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Ridha Joober

ResearcherPsychiatryMcGill University

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Ridha Joober

Researcher

Psychiatry

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.
85 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (9 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2009.

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Academic metrics

310

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Citations

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121

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Adhd Psychostimulants Methylphenidate Youth Mental Health Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Hippocampus Learning

Latest papers

Return on investment of enhanced primary youth mental health services in a large Canadian urban centre: a retrospective cohort study.
The lancet. Psychiatry · 2026
Subcategories of the Clinical High-Risk State for Psychosis and Their Relationship to a Full First-Episode Psychosis Sample: An Exploratory Analysis of Longitudinal Outcomes.
Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026
Satisfaction With Youth Mental Health Services in Diverse Settings: Results From a Pan-Canadian Initiative.
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2026

All 310 publications

Latest funding

Predicting Psychotic Relapse using Speech-based Early-detection
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,201,050
Predicting Psychotic Relapse using Speech-based Early-detection
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Early Intervention in Psychosis: Looking Back at the Future
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$10,000

All 34 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 310 publications.

Return on investment of enhanced primary youth mental health services in a large Canadian urban centre: a retrospective cohort study.

Shah JL, Thanh NX, Surood S, Poudel S, Urichuk L, D'Andrea G, Latimer E, Andersson N, Boksa P, Joober R, Lal S, Iyer SN, Malla A, Jacobs P, ACCESS Open Minds

The lancet. Psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(26)00165-3 PMID: 42413522

Subcategories of the Clinical High-Risk State for Psychosis and Their Relationship to a Full First-Episode Psychosis Sample: An Exploratory Analysis of Longitudinal Outcomes.

Renaud-Charest O, Paquin V, Daneault JG, Malla AK, Joober R, Iyer SN, Lepage M, Shah JL

Schizophrenia bulletin2026

DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf155 PMID: 40971561

Satisfaction With Youth Mental Health Services in Diverse Settings: Results From a Pan-Canadian Initiative.

Bedirian J, Cowan T, Noël V, Lal S, Joober R, Shah J, Abdel-Baki A, Fuhrer R, Boksa P, Andersson N, MacDonald K, Morin CA, Levasseur MA, Vallianatos H, Augustine L, Friese K, Godin I, Urichuk L, Hutt-MacLeod D, Plourde V, Rabbitskin N, Reaume-Zimmer P, Rousseau C, Malla A, Iyer SN

Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2026

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20250441 PMID: 41992106

Efficacy of Low-Dose Adjunctive Methylphenidate Extended-Release on Cognition and Functioning in Individuals With Schizophrenia: A Randomized Open-Label Trial.

Zhand N, Joober R, Labelle A, Attwood D, Al Quraish F, Iftikhar F, Robertson C, Kozyra E, Carefoot E, Harvey PD

Journal of clinical psychopharmacology2026

DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000002132 PMID: 41582768

Exploring the Presenting Problems and Services Received by Youth with Diverse Mental Health Presentations in Integrated Youth Mental Health Services Across Canada.

Mughal S, Sanchez-Allakhverdieva A, Abdel-Baki A, Andersson N, Boksa P, Hutt-Macleod D, Joober R, Lal S, Chisholm-Nelson J, Morrison N, Frampton A, Levasseur MA, Augustine L, Friese K, Godin I, Hay K, Rabbitskin N, Reaume-Zimmer P, Vallianatos H, Iyer SN, Malla A, Shah JL, ACCESS Open Minds

International journal of integrated care2026

DOI: 10.5334/ijic.10147 PMID: 41868958

A multisite study of the overlap between symptoms and cognition in schizophrenia: Une étude multicentrique sur le chevauchement entre les symptômes et les troubles cognitifs chez les personnes atteintes de schizophrénie.

Skiba RM, Chinchani AM, Menon M, Lepage M, Lavigne KM, Malla A, Joober R, Goldberg JO, Heinrichs RW, Castle DJ, Burns A, Best MW, Rossell SL, Walther S, Woodward TS

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251387565 PMID: 41124300

Long-Term Trajectories of Multidimensional Outcomes in Psychosis Following Early Intervention During the Critical Period: The PEPP-Montreal 10+ Study Protocol.

Percie du Sert O, Ghanem J, McGrory V, Anselmo K, Anderson KK, Iyer S, Joober R, Shah J, Malla A, Lepage M

Early intervention in psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1111/eip.70258 PMID: 42778287

An appraisal of practice guidelines for early intervention services for psychosis: Using AGREE II (Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation) to enhance the quality and trustworthiness of guidelines in the future.

Ferrari M, Pawliuk N, Shah J, Abdel-Baki A, Tibbo P, Addington D, Roy MA, Joober R, MacDonald K, Iyer SN

Schizophrenia research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2026.06.005 PMID: 42418951

Longitudinal inference of hippocampal volume and morphometric hippocampal-cortical covariance in psychosis.

Totzek JF, Heckers S, Palaniyappan L, Young AL, Shah JL, Joober R, Malla A, Chakravarty MM, Lavigne KM, Lepage M

Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2026.07.007 PMID: 42641351

Comprehensive Treatment and Monthly 2 Year Follow-Up in Children With ADHD: Randomized Controlled Prospective Study.

Hechtman L, Grizenko N, Joober R, Kreitewolf J, Ter-Stepanian M, Fortier MÈ, Eisenberg K, Etcovitch J, Harvey WJ

Journal of attention disorders2026

DOI: 10.1177/10870547261478344 PMID: 42698352

Predicting Psychotic Relapse using Speech-based Early-detection

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Palaniyappan, Lena K; Achim, Amélie M

Keywords: Antipsychotics; Digital Health; Early Intervention; Natural Language Processing; Predictive Analysis; Psychosis; Recovery; Relapse; Schizophrenia; Speech

$1,201,050

Predicting Psychotic Relapse using Speech-based Early-detection

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Palaniyappan, Lena K

Keywords: Antipsychotics; Digital Health; Early Intervention; Language; Predictive Analysis; Psychosis; Recovery; Relapse; Schizophrenia; Speech

$100,000

Early Intervention in Psychosis: Looking Back at the Future

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Ferrari, Manuela

Keywords: Early Intervention; Knowledge Dissemination; Psychosis

$10,000

From episodic memory to functioning in schizophrenia and related psychoses: A neurocognitive model

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lepage, Martin; Guimond, Synthia; Menon, Mahesh; Woodward, Todd S

Keywords: Episodic Memory; Functioning; Memory Impairments; Negative Symptoms; Psychosis

$979,200

Are psychostimulants affecting children's hippocampal development and function? A longitudinal evaluation.

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Karama, Sherif; Grizenko, Natalie; Joober, Ridha

Keywords: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Diffusion-Weighted Imaging; Hippocampus; Learning; Methylphenidate; Psychostimulants; Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging

$673,200

Can virtual navigation strategies predict polygenic risk of Alzheimer disease and cognitive decline?

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bohbot, Véronique

Keywords: Aging; Alzheimer'S Disease; Entorhinal Cortex; Genotype; Hippocampus; Navigation; Poligenic Score; Response Strategies; Spatial Memory; Virtual Reality

$371,024

Engaging Stakeholders in the Development of Standards for a Canadian Rapid Learning Health System in Early Intervention Services for Psychosis

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: Standards for Children and Youth Mental Health Services

Principal investigators: Ferrari, Manuela; Seery, Emmanuelle; Abdel-Baki, Amal M; Addington, Donald E; Bowie, Christopher R; Iyer, Srividya N; Joober, Ridha; Roy, Marc-André; Shah, Jai; Tibbo, Philip G

Keywords: Early Intervention Services; Guidelines And Standards; Psychosis; Rapid Learning Health System

$200,000

Promoting cognitive health in schizophrenia: A national collaborative effort to implement online psychological interventions.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lepage, Martin; Best, Michael W; Bodnar, Michael D; Bowie, Christopher R; Guimond, Synthia; Menon, Mahesh; Woodward, Todd S

Keywords: Cognitive Health; Cognitive Remediation Therapy; Metacognitive Training; Online Therapy; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

$852,976

Monoamine Oxidase B (MAO-B) in Schizophrenia and Cannabis use

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mizrahi, Romina

Keywords: Mao-B; Molecular Imaging; Positron Emission Tomography; Schizophrenia; Treatment Resistant

$1,097,776

Long-term trajectories of functional recovery in first-episode psychosis: A 10+ year outcome study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lepage, Martin

Keywords: First Episode Psychosis; Functional Trajectories; Long-Term Outcomes; Psychosis

$795,600

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Ridha Joober

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Return on investment of enhanced primary youth mental health services in a large Canadian urban centre: a retrospective cohort study.

Subcategories of the Clinical High-Risk State for Psychosis and Their Relationship to a Full First-Episode Psychosis Sample: An Exploratory Analysis of Longitudinal Outcomes.

Satisfaction With Youth Mental Health Services in Diverse Settings: Results From a Pan-Canadian Initiative.

Efficacy of Low-Dose Adjunctive Methylphenidate Extended-Release on Cognition and Functioning in Individuals With Schizophrenia: A Randomized Open-Label Trial.

Exploring the Presenting Problems and Services Received by Youth with Diverse Mental Health Presentations in Integrated Youth Mental Health Services Across Canada.

A multisite study of the overlap between symptoms and cognition in schizophrenia: Une &#xe9;tude multicentrique sur le chevauchement entre les sympt&#xf4;mes et les troubles cognitifs chez les personnes atteintes de schizophr&#xe9;nie.

Long-Term Trajectories of Multidimensional Outcomes in Psychosis Following Early Intervention During the Critical Period: The PEPP-Montreal 10+ Study Protocol.

An appraisal of practice guidelines for early intervention services for psychosis: Using AGREE II (Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation) to enhance the quality and trustworthiness of guidelines in the future.

Longitudinal inference of hippocampal volume and morphometric hippocampal-cortical covariance in psychosis.

Comprehensive Treatment and Monthly 2 Year Follow-Up in Children With ADHD: Randomized Controlled Prospective Study.

Frequent collaborators

Ridha Joober

Ashok Malla

Martin Lepage

Martin Lepage

Norbert Schmitz

Natalie Grizenko

Jai Shah

Srividya Iyer

Patricia Boksa

Jai Shah

Srividya Iyer

Shalini Lal

Howard Steiger

Shalini Lal

Michael Bodnar

Mimi Israel

Amal Abdel-Baki

Amal Abdel-Baki

Lise Gauvin

Suzanne King

Lise Gauvin

Larry Baer

Tania Lecomte

Lily Hechtman

William Harvey

A multisite study of the overlap between symptoms and cognition in schizophrenia: Une étude multicentrique sur le chevauchement entre les symptômes et les troubles cognitifs chez les personnes atteintes de schizophrénie.