About Us
Affiliated with CRIUSMM, our laboratory is dedicated to creating tomorrow’s interventions to offer a hopeful future for individuals living with Borderline Personality Disorder. We design and develop innovative solutions that integrate and value each individual, their loved ones, and their community, supporting their personal, social, functional, and physical recovery.
Our Team
Steering Committee
Lionel Cailhol, MD, PhD
A psychiatrist at IUSMM, completed his medical training in France and Switzerland. He has devoted his clinical and academic career to borderline personality disorder. He serves as a clinical associate professor at Université de Montréal, works full-time as a researcher at CRIUSMM, and is an associate member of the CERVO research center.
Félix-Antoine Bérubé, MD
A psychiatrist at the IUSMM, Félix-Antoine Bérubé works with the STRP team and serves as Medical Director of CONNECT. He is also Head of the Psychiatry Department at the CIUSSS de l’Est-de-Montréal. Dedicated to early interventions in borderline personality disorder (BPD), he is a clinical associate professor at the Université de Montréal and an associate researcher (candidate) at CRIUSMM.
Nadine Larivière, PhD
Samuel St-Amour, PhD
A kinesiologist and professor at the Université du Québec à Rimouski, Samuel St-Amour specializes in physical health interventions for individuals with BPD, focusing on the differences between rural and urban settings.
Simon Poirier, MD
A psychiatrist at the IUSMM and Medical Director of STRP, Simon Poirier is an expert in the mentalization-based approach. In addition to his clinical work, he is actively involved in training and education for mental health professionals.
Frédérique Delisle, PhD (candidate)
A doctoral candidate in psychology, Frédérique Delisle focuses her research on cognitive remediation for individuals with BPD, combining scientific rigor with innovative clinical approaches.
Kamilia SOLTANI, MD, MSc (Candidate)
A psychiatrist trained in France, Kamilia Soltani is pursuing a master’s in psychiatric sciences. Her work explores tDCS-based interventions for BPD, at the intersection of clinical practice and neuroscience.
Students
Zahra Marandi (Biomedical Sciences)
Impact of sleep disorders on the course of BPD.
Max-Antoine Allaire (Ph.D. candidate in Intervention Research, Psychology)
Radilena Paskaleva (Psychiatric Sciences)
Effect of gender diversity and BPD on suicide risk.
Mariam Ahmed (Biomedical Sciences – Psychiatry option)
STICOG: Combined effect of tDCS and cognitive remediation in BPD.
Frédérique Delisle (Ph.D. candidate in Intervention Research, Psychology)
Development of a cognitive remediation intervention for individuals living with BPD.
Asmara Awada (Psy.D. candidate, Psychology) & Giuliano Lafrenière Di Fruscia (Psy.D. candidate, Psychology)
Kamilia Soltani
(M.Sc. candidate)
Pascale Dion (Psychiatric Sciences)
Chloé Devin
Mackenzie Low (Psychiatric Sciences)
Juliette Soucy, PhD candidate, UQAR
Félix Boisselle
Alumni
Manoel Dias Ribeiro Junior
Factors underlying physical health challenges in people with BPD.
Anne-Sophie Dufour (Psychology)
Intern involved in projects on sleep and psychoeducation.
