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Robert Ladouceur

Robert Ladouceur

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Psychology

D-Index
95
Citations
32359
World Ranking
772
National Ranking
35

Overview

Robert Ladouceur is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and focuses primarily on research at the intersection of psychology and medicine. Their academic work emphasizes clinical psychology, with additional contributions to tourism, leisure and hospitality management, epidemiology, modeling and simulation, as well as pathology and forensic medicine.

Their research topics cover a range of areas, including:

  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Wine Industry and Tourism
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry

The scientist has published in various journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
  • Journal of Gambling Studies
  • Relevé des maladies transmissibles au Canada
  • Canada Communicable Disease Report
  • The Journal of Gambling Business and Economics

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Clarifying Responsible Gambling and its Concept of Responsibility," 2021, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
  • "Gambling Control and Public Health: Let's Be Honest," 2020, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
  • "Moving Away from Individual Responsibility: A Comment," 2021, Journal of Gambling Studies
  • "A Comment: Positive Play is a Subset of Responsible Gambling," 2023, Journal of Gambling Studies
  • "Avertissement au sujet des questions de mesure et de méthodologie associées au suivi et à l'évaluation du coronavirus dans l'ensemble des administrations," 2021, Relevé des maladies transmissibles au Canada

Throughout their career, they have collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Howard J. Shaffer
  • Alex Blaszczynski
  • Paige M. Shaffer
  • Lucie Baillargeon
  • Peter Collins

Best Publications

  • Why do people worry

    Mark H. Freeston;Josée Rhéaume;Hélène Letarte;Michel J. Dugas

  • Generalized anxiety disorder: a preliminary test of a conceptual model.

    Michel J. Dugas;Fabien Gagnon;Robert Ladouceur;Mark H. Freeston

  • Cognitive assessment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Randy Frost;Gail Steketee;Nader Amir;Martine Bouvard

  • Intolerance of Uncertainty and Worry: Investigating Specificity in a Nonclinical Sample

    Michel J. Dugas;Patrick Gosselin;Robert Ladouceur

  • Intolerance of uncertainty and problem orientation in worry.

    Michel J. Dugas;Mark H. Freeston;Robert Ladouceur

  • Development and initial validation of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire and the Interpretation of Intrusions Inventory.

    M Freeston;G Steketee;R Frost;N Amir

  • Experimental manipulation of intolerance of uncertainty: a study of a theoretical model of worry.

    Robert Ladouceur;Patrick Gosselin;Michel J Dugas

  • Efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral treatment for generalized anxiety disorder: evaluation in a controlled clinical trial.

    Robert Ladouceur;Michel J. Dugas;Mark H. Freeston;Eliane Léger

  • The Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty in Etiology and Maintenance.

    Michel J. Dugas;Kristin Buhr;Robert Ladouceur

  • A science-based framework for responsible gambling: the Reno model.

    Alex Blaszczynski;Robert Ladouceur;Howard J. Shaffer

  • Cognitive and behavioral treatment of pathological gambling: a controlled study.

    Caroline Sylvain;Robert Ladouceur;Jean-Marie Boisvert

  • Group cognitive-behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: Treatment outcome and long-term follow-up.

    Michel J. Dugas;Robert Ladouceur;Eliane Léger;Mark H. Freeston

  • Treatment of GAD. Targeting intolerance of uncertainty in two types of worry.

    Michel J. Dugas;Robert Ladouceur

  • Cognitive treatment of pathological gambling.

    Robert Ladouceur;Caroline Sylvain;Claude Boutin;Stella Lachance

  • Intolerance of Uncertainty and Intolerance of Ambiguity: Similarities and differences

    Sebastien Grenier;Anne-Marie Barrette;Robert Ladouceur

  • Further validation of a cognitive-behavioral model of generalized anxiety disorder: diagnostic and symptom specificity

    Michel J. Dugas;André Marchand;Robert Ladouceur

  • Perfectionism, responsibility and Obsessive-Compulsive symptoms

    Josée Rhéaume;Mark H. Freeston;Michel J. Dugas;Hélène Letarte

  • Gambling, delinquency, and drug use during adolescence: mutual influences and common risk factors.

    Frank Vitaro;Mara Brendgen;Robert Ladouceur;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Cognitive—behavioral treatment of obsessive thoughts: A controlled study.

    Mark H. Freeston;Robert Ladouceur;Fabien Gagnon;Nicole Thibodeau

  • Behavioral expressions of intolerance of uncertainty in worry. Experimental findings.

    Robert Ladouceur;Frederic Talbot;Michel J. Dugas

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark H. Freeston
Mark H. Freeston Newcastle University
Michel J. Dugas
Michel J. Dugas Université du Québec en Outaouais
Alex Blaszczynski
Alex Blaszczynski University of Sydney
Howard J. Shaffer
Howard J. Shaffer Harvard Medical School
Frank Vitaro
Frank Vitaro University of Montreal
Tracie O. Afifi
Tracie O. Afifi University of Manitoba
Susana Jiménez-Murcia
Susana Jiménez-Murcia University of Barcelona
Mara Brendgen
Mara Brendgen University of Quebec at Montreal
Richard E. Tremblay
Richard E. Tremblay University of Montreal
Fernando Fernández-Aranda
Fernando Fernández-Aranda University of Barcelona

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