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Marie-France Demers

ResearcherUniversité Laval

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Marie-France Demers

Researcher

Health Sciences

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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24 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 2 research grants (1 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2023.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Intersection Entre Jeux Vidéo Et Jeux De Hasard Et D'Argent Troubles Psychotiques

Latest papers

Development of a patient decision aid prototype on the decision to continue, reduce or discontinue antipsychotic medication following remission of first-episode psychosis.
BJPsych open · 2026 · senior author
Gaming Disorder in First Episode Psychosis: Prevalence and Impact on Symptomatology and Functioning in a Prospective Cohort Study.
Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026
Incidence and predictors of problem gambling in first-episode psychosis: A prospective multicentre cohort study.
European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2026 · senior author

All 34 publications

Latest funding

New approaches to care trajectories and treatments for psychotic spectrum disorders: state sequence analyzes and prediction models in a real-world context
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$650,251
Predicting Psychotic Relapse using Speech-based Early-detection
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,201,050
Développement d'ateliers de neuroéducation sensibles aux traumas: une approche concertée et orientée vers les besoins et les perceptions de jeunes vulnérables
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$101,922

All 11 grants and awards

34 publications.

Development of a patient decision aid prototype on the decision to continue, reduce or discontinue antipsychotic medication following remission of first-episode psychosis.

Béchard L, Corbeil O, Huot-Lavoie M, Roy O, Brodeur S, Bouchard E, Martel J, Pavey N, Achim AM, Menear M, Roy MA, Lauzier S, Demers MF

BJPsych open2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2026.11034 PMID: 42087272

Gaming Disorder in First Episode Psychosis: Prevalence and Impact on Symptomatology and Functioning in a Prospective Cohort Study.

Huot-Lavoie M, Corbeil O, Béchard L, Jomphe V, L'Heureux S, Abdel-Baki A, Essiambre AM, Thériault C, Salvini I, Roy O, Brodeur S, Rodriguez Cervantes PM, Desrosiers WJ, Giroux I, Dufour M, Khazaal Y, Demers MF, Roy MA

Schizophrenia bulletin2026

DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf232 PMID: 41863358

Incidence and predictors of problem gambling in first-episode psychosis: A prospective multicentre cohort study.

Corbeil O, Huot-Lavoie M, Abdel-Baki A, Béchard L, Brodeur S, Artaud L, Constantinides P, Jacques C, Morin JF, Ouellet-Plamondon C, Solmi M, Talbot D, Dorval M, Giroux I, Roy MA, Demers MF

European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2026.10167 PMID: 41684270

Integrating gaming disorder into early intervention in first-episode psychosis - current knowledge and future directions.

Huot-Lavoie M, Cobeil O, Roy O, L'Heureux S, Dufour M, Lavallée J, Béchard L, Brodeur S, Demers MF, Roy MA, Khazaal Y

Irish journal of psychological medicine2025

DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2025.10150 PMID: 41362155

Testing the Transportability of the Psychosis Metabolic Risk Calculator in Canada (Quebec): International External Validation Study.

Brodeur S, Corbeil O, Béchard L, Huot-Lavoie M, Desmeules C, Oliver D, De Micheli A, Osimo EF, Upthegrove R, Khandaker GM, Murray GK, Lajeunesse-Trempe F, Cheung G, Courteau J, Thériault C, Roy MA, Demers MF, Perry BI

Schizophrenia bulletin2025

DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf174 PMID: 41139714

Factors shaping the decision-making process to continue or discontinue antipsychotics: exploratory qualitative study of 12 individuals in remission from first-episode psychosis.

Béchard L, Anderson E, Corbeil O, Huot-Lavoie M, Brodeur S, Abdel-Baki A, Massé C, Gabriel-Courval M, Coté MÈ, LeBlanc A, Roy MA, Demers MF, Lauzier S

BJPsych open2025

DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2025.10817 PMID: 40904211

Lived experience of gaming disorder among people with psychotic disorders: implications for tailored interventions and clinical management.

Huot-Lavoie M, Béchard L, Corbeil O, Roy O, L'Heureux S, Salvini I, Lehoux C, Essiambre AM, Thériault C, Brodeur S, Demers MF, Khazaal Y, Roy MA

Current opinion in psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.1097/yco.0000000000001013 PMID: 40403141

Reply to: Why does problem gambling in psychotic disorders pose such a challenge for comprehension?

Corbeil O, Anderson É, Béchard L, Desmeules C, Huot-Lavoie M, Bachand L, Brodeur S, Carmichael PH, Jacques C, Solmi M, Giroux I, Dorval M, Demers MF, Roy MA

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica2025

DOI: 10.1111/acps.13730 PMID: 38970223

Prevalence of schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders in problem gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Corbeil O, Béchard L, Anderson É, Huot-Lavoie M, Desmeules C, Bachand L, Brodeur S, Carmichael PH, Jacques C, Solmi M, Dorval M, Giroux I, Roy MA, Demers MF

European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.1777 PMID: 39320504

Psychotic Disorders and exosomes: An overview of current evidence and future directions.

Desmeules C, Corbeil O, Huot-Lavoie M, Béchard L, Brodeur S, Demers MF, Roy MA, Deslauriers J

Psychiatry research2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116066 PMID: 38996632

New approaches to care trajectories and treatments for psychotic spectrum disorders: state sequence analyzes and prediction models in a real-world context

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Chiu, Yohann M; Brodeur, Sébastien; Dufour, Isabelle; Roy, Marc-André

Keywords: Educational Data From The Ministry Of Education; Healthcare Trajectories And Transitions; Longitudinal Cohort Study; Machine Learning Predictive Models; Medical And Administrative Data; Psychotic Spectrum Disorders

$650,251

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

Développement d'ateliers de neuroéducation sensibles aux traumas: une approche concertée et orientée vers les besoins et les perceptions de jeunes vulnérables

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Cellard, Caroline

Keywords: Partenaires; Coconstruction; Clientèles vulnérables; Maltraitance; Trauma; Santé mentale; Trouble psychotique; Neuroéducation; Bien-être cognitif; Savoir expérientiel; Mobilisation des connaissances

$101,922

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

Développement d'ateliers de neuroéducation sensibles aux traumas: une approche concertée et orientée vers les besoins et les perceptions de jeunes vulnérables

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Cellard, Caroline

$65,939

Entre jeux vidéo et jeux de hasard et d'argent: quand les jeunes atteints de troubles psychotiques franchissent la ligne

Nominated PICIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Health Impacts of Gambling and Gaming

Principal investigators: Demers, Marie-France; Lavallee, Josiane

Keywords: Intersection Entre Jeux Vidéo Et Jeux De Hasard Et D'Argent; Troubles Psychotiques

$100,000

Communiquer pour se rétablir: une approche innovante des difficultés communicationnelles dans les troubles psychotiques

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Achim, Amélie M.

Keywords: communication verbale; schizophrénie; interactions sociales; discours; collaboration; cognition sociale

$43,607

Workaround practices: Hacking algorithmic power through inventive circumvention (HAPTIC)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bonneau, Claudine

Keywords: algorithmic management; workaround; qualitative research; social media

$97,461

A better understanding of the association between problem gambling and psychotic disorders in young adults: a new path towards recovery?

SupervisorCIHR2022CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Corbeil, Olivier

Keywords: Behavioral Addiction; Comorbidity; Gambling Disorder; Mental Health; Multicentric Study; Problem Gambling; Prospective Cohort Study; Psychotic Disorder; Recovery; Schizophrenia

$96,250

Improving patient-centered depression care through the dissemination and implementation of the Depression Choice decision aid

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: LeBlanc, Annie; Samson, Isabelle

Keywords: Clinical Encounter; Decision Aids; Depression; Implementation; Mental Health; Mixed Methods; Patient Oriented Research; Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial; Primary Care; Shared Decision Making

$952,426

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Intersection Entre Jeux Vidéo Et Jeux De Hasard Et D'Argent Dear Professor Demers, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Development of a patient decision aid prototype on the decision to continue, reduce or discontinue antipsychotic medication following remission of first-episode psychosis." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Entre jeux vidéo et jeux de hasard et d'argent: quand les jeunes atteints de troubles psychotiques franchissent la ligne" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Marie-France Demers

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Development of a patient decision aid prototype on the decision to continue, reduce or discontinue antipsychotic medication following remission of first-episode psychosis.

Gaming Disorder in First Episode Psychosis: Prevalence and Impact on Symptomatology and Functioning in a Prospective Cohort Study.

Incidence and predictors of problem gambling in first-episode psychosis: A prospective multicentre cohort study.

Integrating gaming disorder into early intervention in first-episode psychosis - current knowledge and future directions.

Testing the Transportability of the Psychosis Metabolic Risk Calculator in Canada (Quebec): International External Validation Study.

Factors shaping the decision-making process to continue or discontinue antipsychotics: exploratory qualitative study of 12 individuals in remission from first-episode psychosis.

Lived experience of gaming disorder among people with psychotic disorders: implications for tailored interventions and clinical management.

Reply to: Why does problem gambling in psychotic disorders pose such a challenge for comprehension?

Prevalence of schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders in problem gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Psychotic Disorders and exosomes: An overview of current evidence and future directions.

New approaches to care trajectories and treatments for psychotic spectrum disorders: state sequence analyzes and prediction models in a real-world context

Predicting Psychotic Relapse using Speech-based Early-detection

Développement d'ateliers de neuroéducation sensibles aux traumas: une approche concertée et orientée vers les besoins et les perceptions de jeunes vulnérables

Predicting Psychotic Relapse using Speech-based Early-detection

Développement d'ateliers de neuroéducation sensibles aux traumas: une approche concertée et orientée vers les besoins et les perceptions de jeunes vulnérables

Entre jeux vidéo et jeux de hasard et d'argent: quand les jeunes atteints de troubles psychotiques franchissent la ligne

Communiquer pour se rétablir: une approche innovante des difficultés communicationnelles dans les troubles psychotiques

Workaround practices: Hacking algorithmic power through inventive circumvention (HAPTIC)

A better understanding of the association between problem gambling and psychotic disorders in young adults: a new path towards recovery?

Improving patient-centered depression care through the dissemination and implementation of the Depression Choice decision aid

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Amal Abdel-Baki

Marco Solmi

Amal Abdel-Baki

Sophie Lauzier

Jessica Deslauriers

Ridha Joober

Ridha Joober

Annie LeBlanc

Lena Palaniyappan

Jean-Daniel Carrier

Lena Palaniyappan

Priya Subramanian

Lena Palaniyappan

Denis Talbot

Martin Lepage

Shalini Lal

Matthew Menear

Pasquale Roberge

Alan Cohen

Martin Lepage

Shalini Lal

Alain Lesage