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Danielle Groleau

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ProfessorDepartment of PsychiatryMcGill University

Danielle Groleau

Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (2 SSHRC, 1 BRAIN), most recently in 2025.

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Graduate Program Director for the Department of Psychiatry

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Research

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Latest papers

Community Views of Determinants of Men's Wellbeing in Guatemala: A Study Using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping.
Community health equity research & policy · 2026
Escaping social rejection, gaining total capital: the complex psychological experience of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) among the Izzi in Southeast Nigeria
Reproductive Health · 2022 · senior author
Beyond the Sociocultural Rhetoric: Female Genital Mutilation, Cultural Values and the Symbolic Capital (Honor) of Women and Their Family in Conakry, Guinea—A Focused Ethnography Among “Positive Deviants”
Sexuality & Culture · 2022 · senior author

All 32 publications

Latest funding

Identifying the mechanisms underlying earlier-than-intended breastfeeding cessation among mothers and their partners affected by postnatal depression in different cultural and gendered contexts
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$401,795
Dissémination des résultats et des recommandations d'une recherche sur les facteurs socioculturels et psychologiques liés à la non-pratique des mutilations génitales féminines (MGF) dans le contexte de forte prévalence des MGF en Guinée par une équipe de recherche composée de partenaires canadiens et guinéens, pour l'élaboration ou la mise à jour de stratégies d'élimination des MGF, dans une optique de protection de la santé mentale des filles et des femmes guinéennes et des immigrantes au Canada
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$19,664
Evaluation of the Kids Write Network (KWN) intervention with children of severely ill parents: a qualitative and quantitative pilot study
BRAIN · 2015 · Principal investigator
$190,385

All 6 grants and awards

32 publications.

Community Views of Determinants of Men's Wellbeing in Guatemala: A Study Using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping.

Pizarro KW, Chomat AM, Quieju DP, López BY, Sarmiento I, LeBel N, Mancini C, Andersson N, Groleau D, Cockcroft A

Community health equity research & policy20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/2752535x241312378 PMID: 39814594

Escaping social rejection, gaining total capital: the complex psychological experience of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) among the Izzi in Southeast Nigeria

Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun, Tolulope T. Bella-Awusah, Nkechi Emma-Echiegu, Jibril Omuya Abdulmalik, Akinyinka O. Omigbodun, Marie‐Hélène Doucet, Danielle Groleau

Reproductive Health202221 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12978-022-01348-3 PMID: 35164773

Beyond the Sociocultural Rhetoric: Female Genital Mutilation, Cultural Values and the Symbolic Capital (Honor) of Women and Their Family in Conakry, Guinea—A Focused Ethnography Among “Positive Deviants”

Marie‐Hélène Doucet, Alexandre Délamou, Hawa Manet, Danielle Groleau

Sexuality & Culture202211 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s12119-022-09975-5 PMID: 36032217

Identifying and Exploring Sustainability Determinants of Mental Health Recovery-Oriented Interventions: A Mixed Methods Study Protocol.

Sofouli E, Wiltsey-Stirman S, Groleau D, Perreault M, Piat M

Global implementation research and applications20226 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s43477-022-00052-5 PMID: 36035969

Is romantic partner betrayal a form of traumatic experience? A qualitative study.

Lonergan M, Brunet A, Rivest-Beauregard M, Groleau D

Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress202129 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1002/smi.2968 PMID: 32533575

Beyond will: the empowerment conditions needed to abandon female genital mutilation in Conakry (Guinea), a focused ethnography

Marie‐Hélène Doucet, Alexandre Délamou, Hawa Manet, Danielle Groleau

Reproductive Health202011 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12978-020-00910-1 PMID: 32375816

High- versus low-intensity interventions for perinatal depression delivered by non-specialist primary maternal care providers in Nigeria: cluster randomised controlled trial (the EXPONATE trial).

Gureje O, Oladeji BD, Montgomery AA, Araya R, Bello T, Chisholm D, Groleau D, Kirmayer LJ, Kola L, Olley LB, Tan W, Zelkowitz P

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science201974 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2019.4 PMID: 30767826

Recovery from severe mental illness in Québec: The role of culture and place.

Boucher ME, Groleau D, Whitley R

Health & place201918 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.01.008 PMID: 30710835

Hyperemesis Gravidarum in the context of migration: when the absence of cultural meaning gives rise to "blaming the victim".

Groleau D, Benady-Chorney J, Panaitoiu A, Jimenez V

BMC pregnancy and childbirth2019First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2344-1 PMID: 31182057

Pathways From HIV-Related Stigma to Antiretroviral Therapy Measures in the HIV Care Cascade for Women Living With HIV in Canada

Logie CH, Lacombe-Duncan A, Wang Y, Kaida A, Conway T, Webster K, de Pokomandy A, Loutfy MR, Anema A, Becker D

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)201866 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001589

Identifying the mechanisms underlying earlier-than-intended breastfeeding cessation among mothers and their partners affected by postnatal depression in different cultural and gendered contexts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Groleau, Danielle

$401,795

Dissémination des résultats et des recommandations d'une recherche sur les facteurs socioculturels et psychologiques liés à la non-pratique des mutilations génitales féminines (MGF) dans le contexte de forte prévalence des MGF en Guinée par une équipe de recherche composée de partenaires canadiens et guinéens, pour l'élaboration ou la mise à jour de stratégies d'élimination des MGF, dans une optique de protection de la santé mentale des filles et des femmes guinéennes et des immigrantes au Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Doucet, Marie-Hélène

Keywords: Dissémination Des Résultats D'Étude Et Recommandations; Elimination Des Mutilations Génitales Féminines; Facteurs Socioculturels Et Psychologiques; Partenariat De Chercheurs Canada-Guinée; Perspective Des Hommes; Protection De La Santé Mentale Des Filles Et Des Femmes; Renforcement Des Capacités De Recherche; Santé Mondiale

$19,664

Evaluation of the Kids Write Network (KWN) intervention with children of severely ill parents: a qualitative and quantitative pilot study

Principal investigatorBRAIN2015Other

Principal investigators: Groleau, Danielle

Keywords: Mental Health; Mental Illness

$190,385

Barriers and Facilitators to Recovery from Severe Mental Illness: a Socio-Cultural Analysis.

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Whitley, Rob

Keywords: Culture; Ethnicity; Gender; Mental Health Services; Psychosocial; Qualitative; Race; Recovery; Schizophrenia; Severe Mental Illness

$323,963

Déterminants psychoculturels de l'allaitement des bébés nés avec un poids de moins de 2500 grammes : incidences pour les interventions et les politiques

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Groleau, Danielle

Keywords: allaitement; déterminants culturels; détresse; prématurité; anthropologie médicale; approche méthodologique mixte; politique de santé publique; anxiété; soutien

$129,976

Suivi d'une cohorte d'aidants engagés dans les soins à leur proche atteint de la maladie d'alzheimer : développement théorique et explorations empiriques

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Carpentier, Normand

Keywords: trajectoire de soins; analyse des réseaux; cadre conceptuel

$82,500

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Danielle Groleau

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Community Views of Determinants of Men's Wellbeing in Guatemala: A Study Using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping.

Escaping social rejection, gaining total capital: the complex psychological experience of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) among the Izzi in Southeast Nigeria

Beyond the Sociocultural Rhetoric: Female Genital Mutilation, Cultural Values and the Symbolic Capital (Honor) of Women and Their Family in Conakry, Guinea—A Focused Ethnography Among “Positive Deviants”

Identifying and Exploring Sustainability Determinants of Mental Health Recovery-Oriented Interventions: A Mixed Methods Study Protocol.

Is romantic partner betrayal a form of traumatic experience? A qualitative study.

Beyond will: the empowerment conditions needed to abandon female genital mutilation in Conakry (Guinea), a focused ethnography

High- versus low-intensity interventions for perinatal depression delivered by non-specialist primary maternal care providers in Nigeria: cluster randomised controlled trial (the EXPONATE trial).

Recovery from severe mental illness in Qu&#xe9;bec: The role of culture and place.

Hyperemesis Gravidarum in the context of migration: when the absence of cultural meaning gives rise to "blaming the victim".

Pathways From HIV-Related Stigma to Antiretroviral Therapy Measures in the HIV Care Cascade for Women Living With HIV in Canada

Identifying the mechanisms underlying earlier-than-intended breastfeeding cessation among mothers and their partners affected by postnatal depression in different cultural and gendered contexts

Evaluation of the Kids Write Network (KWN) intervention with children of severely ill parents: a qualitative and quantitative pilot study

Barriers and Facilitators to Recovery from Severe Mental Illness: a Socio-Cultural Analysis.

Déterminants psychoculturels de l'allaitement des bébés nés avec un poids de moins de 2500 grammes : incidences pour les interventions et les politiques

Suivi d'une cohorte d'aidants engagés dans les soins à leur proche atteint de la maladie d'alzheimer : développement théorique et explorations empiriques

Frequent collaborators

Laurence Kirmayer

Marie-Hélène Doucet

Phyllis Zelkowitz

Emmanuelle Belanger

Robert Whitley

Sonia Semenic

Rob Whitley

France Légaré

Mary Macdonald

Michel Perreault

Catherine Hankins

Jaswant Guzder

Jeff Powis

Danielle Rouleau

Gilles Bibeau

Neora Pick

Viviane Lima

Brett Thombs

Christos Tsoukas

Gina Ogilvie

Myra Piat

Renee Masching

Cecile Rousseau

Alexandra de Pokomandy

Carmen Logie

Mark Yudin

Neil Andersson

Recovery from severe mental illness in Québec: The role of culture and place.