerald C, Romain AJ, Taschereau-Dumouchel V, Ouellet-Morin I, Lecomte T, Potvin S, Geoffrion S, Sasseville M, Caihol L, Lipp O, Pelletier JF, Dumais A, Lesage A, Labelle R, Lavoie M, Godbout R, Vincent P, Boissonneault J, Findlay H, Lupien SJ, Guay S, Juster RP, Consortium S. The Signature Biobank: A longitudinal biopsychosocial repository of psychiatric emergency patients. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Feb;332:115718. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115718. Epub 2024 Jan 4.PMID: 38198857 Review.
  23. Hudon A, Phraxayavong K, Potvin S and Dumais A* (2024). Ensemble Methods to Optimize Automated Text Classification in Avatar Therapy. BioMedInformatics 2024, 4(1), 423-436; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedinformatics4010024
  24. Giguère S, Dellazizzo L , Beaudoin M , Lapierre M-A, Villeneuve M, Phraxayavong K, Potvin S and Dumais A (2023). Avatar Intervention for Cannabis Use Disorder in a Patient withSchizoaffective Disorder: A Case Report. December 2023. BioMedInformatics 3(4):1112-1123. DOI: 10.3390/biomedinformatics3040067
  25. Zouaoui, I., Dumais, A., Lavoie, M. E., & Potvin, S. (2023). Auditory Steady-State Responses in Schizophrenia: An Updated Meta-Analysis. Brain sciences, 13(12), 1722. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13121722
  26. Hudon, A., Beaudoin, M., Phraxayavong, K., Potvin, S. & Dumais, A (2023). Enhancing Predictive Power: Integrating Linear Support Vector Classifier with Logistic Regression for Patient Outcome Prognosis in Virtual Reality Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia. Journal of Personalized Medicine (Nov. 2023). DOI: 10.3390/jpm13121660
  27. Boisvert M, Lungu O, Pilon F, Dumais A, Potvin S (2023). Regional cerebral blood flow at rest in schizophrenia and major depressive disorder: A functional neuroimaging meta-analysis. September 2023. Psychiatry research-Neuroimaging. DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2023.111720
  28. Hudon, A., Phraxayavong, K., Potvin, S., & Dumais, A. (2023). Comparing the Performance of Machine Learning Algorithms in the Automatic Classification of Psychotherapeutic Interactions in Avatar Therapy.Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction, 5(3), 1119-1130. https://doi.org/10.3390/make5030057 
  29. Athanassiou M, Dumais A, Zouaoui I, Potvin S*. (2023). The clouded debate: A systematic review of comparative longitudinal studies examining the impact of recreational cannabis legalization on key public health outcomes.  Front Psychiatry. 2023 Jan 11;13:1060656. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1060656. eCollection 2022
  30. Hudon, A., Dellazizzo, L., M., Phraxayavong, K., Potvin, S., & Dumais, A* (2023). Association Between Cannabis and Violence in Community-Dwelling Patients With Severe Mental Disorders: A Cross-sectional Study Using Machine Learning. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2023 Feb 1;211(2):88-94. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001604.
  31. Beaudoin M, Dellazizzo, L, Giguère S, Guay JP, Giguère CE, Potvin, S & Dumais A* (2023). Is There a Dose-Response Relationship Between Cannabis Use and Violence? A Longitudinal Study in Individuals with Severe Mental Disorders. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. February 2023. DOI:10.1089/can.2022.0038
  32. Giguère S, Potvin S, Beaudoin M, Dellazizzo L, Giguère CE, Furtos A, Gilbert K, Phraxayavong K and Dumais A* (2023). Avatar Intervention for Cannabis Use Disorder in Individuals with Severe Mental Disorders: A Pilot Study. J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13(5), 766; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13050766
  33. Beaudoin, M., Potvin, S., Phraxayavong, K., & Dumais, A* (2023). Changes in Quality of Life in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia Patients Undergoing Avatar Therapy: A Content Analysis. J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13(3), 522; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13030522
  34. Zouaoui I, Zellag M, Hernout J, Dumais A, Potvin S, Lavoie ME* (2023). Alpha and theta oscillations during the cognitive reappraisal of aversive pictures: A spatio-temporal qEEG investigation. Int J Psychophysiol. 2023 Oct;192:13-25. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2023.07.001. Epub 2023 Jul 23.PMID: 37490956
  35. Dellazizzo L, Potvin S, Giguère S, Landry C, Léveillé N, Dumais A* (2023). Meta-review on the efficacy of psychological therapies for the treatment of substance use disorders. Psychiatry Res. 2023 Aug;326:115318. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115318. Epub 2023 Jun 19.PMID: 37356250
  36. Hudon A, Lammatteo V, Rodrigues-Coutlée S, Dellazizzo L, Giguère S, Phraxayavong K, Potvin S, Dumais A* (2023). Exploration of the role of emotional expression of treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients having followed virtual reality therapy: a content analysis. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Jun 12;23(1):420. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04861-2.PMID: 37308864 
  37. Hudon A, Couture J, Dellazizzo L, Beaudoin M, Phraxayavong K, Potvin S, Dumais A* (2023). Dyadic Interactions of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia Patients Having Followed Virtual Reality Therapy: A Content Analysis. J Clin Med. 2023 Mar 15;12(6):2299. doi: 10.3390/jcm12062299.PMID: 36983300
  38. Bernard-Arevalo SP, Laforce RJ, Khayat O, Bouchard V, Bruneau MA, Brunelle S, Caron S, Chamelian L, Chénard M, Côté JF, Crépeau-Gendron G, Doré MC, Fortin MP, Gagnon N, Gagnon PR, Giroux C, Jean L, Létourneau G, Marceau É, Moreau V, Morin M, Ouellet C, Poulin S, Radermaker S, Rousseau K, Touchette C, Dumais A* (2023). Clinical Assessment of Judgment in Adults and the Elderly: Development and Validation of the Three Domains of Judgment Test—Clinical Version (3DJT-CV). J Clin Med. 2023 May 29;12(11):3740. doi: 10.3390/jcm12113740.
  39. Hudon A, Beaudoin M, Phraxayavong K, Potvin S, Dumais A* (2023). Unsupervised Machine Learning Driven Analysis of Verbatims of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia Patients Having Followed Avatar Therapy . J Pers Med. 2023 May 6;13(5):801. doi: 10.3390/jpm13050801.
  40. Hudon, A., Beaudoin, M., Dellazizzo, L., M., Phraxayavong, K., Potvin, S., & Dumais, A* (2022). Implementation of a Machine Learning Algorithm for Automated thematic annotations in Avatar Therapy : a Linear Support Vector Classifier approach. Health Informatics Journal. 2022 Nov. https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582221142442.
  41. Fortier A, Dumais A, Athanassiou M, Tikasz A, Potvin S* (2022). Dysconnectivity between the anterior insula and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex during an emotion go/nogo paradigm is associated with aggressive behaviors in male schizophrenia patients. Psychiatry Res Neuroimag 2022 Nov. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2022.111579
  42. Hudon, A., Léveillé N., Sanchez-Schicharew, K., Dellazizzo, L.,  Phraxayavong, K. & Dumais, A*. (2022). The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia Patients Having Followed Virtual Reality Therapy or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: a Content Analysis. Annals of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2022.2121852
  43. Dellazizzo L, Giguère S, Léveillé N, Potvin S, Dumais A*. (2022).A systematic review of relational-based therapies for the treatment of auditory hallucinations in patients with psychotic disorders. Psychol Med. 2022 Jul 20:1-8. doi: 10.1017/S003329172200143X. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35855651
  44. Athanassiou M, Dumais A,  Tikàsz  A, Lipp O, Dubreucq J-L, Potvin S*. (2022). Increased cingulo-orbital connectivity is associated with violent behaviours in schizophrenia. Journal of Pchiatry Res. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.01.001).
  45. Dumais A, Felthous AR*. (2022). Editorial: Cannabis and the law. Behav Sci Law. 2022 Jun 12. doi: 10.1002/bsl.2579. Online ahead of print. PMID: 3569092
  46. Luigi M, Dellazizzo L, Giguère CÉ, Goulet MH, Potvin S, Dumais A*. (2022). Solitary Confinement of Inmates Associated With Relapse Into Any Recidivism Including Violent Crime: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2022 Apr;23(2):444-456. doi: 10.1177/1524838020957983. Epub 2020 Sep 16. PMID: 32935639
  47. Dellazizzo, L., Potvin, S., Giguère S. & Dumais A* (2022). Evidence on the acute and residual neurocognitive effects of cannabis use in adolescents and adults: A systematic meta-review of meta-analyses. Addiction. (doi: 10.1111/add.15764. Online ahead of print.)
  48. Bernard-Arevalo SP, Dellazizzo L, Marceau É, Dumais A*. (2022). The defense of mental disorder and crimes against the person committed under the influence of cannabis: A Canadian perspective. Behav Sci Law. 2022 Jun 29. doi: 10.1002/bsl.2577. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35767629
  49. Dellazizzo L, Potvin S, Giguère S, Dumais A*. (2022).The Potential Paradoxical Neurocognitive Effects of Cannabis Use in Patients with Psychotic Disorders: A Critical Meta-Review of Meta-Analytical Evidence. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2022 Jun 3. doi: 10.1089/can.2021.0163. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35666226
  50. Beaudoin M, Hudon A, Giguère CE, Potvin S, Dumais A*. (2022). Prediction of quality of life in schizophrenia using machine learning models on data from Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE) schizophrenia trial. NPJ Schizophr. 2022 Mar 21;8(1):29. doi: 10.1038/s41537-022-00236-w.PMID: 35314708
  51. Athanassiou M, Dumais A, Gnanhoue G, Abdel-Baki A, Jutras-Aswad D, Potvin S* (2021). A systematic review of longitudinal studies investigating the impact of cannabis use in patients with psychotic disorders. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 2021 Mar https://doi.org/10.1080/14737175.2021.1942845
  52. Hudon, A., Beaudoin, M., Phraxayavong, K., *Dellazizzo, L., Potvin, S., et Dumais, A*. (2021). Use of Automated Thematic Annotations for Small Data Sets in a Psychotherapeutic Context: Systematic Review of Machine Learning Algorithms. JMIR Ment Health. Review.  8 10: 22651. (DOI: 10.2196/22651)
  53. Franche-Choquette, G., *Roy, C., Dumais, A., Lafortune, D., Plusquellec, P., et Geoffrion, S*. (2021) Stress et fatigue chez les éducateurs en centre de réadaptation pour jeunes : Influence sur leur recours aux contentions et isolements. Revue de psychoéducation.
  54. Dellazizzo, L., Potvin, S., Phraxayavong, K. & Dumais, A* (2021). One-year randomized trial comparing virtual reality-assisted therapy to cognitive-behavioral therapy for patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia. npj Schizophrenia. DOI: 10.1038/s41537-021-00139-2
  55. Athanassiou M, Dumais A, Iammatteo V, De Benedictis L, Dubreucq JL, Potvin S*. (2021). The processing of angry faces in schizophrenia patients with a history of suicide: An fMRI study examining brain activity and connectivity. Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2021 Apr 20;107:110253. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110253. Epub 2021 Jan 21.PMID: 33485961
  56. Geoffrion S, Lamothe J, Fraser S, Lafortune D, Dumais A*. (2021). Worker and perceived team climate factors influence the use of restraint and seclusion in youth residential treatment centers: Results from a mixed-method longitudinal study. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Jan;111:104825. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104825. Epub 2020 Nov 26.PMID: 33250278
  57. Dugré JR, Potvin S, Dellazizzo L, Dumais A*. (2021). Aggression and delinquent behavior in a large representative sample of high school students: Cannabis use and victimization as key discriminating factors. Psychiatry Res. 2021 Feb;296:113640. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113640. Epub 2020 Dec 11.PMID: 33340870
  58. Beaudoin M, Potvin S, Machalani A, Dellazizzo L, Bourguignon L, Phraxayavong K, Dumais A*. (2021). The therapeutic processes of Avatar Therapy: A content analysis of the dialogue between treatment resistant patients with schizophrenia and their avatar. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2021 Jan 22. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2556. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33484042
  59. Dugré JR, Dumais A, Tikasz A, Mendrek A, Potvin S. (2021). Functional connectivity abnormalities of the long-axis hippocampal subregions in schizophrenia during episodic memory. NPJ Schizophr. 2021 Mar 3;7(1):19. doi: 10.1038/s41537-021-00147-2.
  60. Dellazizzo, L., Léveillé, N., Landry, C. & Dumais, A*. (2021). Systematic review on the mental health and treatment impacts of COVID-19 on neurocognitive disorders. Journal of personalized medicine. doi: 10.3390/jpm11080746
  61. Dellazizzo, L., Potvin, S., Phraxayavong, K., Giguère, S., Hamidi, L.N., et Dumais, A*. (2021) L’amélioration de la qualité de vie chez les patients atteints d’une schizophrénie réfractaire ayant suivi la Thérapie assistée par la Réalité Virtuelle : une analyse de contenu. Santé mentale au Québec.  46 1: 157-174.
  62. Goulet, M.H., Dellazizzo, L., Lessard-Deschênes, C., Lesage, A., Crocker, A.G., Dumais, A*. (2021). Effectiveness of forensic assertive community treatment on forensic and health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Criminal Justice and Behavior.
  63. Dellazizzo L, Potvin S, Phraxayavong K, Dumais A*. (2020). Exploring the Benefits of Virtual Reality-Assisted Therapy Following Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Auditory Hallucinations in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: A Proof of Concept. J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9(10), 3169; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9103169
  64. Dellazizzo L, Potvin S, Athanassiou M, Dumais A*. (2020). Violence and Cannabis Use: A Focused Review of a Forgotten Aspect in the Era of Liberalizing Cannabis. Front. Psychiatry, 16 September 2020. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.567887
  65. Luigi M, Dellazizzo L, Giguère C-É, Goulet M-H, Dumais A*. (2020). Shedding Light on “the Hole”: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Adverse Psychological Effects and Mortality Following Solitary Confinement in Correctional Settings. Frontiers in psychiatry. 2020;11(840). doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00840
  66. Luigi M, Dellazizzo L, Giguère C-É, Goulet M-H, Potvin S, Dumais A*. (2020). Solitary Confinement of Inmates Associated with Relapse into Any Recidivism Including Violent Crime: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. 2020.
  67. Dellazizzo L, Potvin S, Luigi M, Dumais A*. (2020). Evidence on Virtual Reality-Based Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders: Meta-Review of Meta-Analyses. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Aug 19;22(8):e20889. doi: 10.2196/20889.
  68. Dellazizzo, L., Potvin, S., Dou, B.Y., Beaudoin, M., Luigi, L., Giguère, C-É. & Dumais, A*. (2020). The association between cannabis and violence in young adults: A Meta-analytical investigation. The American Journal of Psychiatry. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19101008
  69. Beaudoin M, Potvin S, Giguère CE, Discepola SL, Dumais A*. (2020). Persistent cannabis use as an independent risk factor for violent behaviors in patients with schizophrenia. NPJ Schizophr. 2020 May 11;6(1):14. doi: 10.1038/s41537-020-0104-x.
  70. Dellazizzo, L., Luigi, M., Giguère, C-E., Goulet, M-H & Dumais, A*. (2020). Is mental illness associated with placement into solitary confinement in correctional settings? A systematic review and meta‐analysis. April 2020. International journal of mental health nursing. DOI: 10.1111/inm.12733
  71. Dugré JR, Dumais A, Potvin S*. (2020). Limbic Hyperactivity in Response to Emotionally Neutral Stimuli in Schizophrenia: Response to Rasetti et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2020 Jul 1;177(7):640-641. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19090973r.
  72. Dumont M, Briand C, Leblanc Y, Aubin G, Potvin S, Dumais A*. (2020). The Integrated Psychological Treatment for Individuals With Schizophrenia in Correctional and Forensic Psychiatric Settings: An Implementation Study. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2020 Jan 15:306624X19899607. doi: 10.1177/0306624X19899607. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 31941403
  73. Tikàsz A, Potvin S, Dugré J, Fahim C, Zaharieva V, Lipp O, Mendrek A, Dumais A*. (2020). Violent Behavior Is Associated With Emotion Salience Network Dysconnectivity in Schizophrenia. Front Psychiatry. 2020 Feb 28;11:143. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00143. eCollection 2020.
  74. Tikàsz A, Dumais A, Lipp O, Stip E, Lalonde P, Laurelli M, Lungu O, Potvin S*. (2019). Reward-related decision-making in schizophrenia: A multimodal neuroimaging study. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2019 Apr 30;286:45-52. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2019.03.007. Epub 2019 Mar 14.
  75. Dugré JR, Dumais A., Dellazizzo L, Potvin S*. (2019) Developmental joint trajectories of anxiety-depressive trait and trait aggression: implications for co-occurrence of internalizing and externalizing problems. Psychol Med. 2019 Jun 7:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S0033291719001272. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31172895
  76. Dellazizzo L ; Potvin S; Beaudoin M; Luigi M; Dou B Y , Giguère CE; Dumais A*. (2019) Cannabis use and violence in patients with severe mental illnesses: A meta-analytical investigation. Psychiatry Res. 2019 Apr;274:42-48. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.02.010. Epub 2019 Feb 6. No abstract available.
  77. Beaudoin M., Potvin S., Dellazizzo L., Giguère CE., Dumais A*. (2019). Trajectories of dynamic risk factors as predictors of violence and criminality in patients discharged from mental health services: A longitudinal study using growth mixture modeling. Front Psychiatry. 2019 May 9;10:301. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00301. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31139099
  78. Roy, C., Fortin, M., Castonguay, A., Drolet, C., Franche-Choquette, G., Dumais, A, Bernard, P., & Geoffrion. S*. (2019). The use of restraint and seclusion in residential treatment care for youth: A systematic review of related factors and interventions. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2019 May 23:1524838019843196. doi: 10.1177/1524838019843196. [Epub ahead of print]
  79. Dellazizzo L, Potvin S, Bahig S, Dumais A*. (2019). Comprehensive review on virtual reality for the treatment of violence: implications for youth with schizophrenia. NPJ Schizophr. 2019 Jul 23;5(1):11. doi: 10.1038/s41537-019-0079-7
  80. Geoffrion, S*., Lamothe, J., Fraser, S., Lafortune, D., Dumais, A. (2019). Personal characteristics and perceived work climate are associated with the use of restraint and seclusion by educators in youth residential treatment centers: results from a mixed-method longitudinal study. PlosOne. Avril 2019.
  81. Dugré JR, Bitar N, Dumais A, Potvin S*. (2019). Limbic Hyperactivity in Response to Emotionally Neutral Stimuli in Schizophrenia: A Neuroimaging Meta-Analysis of the Hypervigilant Mind. Am J Psychiatry. 2019 Dec 1;176(12):1021-1029. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19030247. Epub 2019 Sep 6. PMID: 31509006
  82. Drolet C, Couvrette A, Roy C, Porfilio-Mathieu L, Lafortune D, Dumais A, Geoffrion S*. (2018). Exploration des facteurs motivant la prise de décision de l’utilisation des mesures de contention et d’isolement : la perception des intervenants en centre de réadaptation pour jeunes au Québec. Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie. May 2018
  83. Geoffrion S*, Goncalves J, Lafortune D, Dumais A. (2018). Identifying factors influencing the use of restraints and seclusions in residential treatment centers: a pilot study. PlosOne Avril 2018
  84. Potvin, S., Dugré, J.R., Fahim, C., Dumais, A*. (2018) Increased connectivity between the nucleus accumbens and the default mode network in cigarette smokers with schizophrenia. Journal of Dual Diagnosis.1-8.PMID 30445892 DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2018.1526432
  85. Percie du Sert, O.; Potvin. S. ; Lipp, O. ; Dellazizzo, L. ; Laurelli, M.; Breton, R. ; Lalonde, P. ; Praxayavong, K. ; O’Connor, K. ; Pelletier, J-F. ; Renaud, R. ; Dumais, A*. (2018). Virtual reality therapy for refractory auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia: A pilote clinical trial. Schizophrenia Research. 197, 176-181, doi:10.1016/j.schres.2018.02.031
  86. Potvin S, Tikàsz A, Richard-Devantoy S, Lungu O and Dumais A* (2018). History of suicide attempt is associated with reduced medial prefrontal cortex activity during emotional decision-making among men with schizophrenia: An exploratory fMRI study. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment. 8, doi:10.1155/2018/989
  87. Dellazizzo L, Potvin S, Phraxayavong K, Lalonde P, Dumais A* (2018). Avatar Therapy for persistent auditory verbal hallucinations in an ultra- resistant schizophrenia patient: A case report. Frontier Psychiatry.9, 131, doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00131
  88. Dellazizzo L, Percie de Sert O, Potvin S, Breton R, Pelletier J-F, Renaud P, Dumais A* (2018). Avatar Therapy for Persistent Auditory Verbal Hallucinations: A Case Report of a Peer Research Assistant on his Path towards Recovery. Psychosis. 10, 213-219, doi:10.1080/17522439.2018.1499799
  89. Dellazizzo L, Percie du Sert O, Potvin S, O’Connor K, Dumais A* (2018). Preliminary exploration of the dialogue in the Avatar therapy for patients with refractory auditory hallucinations: A qualitative analysis of content. Clinical psychology and psychotherapy. 1-8, doi: 10.1002/cpp.2322
  90. V. Moulin*, A. Dumais, J. Palix, P. Golay, M. M. Gholamrezaee, A. Azzola P.S. Baumann; L. Alameda, P. Conus. (2018) Violent behaviour in early psychosis patients: can we identify clinical risk profiles? Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 2018, 8, doi:10.1155/2018/9898654
  91. Dugré, J.R., Dumais, A., Bitar, N., Potvin, S*. (2018) Loss anticipation and outcome during the Monetary Incentive Delay Task: a neuroimaging systematic review and meta-analysis. PeerJ. 6:e4749; doi: 10.7717/peerj.4749
  92. Dumont M, Thériault J, Briand C, Dumais A, Potvin S*. (2018). Psychosocial approaches for individuals with schizophrenia in correctional and forensic psychiatric settings: A rapid review. Journal of Forensic Practice (published on line). 20, 3, https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-11-2017-0049
  93. Lecomte, T., Dumais, A., Dugré, J.R., Potvin, S*. (2018) The prevalence of substance-induced psychotic disorder in methamphetamine misusers: a meta-analysis. Psychiatry Research. 268: 189-192. Doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.033
  94. Tikasz A; Potvin S; Richard-Devantoy S, Lipp O; Hodgins S, Lalonde P, Lungu O, Dumais A*. (2017). Reduced dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activation during affective Go/Nogo in violent schizophrenia patients: An fMRI study. Schizophrenia Research. 197, 249-252, doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.11.011
  95. Dugré, J.R., Dumais, A., Bitar, N., Potvin, S*. (2018) Loss anticipation and outcome during the Monetary Incentive Delay Task: a neuroimaging systematic review and meta-analysis. PeerJ. 6:e4749; doi: 10.7717/peerj.4749
  96. Lecomte, T., Dumais, A., Dugré, J.R., Potvin, S*. (2018) The prevalence of substance-induced psychotic disorder in methamphetamine misusers: a meta-analysis. Psychiatry Research. 268: 189-192. Doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.033