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Overview

Ridha Joober is affiliated with the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on psychiatry and mental health, with significant contributions in both Medicine and Psychology fields.

The main subfields of study that characterize their work include:

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Joober's publications cover a variety of topics related to mental health, including:

  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

They have published numerous papers, some of the recent notable ones include:

  • "Can electroencephalography (EEG) identify ADHD subtypes? A systematic review," published in 2022 in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: narrative review," published in 2021 in BJPsych Open
  • "Comparison of clinical outcomes following 2 years of treatment of first-episode psychosis in urban early intervention services in Canada and India," published in 2020 in The British Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Context and contact: a comparison of patient and family engagement with early intervention services for psychosis in India and Canada," published in 2020 in Psychological Medicine
  • "Adaptation of a Digital Health Innovation to Prevent Relapse and Support Recovery in Youth Receiving Services for First-Episode Psychosis: Results From the Horyzons-Canada Phase 1 Study," published in 2020 in JMIR Formative Research

Joober's frequent collaborators include:

  • Ashok Malla
  • Martín Lepage
  • Srividya N. Iyer
  • Jai Shah
  • Norbert Schmitz

The publishing venues where Joober most frequently contributes are:

  • Schizophrenia Research
  • Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Biological Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism

    Lauren A. Weiss;Lauren A. Weiss;Dan E. Arking;Mark J. Daly;Mark J. Daly;Aravinda Chakravarti

  • Increased exonic de novo mutation rate in individuals with schizophrenia

    Simon L Girard;Julie Gauthier;Anne Noreau;Lan Xiong

  • LRRTM1 on chromosome 2p12 is a maternally suppressed gene that is associated paternally with handedness and schizophrenia

    Clyde Francks;S. Maegawa;J. Laurén;B. S. Abrahams

  • De novo mutations in the gene encoding the synaptic scaffolding protein SHANK3 in patients ascertained for schizophrenia

    Julie Gauthier;Nathalie Champagne;Ronald G. Lafrenière;Lan Xiong

  • Mutations in SYNGAP1 in autosomal nonsyndromic mental retardation.

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Julie Gauthier;Dan Spiegelman;Anne Noreau

  • Novel de novo SHANK3 mutation in autistic patients.

    Julie Gauthier;Dan Spiegelman;Amélie Piton;Ronald G. Lafrenière

  • Publication bias: what are the challenges and can they be overcome?

    Ridha Joober;Norbert Schmitz;Lawrence Annable;Patricia Boksa

  • Prediction of level of serotonin 2A receptor binding by serotonin receptor 2A genetic variation in postmortem brain samples from subjects who did or did not commit suicide.

    Gustavo Turecki;Richard Brière;Karen Dewar;Tonino Antonetti

  • Systematic resequencing of X-chromosome synaptic genes in autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia.

    Piton A;Gauthier J;Hamdan Ff;Lafrenière Rg

  • Truncating mutations in NRXN2 and NRXN1 in autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia

    Julie Gauthier;Tabrez J. Siddiqui;Peng Huashan;Daisaku Yokomaku

  • Direct Measure of the De Novo Mutation Rate in Autism and Schizophrenia Cohorts

    Philip Awadalla;Julie Gauthier;Rachel A. Myers;Rachel A. Myers;Ferran Casals

  • De Novo Mutations in FOXP1 in Cases with Intellectual Disability, Autism, and Language Impairment

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Hussein Daoud;Daniel Rochefort;Amélie Piton

  • Rare Mutations in N-methyl-D-aspartate Glutamate Receptors in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Schizophrenia

    Tarabeux J;Tarabeux J;Tarabeux J;Kebir O;Kebir O;Gauthier J;Hamdan Ff

  • Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val-108/158-Met Gene Variants Associated With Performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

    Ridha Joober;Julie Gauthier;Samarthji Lal;David Bloom

  • Intranasal oxytocin attenuates the cortisol response to physical stress: A dose–response study

    Christopher Cardoso;Mark A. Ellenbogen;Mark Anthony Orlando;Simon L. Bacon;Simon L. Bacon;Simon L. Bacon

  • Dopamine genes and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a review

    Salvatore DiMaio;Nathalie Grizenko;Ridha Joober

  • Stress and protective factors in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis, first episode psychosis and healthy controls.

    Marita Pruessner;Srividya N. Iyer;Kia Faridi;Ridha Joober

  • Youth Mental Health Should Be a Top Priority for Health Care in Canada.

    Ashok Malla;Jai Shah;Jai Shah;Srividya Iyer;Srividya Iyer;Patricia Boksa;Patricia Boksa

  • De novo SYNGAP1 mutations in nonsyndromic intellectual disability and autism.

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Hussein Daoud;Amélie Piton;Julie Gauthier

  • Mutations in the calcium-related gene IL1RAPL1 are associated with autism

    Amélie Piton;Jacques L. Michaud;Huashan Peng;Swaroop Aradhya

  • Maternal exposure to bacterial endotoxin during pregnancy enhances amphetamine-induced locomotion and startle responses in adult rat offspring

    Marie-Ève Fortier;Ridha Joober;Giamal N Luheshi;Patricia Boksa

  • Dopamine transporter 3'UTR VNTR genotype is a marker of performance on executive function tasks in children with ADHD

    Sherif Karama;Sherif Karama;Natalie Grizenko;Natalie Grizenko;Edmund Sonuga-Barke;Alysa Doyle

Frequent Co-Authors

Ashok Malla
Ashok Malla McGill University
Martin Lepage
Martin Lepage Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Guy A. Rouleau
Guy A. Rouleau Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Norbert Schmitz
Norbert Schmitz McGill University
Patricia Boksa
Patricia Boksa Douglas Mental Health University Institute
M. Mallar Chakravarty
M. Mallar Chakravarty McGill University
Howard Steiger
Howard Steiger Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Suzanne King
Suzanne King McGill University
Marie-Odile Krebs
Marie-Odile Krebs Université Paris Cité
Jens C. Pruessner
Jens C. Pruessner University of Konstanz

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