Geneviève Sauvé, PhD

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Contact

 sauve.genevieve@uqam.ca

 

6875 Boulevard Lasalle Montréal, QC H4H 1R3

  ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8140-2578

Researcher, Douglas Research Centre
Assistant Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal

Lab name: Mental health and occupational functioning

Theme-Based Group: Youth Mental Health and Early Intervention
Division: Clinical Research

 

Geneviève Sauvé’s research focus on mental health in youth and adults, occupational functioning, career counseling and artificial intelligence. She is the developer of the ‘Minds@Work’ program, a career counseling intervention aimed at improving job maintenance for people living with mental illness. She also specializes in literature reviews and meta-analyses investigating the efficacy of psychosocial interventions.

Geneviève Sauvé is an assistant professor in the department of education and pedagogy at the Université du Québec À Montréal (UQÀM) and a researcher at the Douglas Research Center. She holds a PhD in psychiatry from McGill University (2018) and a PsyD in clinical psychology from UQÀM (2021). She is a member of the Ordre des Psychologues du Québec (OPQ) and will soon become a member of the Ordre des conseillers et conseillères d’orientation du Québec (OCCOQ). Her clinical work has involved cognitive remediation therapy and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy with various populations, including psychosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, Tourette syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Her research interests currently focus on mental health and occupational functioning in various populations.

Year 

Institution 

Award 

2018UQÀMBourse Adrien-Pinard en psychologie
2018UQÀMBourse du Fonds de la Faculté des sciences humaines
2018UQÀMBourse d’excellence de la Faculté des sciences humaines
2018Fondation IUSMMBourse doctorale
2015FRQ-SBourse doctorale
2015IRSCBourse de voyage
2015NeuroQÀMPrix pour la meilleure présentation
2014McGillBourse d’entrée au programme de doctorat
2014IUSMMPrix pour la meilleure présentation
2014UdeMBourse de maîtrise
2013UdeMPrix pour la meilleure présentation
2013UdeMBourse de maîtrise
2013FRQ-SPrix pour la meilleure présentation
2013IUSMMBourse de maîtrise
2013UdeMPrix pour la meilleure présentation
2013UdeMBourse de recrutement à la Faculté de Médecine
2013UdeMPrix pour la meilleure présentation
2012IUSMMBourse pour stage de recherche
  • Stéphanie El Asmar, coordination de recherche
  • Jiaxuan Deng, baccalauréat psychologie, McGill
  • Lisa Sarraf, maîtrise psychologie, Carleton University
  • Adèle Hotte-Meunier, baccalauréat psychologie, McGill
  • Félicia Bernier, baccalauréat développement de carrière, UQAM
  • Emilie Gagliano, baccalauréat psychologie, Concordia
  • Alan Bougeard, B. Sc. psychologie, UdeM
  • Marie-Andrée Binet, maîtrise counseling de carrière, UQAM
  • Chloé Voyer, B.Sc. psychology, McGill
  • Karolane Groulx, baccalauréat développement de carrière, UQAM

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Key publications

  1. Raucher-Chéné, D., Thibaudeau, É., Sauvé, G., Lavigne, K. M. et Lepage, M. (en révision). Understanding others as a mediator between verbal memory and negative symptoms in schizophrenia-spectrum disorder.
  1. Lavigne K. M., Sauvé, G., Raucher-Chéné, D., Guimond, S., Lecomte, T., Bowie, C., Menon, M., Lal, S., Bodnar, M. et Lepage, M. (en révision). Remote cognitive assessment in psychiatry : A systematic scoping review.
  1. Stamate, A., Sauvé, G. et Denis, P. (en révision). The rise of the machines and how they impact workers’ psychological health – An empirical study.
  1. Sauvé, G., Buck, G., Lepage, M. et Corbière, M. (2021). Minds@Work – A new manualized group psychosocial intervention to improve job tenure in psychosis. Journal of Occuational Rehabilitation, epub July 30, 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-021-09995-2
  1. Sauvé, G., Lavigne, K.M., Pochiet, G., Brodeur, M.B. et Lepage, M. (2020). Efficacy of psychological interventions targeting cognitive biases in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 78, 101854. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101854
  1. Sauvé, G., Kline, R.B., Shah, J.L., Joober, R., Malla, A. et Lepage, M. (2019). Cognitive capacity similarly predicts insight into symptoms in first- and multiple-episode psychosis. Schizophrenia Research, 206, 236-243. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.11.013
  1. Sauvé, G., Lepage, M. et Corbière, M. (2019). Impacts de la combinaison de programmes de soutien à l’emploi et de remédiation cognitive sur le maintien en emploi de personnes souffrant de schizophrénie : une méta-analyse. Annales Médico-Psychologiques. 177(6), 534-543. doi : 10.1016/j.amp.2018.01.015
  1. Penney, D., Sauvé, G., Joober, R., Malla, K. et Lepage, M. (2019). Establishing clinical cutoff values for the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 43(2), 324-334. doi: 10.1007/s10608-018-9963-0
  1. Sauvé, G., Brodeur, M., Shah, J. et Lepage, M. (2019). The prevalence of negative symptoms across the stages of the psychosis continuum. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. 27(1), 15-32. doi: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000184
  1. Sauvé, G., Malla, A., Joober, R., Brodeur, M. et Lepage, M. (2018). Comparing cognitive clusters across first- and multiple-episode of psychosis. Psychiatry Research, 269, 707-718. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.08.119
  1. Corbière, M., Bergeron, G., Negrini, A., Coutu, M.-F., Samson, E., Sauvé, G., et Lecomte, T. (2018). Employee perceptions about factors influencing their return to work after a sick-leave due to depression. Journal of Rehabilitation. 84(3), 3-13
  1. Sauvé, G., Bastien, M.-F., Roy-Gelencser, C., et El-Baalbaki, G. (2018). L-carnosine as an enhancer to computerized cognitive behaviour thrapy in Japanese workers, an unjustified claim. Biopsychosocial medicine. 12(1), 1-5. doi: 10.1186/s13030-018-0130-3
  1. Sauvé, G., Morand-Beaulieu, S., O’Connor, K.P., Blanchet, P.J. et Lavoie, M.E. (2017). P300 source localization contrasts in body-focused repetitive behaviors and tic disorders. Brain Sciences. 7(76), 1-23. doi: 10.3390/brainsci7070076
  1. Sauvé, G., Harmand, M., Vanni, L. et Brodeur, M.B. (2017). The probability of object-scene co-occurence influences object identification processes. Experimental Brain Research. 235(7), 2167-2179. doi: 10.1007/s00221-017-4955-y
  1. Morand-Beaulieu, S., O’Connor, K.P., Richard, M., Sauvé, G., Leclerc, J.B., Blanchet, P.J. et Lavoie, M.E. (2016). The impact of a cognitive-behavioral therapy on event-related potentials in patients with tic disorders or body-focused repetitive behaviors. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 7(81), 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00081
  1. Corbière, M., Samson, E., Negrini, A., St-Arnaud, L., Durand, M.-J., Coutu, M.-F., Sauvé, G., et Lecomte, T. (2016). Factors perceived by employees regarding their sick leave due to depression. Disability and Rehabilitation. 38(6), 511-519. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1046564
  1. Morand-Beaulieu, S., O’Connor, K.P., Sauvé, G., Blanchet, P.J. et Lavoie, M.E. (2015) Cognitive-behavioral therapy induces sensorimotor and specific electrocortical changes in chronic tic and Tourette’s disorder. Neuropsychologia. 79, 310-321. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2015.05.024
  1. Corbière, M., Renard, M., St-Arnaud, L., Coutu, M.-F., Negrini, A., Sauvé, G., et Lecomte, T. (2015). Union perceptions of factors related to the return to work of employees with depression. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 25(2), 335-47. doi: 10.1007/s10926-014-9542-5

Publications

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2019

Sauvé, Geneviève; Brodeur, Mathieu B; Shah, Jai L; Lepage, Martin

The Prevalence of Negative Symptoms Across the Stages of the Psychosis Continuum Journal Article

In: Harv Rev Psychiatry, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 15–32, 2019, ISSN: 1465-7309.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX

2018

Sauvé, Geneviève; Malla, Ashok; Joober, Ridha; Brodeur, Mathieu B; Lepage, Martin

Comparing cognitive clusters across first- and multiple-episode of psychosis Journal Article

In: Psychiatry Res, vol. 269, pp. 707–718, 2018, ISSN: 1872-7123.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX

22 entries « ‹ 2 of 2 › »

News

  • Drs. Ferrari and Sauvé obtain SSHRC funding

    August 18, 2026 The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has announced new funding for research projects addressing important social and community issues. Among the recipients are two researchers from the Douglas Research Centre: Dr. Manuela Ferrari, who received a Partnership Development Grant, and Dr. Geneviève Sauvé, who received an Insight Development…

  • Beyond the Clinic : How Digital Tools Are Transforming Bipolar Disorder Monitoring

    Along with her team, Dr. Delphine Raucher-Chéné , a researcher at the Douglas Research Centre and Assistant Professor at McGill University’s Department of Psychiatry, has just published a scoping review investigating the use of digital tools in the context of bipolar disorder. The article, entitled “Digital tools for assessing bipolar disorder: A scoping review of…

  • Douglas trainees awarded Tri-Agency scholarships and fellowships

    May 19, 2026 The results of the CIHR and SSHRC Fellowship and Scholarship programs have been announced!We are pleased to present the list of Douglas Research Centre students who have been awarded in the various categories. Anna Marier Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral Program(Dr. Montembeault  lab and Dr. Rosa-Neto lab) Title : Towards a new…

  • Announcement of 2025 Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Award and 2025 Dr. Rémi Quirion Award of Excellence recipients

    We are pleased to announce the winners of the Carsley and Quirion Awards!   2025 Dr. Holly Carsley Memorial Award Two prizes were awarded : Sophie Simard (Dr. Naguib Mechawar team)               Sierra Codeluppi (Dr. Gustavo Turecki team)     2025 Dr Rémi Quirion Award of Excellence This award…

  • The Douglas, a major player in Quebec’s new mental health initiatives

    November 29, 2023 On November 28, Quebec announced an investment of $4.5 million in mental health research initiatives. These include 4 research projects and the Alliance en santé mentale et neurosciences, which will bring together Quebec’s three university mental health institutes, including the Douglas Research Centre (CIUSSS Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal), CERVO (CIUSSS Capitale-Nationale), and the Centre de…

  • Dr. Geneviève Sauvé obtains funding to support employment of people with psychiatric disability

      Dr. Geneviève Sauvé and her collaborators have received over $76,000 from the Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité Sociale (MTESS) to support their project, entitled, “Augmenter la durée du maintien en emploi des personnes en situation de handicap psychique et recevant des services d’employabilité au Québec.” This funding was awarded following…

  • Geneviève Sauvé obtains funding for her project, Cerveau@Travail from the Ministère de l’économie et de l’innovation

    On May 10, 2022, Mr. Pierre Fitzgibbons, on behalf of the Ministère de l'économie et de l'innovation (MEI), announced the 51 projects that are being funded through their special call for technological and social innovative projects. In total, the MEI is investing $17M to support the development of exciting projects in a variety of areas, including aging,…

  • Dr. Geneviève Sauvé obtains funding from FRQSC for CERVEAUX@TRAVAIL

      Congratulations to Dr. Geneviève Sauvé, who was just awarded funding from FRQSC for her project, CERVEAUX@TRAVAIL; an innovative research approach to promote psychological health in the workplace for individuals living with ADHD. The funding was awarded in the context of a special initiative entitled, “Program for research on psychological health at work”, a collaboration…

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      Communément considéré comme le trouble de santé mentale plus sévère, environ 370 000 Canadiens vivent avec un diagnostic de schizophrénie. Les symptômes aggravants peuvent inclure des hallucinations auditives, des croyances délirantes troublantes, un retrait social et une altération des fonctions cognitives. En se combinant, ces symptômes affectent gravement le fonctionnement social et occupationnel, le…