Gilles Côté

Research areas

• Biological, Psychological and Social Signatures of Mental Health
  

Academic profile

Director, IPPM Research Center
Professor, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal
Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Sherbrooke
Adjunct professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Mons-Hainalut (Belgium)

Profile

Gilles Côté is a criminologist (B.Sc.) and psychologist. His main topics of research interest include risk factors associated with violent behaviour and, more specifically, psychopathy. His current project concerns the epidemiology of mental disorders, personality disorders and intellectual deficiency among federal male inmates, with a focus that extends beyond prevalence to service issues. This project comprises a genetic and neurobiological component in relation to impulsivity, carried out in collaboration with Gustavo Turecki and Gabriella Gobbi. Together with Anne Crocker, Gilles Côté is also involved in two projects in forensic mental health settings. The first concerns screening and service integration of forensic patients with intellectual disability, and the second examines predispositions, resources and service trajectories among individuals found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder in Quebec (PI: Anne Crocker). The latter project has been extended to British Columbia and Ontario. He is also part of a Fonds québécois de la recherche pour la société et la culture (FQRSC) research team investigating intellectual disability, pervasive disorders and intersectoriality (PI: Céline Mercier).

Research interests

Mentally ill offenders, violent behaviour, psychopathy, risk assessment, risk management, intellectual deficiency

Recents Publications

Dumais, A., Cote, G., & Lesage, A. (2010). Clinical and sociodemographic profiles of male inmates with severe mental illness: a comparison with voluntarily and involuntarily hospitalized patients. Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 55(3), 172-179. Pubmed

Crocker, A., & Côté, G. (2009). Evolving systems of care: Individuals found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder in custody of civil and forensic psychiatric services. European Psychiatry, 24(6), 356-364. Pubmed

Hunt, E., & Cote, G. (2009). Social support and prediction of violence in severely mentally ill. Evolution Psychiatrique, 74(4), 592-605.

Joyal, C. C., Gendron, C., & Cote, G. (2008). Nature and frequency of aggressive behaviours among long-term inpatients with schizophrenia: A 6-month report using the Modified Overt Aggression Scale. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie, 53(7), 478-481.

Toupin, J., Basque, C., Cote, G., & Deshaies, C. (2008). Adaptation of PCL-SV in the evaluation of adolescents monitored in Youth Centres : a preliminary study. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 50(1), 83-110.

Crocker, A., Côté, G., et al. (2007). "Rate and Characteristics of Men with an Intellectual Disability in Pre-Trial Detention." Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability 32: 143-152.

Daigle, M. S., Côté, G., (2006). "Nonfatal Suicide-Related Behavior Among Inmates: Testing for Gender and Type Differences." Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior 36: 670-681.

Daigle, M. S., Labelle, R., Côté, G., et al. (2006). "Further Evidence of the Validity of the Suicide Risk Assessment Scale for Prisoners." International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 29: 343-354.

Aubertin, N, Côté, G. (2005). "Psychopathie et lien avec la victime chez les agresseurs sexuels de femmes adultes." Criminologie 38: 189-206.

Daigle, M. S., Côté, G. (2005). "Vers une modélisation de la violence exprimée en milieu carcéral." Forensic Numéro spécial: 31-46.

Préville, M., Côté, G., et al. (2004). "Detection of Depression and Anxiety Disorders by Home Care Nurses." Aging & Mental Health 8(5): 400-409.

Côté, G. (2003). "Offender Rehabilitation in Practice: Implementing and Evaluating Effective Programs (Book Review)." Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 13: 151-152.