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Stéphane Potvin

ResearcherPsychiatrie et addictologieUniversité de Montréal

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Stéphane Potvin

Researcher

Psychiatrie et addictologie

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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5 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (9 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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Research

Cannabis Psychosis Psychotherapy Virtual Reality Cognition Neuroimaging Schizophrenia Longitudinal

Latest papers

Enhanced home-based transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) for depression comorbid with borderline personality disorder (BPD): study protocol for a pilot double-blinded randomised controlled trial (TENTADIS).
BMJ open · 2026
Measurement invariance of the Marijuana Motives Measure among men and women using Stop Cannabis App.
Addictive behaviors · 2024
Changes in Quality of Life in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia Patients Undergoing Avatar Therapy: A Content Analysis.
Journal of personalized medicine · 2023

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Stigma Under the Skin: Chronic Stress, Resilience, & Biological Aging in 2S/LGBTQIA+ Adults
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,277,550
Expanding Research on High-Potency Cannabis Use in Psychosis: Longitudinal Neurobiological Investigations and Evaluation of a Novel Virtual Reality Intervention for Cannabis Use Disorder
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$2,350,000
Allostatic Load and Transdiagnostic Dimensions of Psychiatric Emergency Patients: The Signature Biobank
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$841,500

All 22 grants and awards

13 publications.

Enhanced home-based transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) for depression comorbid with borderline personality disorder (BPD): study protocol for a pilot double-blinded randomised controlled trial (TENTADIS).

Cailhol L, Soltani K, Benrimoh D, Blay M, Brodeur S, Brunelin J, Dussault C, Hoyer R, Mills J, Poirier S, Potvin S, Roy D, Roy O, Ruocco AC, Savard C, St-Amour S, Laureys S

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117392 PMID: 42476741

Measurement invariance of the Marijuana Motives Measure among men and women using Stop Cannabis App.

Rochat L, Rothen S, Edel Y, Penzenstadler L, Lecomte T, Potvin S, Dan Glauser E, Etter JF, Khazaal Y

Addictive behaviors2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107866 PMID: 37748226

Changes in Quality of Life in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia Patients Undergoing Avatar Therapy: A Content Analysis.

Beaudoin M, Potvin S, Phraxayavong K, Dumais A

Journal of personalized medicine2023

DOI: 10.3390/jpm13030522 PMID: 36983704

Development of the French version of the Davos Assessment of Cognitive Biases Scale in a non-clinical sample of young adults.

Livet A, Pétrin-Pomerleau P, Pocuca N, Afzali MH, Potvin S, Conrod PJ

Early intervention in psychiatry2023

DOI: 10.1111/eip.13297 PMID: 35362245

Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) Task Force Report: A Systematic Review and Recommendations of Cannabis use in Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder

Tourjman SV, Buck G, Jutras-Aswad D, Khullar A, McInerney S, Saraf G, Pinto JV, Potvin S, Poulin M-J, Frey BN

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry202335 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437221099769

Acute effects of partial CB1 receptor agonists on cognition - A meta-analysis of human studies.

Zhornitsky S, Pelletier J, Assaf R, Giroux S, Li CR, Potvin S

Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110063 PMID: 32791166

Mutations associated with neuropsychiatric conditions delineate functional brain connectivity dimensions contributing to autism and schizophrenia.

Moreau CA, Urchs SGW, Kuldeep K, Orban P, Schramm C, Dumas G, Labbe A, Huguet G, Douard E, Quirion PO, Lin A, Kushan L, Grot S, Luck D, Mendrek A, Potvin S, Stip E, Bourgeron T, Evans AC, Bearden CE, Bellec P, Jacquemont S

Nature communications2020

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18997-2 PMID: 33077750

Interpersonal Risk Factors for Suicide in Cocaine Dependence: Association with Self-Esteem, Personality Traits, and Childhood Abuse.

Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Dhingra I, Adkinson BD, Potvin S, Li CR

Suicide & life-threatening behavior2020

DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12621 PMID: 32030810

Long-acting antipsychotic medication as first-line treatment of first-episode psychosis with comorbid substance use disorder.

Abdel-Baki A, Thibault D, Medrano S, Stip E, Ladouceur M, Tahir R, Potvin S

Early intervention in psychiatry2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/eip.12826 PMID: 31125513

The Psychometric Properties of a Short UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale Among Psychiatric Patients Evaluated in an Emergency Setting.

Dugré JR, Giguére CÉ, Percie du Sert O, Potvin S, Dumais A, Consortium Signature

Frontiers in psychiatry2019

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00139 PMID: 30967798

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Stéphane Potvin

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Latest funding

Enhanced home-based transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) for depression comorbid with borderline personality disorder (BPD): study protocol for a pilot double-blinded randomised controlled trial (TENTADIS).

Measurement invariance of the Marijuana Motives Measure among men and women using Stop Cannabis App.

Changes in Quality of Life in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia Patients Undergoing Avatar Therapy: A Content Analysis.

Development of the French version of the Davos Assessment of Cognitive Biases Scale in a non-clinical sample of young adults.

Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) Task Force Report: A Systematic Review and Recommendations of Cannabis use in Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder

Acute effects of partial CB1 receptor agonists on cognition - A meta-analysis of human studies.

Mutations associated with neuropsychiatric conditions delineate functional brain connectivity dimensions contributing to autism and schizophrenia.

Interpersonal Risk Factors for Suicide in Cocaine Dependence: Association with Self-Esteem, Personality Traits, and Childhood Abuse.

Long-acting antipsychotic medication as first-line treatment of first-episode psychosis with comorbid substance use disorder.

The Psychometric Properties of a Short UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale Among Psychiatric Patients Evaluated in an Emergency Setting.

Frequent collaborators

Alexandre Dumais

Pierre Orban

Amal Abdel-Baki

Adrianna Mendrek

Roumen Milev

Serge Beaulieu

Amal Abdel-Baki

Guillaume Dumas

Ayal Schaffer

Sebastien Jacquemont

Gayatri Saraf

Steven Laureys

Arun Ravindran

David Benrimoh

Benicio Frey

Michael Van Ameringen

Valerie Taylor

Tania Lecomte

Didier Jutras-Aswad

Pierre Bellec

Pierre Bellec

Sebastien Jacquemont

Alain Lesage