Réal Labelle

Research Area

• Biological, Psychological and Social Signatures of Mental Health
• Treatment and Rehabilitation adapted to Populations
  

University Affiliation (Position or Role)

Tenured professor
Department of psychology
Université du Québec à Montréal

Associate professor
Department of psychiatry
Université de Montréal

Full researcher
Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide and Euthanasia
Université du Québec à Montréal

Profile

Réal Labelle is a psychologist specializing in the study, evaluation and psychological treatment of depressive disorders and suicidal behaviour. He is the co-founder of the Clinique des troubles de l'humeur at Montreal’s Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies, where he supervises clinical internships and doctoral students’ theses.

Types of Research

• · Clinical research
• Psychometric research
• Evaluation research

Research Interests

• Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts
• Cognitive and adaptive processes
• Behavioural, cognitive and environmental modification
• Tests, questionnaires and evaluation scales
• Help-seeking
• Gender differences

Methods Used 

• Experimental and quasi-experimental approaches
• Unique and multiple protocols
• Prospective, retrospective and comparative studies
• Development and testing of evaluation tools
• Bivariate and multivariate quantitative analysis
• Qualitative analysis of texts and drawings s

Current Projects

• Thérapie cognitivo-comportementale pour adolescents dépressifs et suicidaires
  Étude secondaire de l'évaluation des différences cliniquement significatives (A. Martin)
•  Cognitive-behavioural therapy for depressed and suicidal adolescents: secondary research evaluating clinically significant differences (A. Martin)
• Risk and protection factors among suicidal adolescents (D. Ricard)
• Cognitive development and suicidal behaviour in adolescence (M. Cournoyer)
• Bipolar disorder and suicidal behaviour in adolescence (N. Halfon)
• Borderline personality characteristics and suicidal behaviour in adolescence (A. Janel) )

Recent Publications

Breton, J. J., Labelle, R., Huynh, C., Berthiaume, C., St-Georges, M., Guile, J. M. (2012). Clinical characteristics of depressed youths in child psychiatry.  J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 21(1): 16-29. Pubmed

Pouliot, L., Mishara, B. L., & Labelle, R. (2011). The Werther effect reconsidered in light of psychological vulnerabilities: Results of a pilot study. Journal of affective disorders, 134(1-3), 488-496. Pubmed

Breton, J. J., Huynh, C., Raymond, S., Labelle, R., Bonnet, N., Cohen, D., et al. (2010). Prolonged hallucinations and dissociative self mutilation following use of Salvia divinorum in a bipolar adolescent girl. Journal of Substance Use, 15(2), 113-117.

Cohen, D., Deniau, E., Maturana, A., Tanguy, M.L., Bodeau, N., Labelle, R., Breton, J.J., et Guilé, J.M. (2008). "Are Child and Adolescent Responses to Placebo Higher in Major Depression than in Anxiety Disorders? A Systematic Review of Placebo-Controlled Trials." A Public Library of Science Journals (PloS One), 9:3(7);e2632.

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

Parent, G., Paré, C., et Labelle, R. (2006). "Raisons de vivre, à la suite d'un parasuicide, d'un enseignement victime de fausses allégations à caractère sexuel faites par des élèves." Scientia Paedagogica experimentalis, 43,(2), 221-250.

Dionne, F., Labelle, R. (2005). "À propos de la souffrance et du suicide." Revue québécoise de psychologie, 26(2), 95-110.

Guilé, J.M., Greenfield, B., Breton, J.J., Cohen, D., et Labelle, R. (2005). "Is Psychotherapy Effective for Borderline Adolescents?" Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 2(5), 277-282.

Séguin, M., Lynch, J., Labelle, R., et Gagnon, A. (2004). "Personal and Family Risk Factors for Adolescent Suicidal Ideation and Attempts." Archives of Suicide Research, 8, 227-238.

Labelle, R. (2004). "La prévention du suicide en milieu scolaire : constats et avenues de recherche."In: Parent, G., et Rhéaume, D.L., (Éds.), La prévention du suicide à l'école. Québec : Presses de l'Université du Québec: 173-193.

Labelle, R., Gagnon, A., Séguin, M., et Lachance, L. (2003). "Caractéristiques cognitives de jeunes suicidants, suicidaires et non suicidaires." Revue québécoise de psychologie, 24(1), 161-177.

Labelle, R., Lachance, L. (2003). "Locus of Control and Academic Efficacy in the Thoughts of Life and Death of Young Quebec University Students." Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 24(2), 68-72.