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Alain Brunet

ResearcherMcGill University

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Alain Brunet

Researcher

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
33 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 14 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (4 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2020.
Supervised 6 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Research

Propranolol Reconsolidation E-Mental Health Mixed-Method Research Psychotherapy Trauma- And Stressor-Related Disorder Treatment Expectation Mismatch

Latest papers

Behind the Mask: The Buffering Role of Self-efficacy on COVID-related Trauma-related and Stressor-related Symptoms Among Mental Health Workers.
Journal of psychiatric practice · 2026 · senior author
Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management Through Reconsolidation Therapy on Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Pilot Study.
Biomedicines · 2026
Understanding mental health in breast cancer from screening to Survivorship: an integrative phasic Model and tool.
Psychology, health & medicine · 2025 · senior author

All 87 publications

Latest funding

Identifying pathways for the emergence of mental health functioning in young adults from prenatal adversity, genetic susceptibility, the early environment, and intervening life stress - Leveraging hypotheses generated from an international birth cohort consortium.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,494,429
Identifying pathways for the emergence of mental health functioning in young adults from prenatal adversity, genetic susceptibility, the early environment, and intervening life stress - Leveraging hypotheses generated from an international birth cohort consortium to test specific mechanisms about anxiety, depression, and wellbeing.
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Trauma- and stressor-related symptom trajectories during a pandemic: stress, trauma, resilience and service use.
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 19 grants and awards

87 publications.

Behind the Mask: The Buffering Role of Self-efficacy on COVID-related Trauma-related and Stressor-related Symptoms Among Mental Health Workers.

Guo C, Rivest-Beauregard M, Fortin J, Brown AD, Lonergan M, Brunet A

Journal of psychiatric practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000919 PMID: 41894191

Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management Through Reconsolidation Therapy on Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Pilot Study.

Harika Germaneau G, Rannou D, Charrier E, El Fairouqi Y, Brunet A, Doolub D, Langbour N, Raviart I, Wassouf I, Jaafari N

Biomedicines2026

DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines14010190 PMID: 41595724

Understanding mental health in breast cancer from screening to Survivorship: an integrative phasic Model and tool.

Fortin J, Rudd É, Trudel-Fitzgerald C, Cordova MJ, Marin MF, Brunet A

Psychology, health & medicine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2024.2430796 PMID: 39580147

Putative risk and resiliency factors after an augmented training program for preventing posttraumatic stress injuries among public safety personnel from diverse sectors.

Khoury JMB, Teckchandani TA, Nisbet J, Stewart SH, Asmundson GJG, Afifi TO, McCarron MCE, Kratzig GP, Sauer-Zavala S, Neary JP, MacPhee RS, Brunet A, Keane TM, Carleton RN

Cognitive behaviour therapy2025

DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2024.2420636 PMID: 39526850

Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets' exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic events during the Cadet Training Program.

Andrews KL, Maguire KQ, Jamshidi L, Afifi TO, Nisbet J, Shields RE, Teckchandani TA, Asmundson GJG, Brunet A, Lix LM, Sauer-Zavala S, Sareen J, Keane TM, Neary JP, Carleton RN

Journal of traumatic stress2025

DOI: 10.1002/jts.23115 PMID: 39705013

Feasibility and acceptability of remote technologies for the treatment of trauma- and stressor-related disorders in adults: mixed-methods systematic review.

Rivest-Beauregard M, Fortin J, Gauthier É, Lonergan M, Brunet A, Ferrari M

BJPsych open2025

DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2025.10832 PMID: 41122899

Body image interventions within breast cancer care: A systematic review and concept analysis.

Anne Thamar Louis L, Fortin J, Roy CA, Brunet A, Aimé A

Journal of psychosocial oncology2024

DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2023.2249879 PMID: 37609854

[Perspectives on the Access and Effectiveness of Psychosocial Services Offered in the Context of Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study of Patient's Experience Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic].

Fortin J, Defer C, Brunet A, Montreuil M, Marin MF

Sante mentale au Quebec2024

PMID: 39208218

Response to: Child and family factors associated with child mental health and well-being during COVID-19 by McArthur et al.

Eisenberg K, Hechtman L, Lonergan M, McIntyre A, Feizi S, Ali Qadri SR, Brunet A

European child & adolescent psychiatry2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00787-022-02099-z PMID: 36219326

Commentary on 'The association between gut-health promoting diet and depression: A mediation analysis'.

Berisha F, Rivest-Beauregard M, Shah J, Lonergan M, Brunet A

Journal of affective disorders2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.11.003 PMID: 37940052

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Alain Brunet

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Behind the Mask: The Buffering Role of Self-efficacy on COVID-related Trauma-related and Stressor-related Symptoms Among Mental Health Workers.

Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management Through Reconsolidation Therapy on Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Pilot Study.

Understanding mental health in breast cancer from screening to Survivorship: an integrative phasic Model and tool.

Putative risk and resiliency factors after an augmented training program for preventing posttraumatic stress injuries among public safety personnel from diverse sectors.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets' exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic events during the Cadet Training Program.

Feasibility and acceptability of remote technologies for the treatment of trauma- and stressor-related disorders in adults: mixed-methods systematic review.

Body image interventions within breast cancer care: A systematic review and concept analysis.

[Perspectives on the Access and Effectiveness of Psychosocial Services Offered in the Context of Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study of Patient's Experience Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic].

Response to: Child and family factors associated with child mental health and well-being during COVID-19 by McArthur et al.

Commentary on 'The association between gut-health promoting diet and depression: A mediation analysis'.

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