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Ridha Joober

ResearcherUniversité de Montréal

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Ridha Joober

Researcher

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

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.
68 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2015.

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246

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Research

Access To Care Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial Economic Evaluation Ehealth Innovations Help-Seeking On-Line Pathways To Care Qualitative Methods Referral

Latest papers

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.
Schizophrenia research · 2026
Long-Term Trajectories of Multidimensional Outcomes in Psychosis Following Early Intervention During the Critical Period: The PEPP-Montreal 10+ Study Protocol.
Early intervention in psychiatry · 2026
Comparative effectiveness of mood stabiliser monotherapy versus second-generation antipsychotic monotherapy versus combination therapy for continuation and maintenance treatment after a first episode of psychotic mania in North America, Chile, and Spain: a target trial emulation using data from the BD-CAUSAL Collaboration.
The lancet. Psychiatry · 2026

All 246 publications

Latest funding

A novel web-based mental health intervention integrating peer support and clinical moderation to enhance recovery and prevent relapse in adults diagnosed with psychotic disorders: A pragmatic feasibility study of Horyzons-Canada
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$481,950
Estimating the effect size of rare genomic variants on cognitive and behavioral traits underlying neurodevelopmental disorders
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$1,021,275
An Integrated Self-Referral eHealth Strategy for Improving Rapid and Direct Access to Youth Mental Health Services: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Six Canadian Healthcare Settings
CIHR · 2015 · Principal investigator
$750,000

All 4 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 246 publications.

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

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

Comparative effectiveness of mood stabiliser monotherapy versus second-generation antipsychotic monotherapy versus combination therapy for continuation and maintenance treatment after a first episode of psychotic mania in North America, Chile, and Spain: a target trial emulation using data from the BD-CAUSAL Collaboration.

Szmulewicz AG, Liang YH, Martínez-Alés G, O'Dea R, Thorpe LE, Conderino S, Rubio JM, Smith K, Sarpal DK, Díaz-Caneja CM, Arango C, Vöhringer PA, Aldunate SA, Joober R, Shah JL, Malla A, Fredrikson D, Yatham LN, Hernán MA, Öngür D, BD-CAUSAL Collaboration

The lancet. Psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(26)00239-7 PMID: 42716056

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

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

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Ridha Joober

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

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.

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

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

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.

A novel web-based mental health intervention integrating peer support and clinical moderation to enhance recovery and prevent relapse in adults diagnosed with psychotic disorders: A pragmatic feasibility study of Horyzons-Canada

Estimating the effect size of rare genomic variants on cognitive and behavioral traits underlying neurodevelopmental disorders

An Integrated Self-Referral eHealth Strategy for Improving Rapid and Direct Access to Youth Mental Health Services: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Six Canadian Healthcare Settings

Integrative genomic and genetic analyses of consanguineous Pakistani pedigrees aggregated with psychotic/affective disorders

Frequent collaborators

Ridha Joober

Ashok Malla

Martin Lepage

Martin Lepage

Norbert Schmitz

Natalie Grizenko

Jai Shah

Jai Shah

Srividya Iyer

Srividya Iyer

Patricia Boksa

Shalini Lal

Shalini Lal

Howard Steiger

Michael Bodnar

Mimi Israel

Amal Abdel-Baki

Amal Abdel-Baki

Lise Gauvin

Lise Gauvin

Sarojini Sengupta

Laurent Mottron

Vincent Paquin

Neil Andersson

Suzanne King

Lena Palaniyappan

Michael Bodnar

Lena Palaniyappan

Sherif Karama

Pierre Drapeau

Guy Rouleau

Aurelie Labbe

Eric Latimer

Tina Montreuil

Ross Norman

Neil Andersson

Norma Rabbitskin

Massimiliano Orri

Luigi De Benedictis

Linda Booij

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.