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Overview

Stéphane Guay is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in psychology and health professions. Their work spans several subfields, including clinical psychology, general health professions, social psychology, applied psychology, and psychiatry and mental health. They have published primarily on topics such as posttraumatic stress disorder research, COVID-19 and mental health, resilience and mental health, digital mental health interventions, healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, mental health treatment and access, and workplace health and well-being.

Among notable recent publications are:

  • Mobile Apps for Mental Health Issues: Meta-Review of Meta-Analyses, 2020, JMIR mhealth and uhealth
  • Education and training for preventing and minimizing workplace aggression directed toward healthcare workers, 2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Education and training for preventing and minimizing workplace aggression directed toward healthcare workers, 2024, Emergencias
  • Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Acute Stress Disorder: Rates Following Different Types of Traumatic Events, 2020, Trauma Violence & Abuse
  • Psychological Symptoms Among Evacuees From the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfires: A Population-Based Survey One Year Later, 2021, Frontiers in Public Health

Frequently collaborating researchers include Steve Geoffrion, Nicolas Bergeron, Tania Lecomte, Charles-Édouard Giguère, and Robert-Paul Juster. These collaborations reflect a multidisciplinary approach to topics connected with mental health, trauma, and workplace wellness.

Guay's work has been published notably in the following venues:

  • Santé mentale au Québec
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Technology Mind and Behavior
  • CrimRxiv

Their research output addresses a range of clinical and applied psychological issues, with a particular focus on conditions related to stress, trauma, and mental health management in various populations, including healthcare workers and disaster-affected communities.

Best Publications

  • The aftermath of workplace violence among healthcare workers: A systematic literature review of the consequences

    Nathalie Lanctôt;Stéphane Guay

  • Exploring the links between posttraumatic stress disorder and social support: processes and potential research avenues.

    Stéphane Guay;Valérie Billette;André Marchand

  • Mobile Apps for Mental Health Issues: Meta-Review of Meta-Analyses

    Tania Lecomte;Stéphane Potvin;Marc Corbière;Stéphane Guay

  • Assessment of the therapeutic alliance in face-to-face or videoconference treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Vanessa Germain;André Marchand;Stéphane Bouchard;Stéphane Guay

  • Couples who get closer after breast cancer: frequency and predictors in a prospective investigation.

    Michel Dorval;Stéphane Guay;Myrto Mondor;Benoît Mâsse

  • Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy administered by videoconference for posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Vanessa Germain;André Marchand;Stéphane Bouchard;Marc-Simon Drouin

  • « Soutien social et santé mentale : concept, mesures, recherches récentes et implications pour les cliniciens »

    Jean Caron;Stéphane Guay

  • Persistence of sleep disturbances following cognitive-behavior therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder

    Geneviève Belleville;Stéphane Guay;André Marchand

  • Twelve month use of mental health services in a nationally representative, active military sample.

    Deniz Fikretoglu;Stéphane Guay;David Pedlar;Alain Brunet

  • Evaluation of an inference-based approach to treating obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    K P O'Connor;F Aardema;D Bouthillier;S Fournier

  • Rethinking compassion fatigue through the lens of professional identity: the case of child-protection workers

    Steve Geoffrion;Carlo Morselli;Stéphane Guay

  • Impact of sleep disturbances on PTSD symptoms and perceived health.

    Geneviève Belleville;Stéphane Guay;André Marchand

  • Validation of the French Version of the Brief Pain Inventory in Canadian Veterans Suffering from Traumatic Stress

    Joaquin Poundja;Deniz Fikretoglu;Stéphane Guay;Alain Brunet

  • Stakeholders’ Role and Actions in the Return-to-Work Process of Workers on Sick-Leave Due to Common Mental Disorders: A Scoping Review

    Marc Corbière;Maud Mazaniello-Chézol;Marie-France Bastien;Marie-France Bastien;Estelle Wathieu;Estelle Wathieu

  • Education and training for preventing and minimizing workplace aggression directed toward healthcare workers

    Steve Geoffrion;Danny J Hills;Heather M Ross;Jacqueline Pich

  • Intimate Partner Violence and Psychological Distress among Young Couples: Analysis of the Moderating Effect of Social Support

    Isabel Fortin;Stéphane Guay;Vicky Lavoie;Jean-Marie Boisvert

  • Treating delusional disorder: a comparison of cognitive-behavioural therapy and attention placebo control.

    Kieron O'Connor;Emmanuel Stip;Marie-Claude Pélissier;Frederick Aardema

  • Cognitive behaviour therapy and medication in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    K. P. O'Connor;F. Aardema;S. Robillard;S. Guay

  • Mental health treatment seeking by military members with posttraumatic stress disorder: findings on rates, characteristics, and predictors from a nationally representative Canadian military sample.

    Deniz Fikretoglu;Alain Brunet;Stéphane Guay;David Pedlar

  • Violence against child protection workers: A study of workers' experiences, attributions, and coping strategies.

    Josianne Lamothe;Amélie Couvrette;Gabrielle Lebrun;Gabrielle Yale-Soulière

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and social support in female victims of sexual assault: the impact of spousal involvement on the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy.

    Valérie Billette;Stéphane Guay;André Marchand

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and treatment seeking in a nationally representative Canadian military sample

    Deniz Fikretoglu;Alain Brunet;Norbert Schmitz;Stephane Guay

Frequent Co-Authors

Kieron O'Connor
Kieron O'Connor University of Montreal
Stéphane Bouchard
Stéphane Bouchard Université du Québec en Outaouais
Alain Brunet
Alain Brunet McGill University
Tania Lecomte
Tania Lecomte University of Montreal
Frederick Aardema
Frederick Aardema University of Montreal
Marie-France Marin
Marie-France Marin University of Quebec at Montreal
Norbert Schmitz
Norbert Schmitz McGill University
Robert-Paul Juster
Robert-Paul Juster University of Montreal
Ashok Malla
Ashok Malla McGill University
Yasser Khazaal
Yasser Khazaal University of Lausanne

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