Publications by authors named "Maxime Fortin"
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been shown to significantly impair quality of life (QOL), although no meta-analysis has evaluated the effect of psychotherapies for PTSD on QOL in the civilian population. The current meta-analysis aimed to assess these effects in the adult civilian population. An exhaustive search of 13 databases revealed 9 studies of moderate to strong methodological quality evaluating mainly cognitive-behavioral therapy (8 of 9 studies).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The present study aimed at investigating changes in waking electroencephalography (EEG), most specifically regarding spectral power and functional connectivity, in middle-aged and older adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We also explored whether changes in spectral power or functional connectivity are associated with polysomnographic characteristics and/or neuropsychological performance.
Methods: In sum, 19 OSA subjects (apnea-hypopnea index ≥ 20, age: 63.
Article Synopsis
- * Researchers reviewed 70 studies with over 20,000 participants, finding ASD rates ranged from 14.1% for war-related trauma to 36.0% for interpersonal trauma.
- * Factors like varying assessment methods, exposure types, and the intentionality of traumatic events influenced differences in ASD rates across studies.*
Background: Although depression has been extensively studied in relations to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Childhood Maltreatment (CM), we still know little about its relationship with other types of violent crimes (e.g., physical assault, mugging) or how symptoms evolve over time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChildren placed in residential treatment centers (RTCs) typically present challenging behavior including aggression. In this context, restraint and seclusion (R&S) are seen as "last resort" strategies for educators to manage youth aggression. The use of R&S is controversial, as they can lead to psychological and physical consequences for both the client and the care provider and have yet to be empirically validated as therapeutic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objectives: Although sleepwalking (somnambulism) affects up to 4% of adults, its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Sleepwalking can be preceded by fluctuations in slow-wave sleep EEG signals, but the significance of these pre-episode changes remains unknown and methods based on EEG functional connectivity have yet to be used to better comprehend the disorder.
Methods: We investigated the sleep EEG of 27 adult sleepwalkers (mean age: 29 ± 7.