Lise Laporte

Lise Laporte
Centre jeunesse de Montréal-Institut universitaire, Centre de recherche · Psychiatry

PhD

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May 1990 - present
McGill University Health Centre
Position
  • Research Director
Education
September 1984 - May 1990
Université de Montreal
Field of study
  • Psychology
September 1983 - May 1985
Université de Montréal
Field of study
  • Psychology
September 1981 - May 1984
McGill University
Field of study
  • Psychology

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Publications (61)
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Destiné aux enfants de 6 à 12 ans, cet album illustré offre une information cliniquement éprouvée et apporte des réponses claires aux questions que se posent les enfants sur le trouble de personnalité limite (TPL) de leur parent. S'inspirant des fluctuations de la météo, ce livre décrit les journées parfois chaotiques de David et Marie, deux enfan...
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Abuse and neglect are well-established risk correlates of borderline personality disorder (BPD). The goal of this study was to examine whether BPD probands can be differentiated from their sisters with respect to a range of developmental adversity and maltreatment indicators, including retrospective self-reports of past experiences of childhood abu...
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The aim of this study was to document and compare adverse childhood experiences, and personality profiles in women with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and their sisters, and to determine how these factors impact current psychopathology. Fifty-six patients with BPD and their sisters were compared on measures assessing psychopathology, persona...
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An exploratory survey of 68 youth protection services' workers in Montréal, who followed 1,030 children reveals that 39 % of these children have at least one parent who suffer from mental health problems. Among these parents, 48 % of mothers and 30 % of fathers have a personality disorder, and for the majority, a borderline personality disorder. Th...
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Background: Youth involved in child welfare have high rates of mental health problems and are known to receive mental health services from multiple settings. Still, gaps remain in our understanding of service use patterns across settings over the course of youth’s involvement with child welfare. Objective: To examine the settings, reasons for co...
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Objectives The relational mode and engagement difficulties of individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can elicit a variety of emotions in the clinician. Emotional activation and compassion fatigue are thus common and can lead to counterproductive interventions. Working with this clientele requires the ability to regulate negative emo...
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Objectives: In Canada, little research has focused on emergency department (ED) use by youth involved with child welfare services, a vulnerable population. Our aims were therefore (1) to examine the characteristics of ED users among child welfare-involved youth, 2) to identify predictors of ED use and 3) to identify youth trajectories to EDs. Met...
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My Child & Me: A Comprehensive Program for Mother and Father with Borderline Personality Disorder and their Case Workers Lyne Desrosiers, Lise Laporte & Cassandra Préfontaine Responsibilities and tasks related to the parental role are very challenging for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). BPD affects parents’ ability to meet their...
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Objectifs Le mode relationnel et les difficultés d’engagement des personnes présentant un trouble de personnalité limite (TPL) peuvent susciter diverses émotions chez le clinicien. L’activation émotionnelle et la fatigue de compassion sont ainsi courantes et peuvent conduire à des interventions contre-productives. Le travail auprès de cette clientè...
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) typically has an onset in adolescence. Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) could be associated with its subsequent development. The aim of this study was to examine whether NSSI among adolescents in the community is associated with a risk for BPD in emerging adulthood. Sixty-nine adolescents (11-13 years old) with a...
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Les parents ayant un trouble de personnalité limite présentent des caractéristiques qui ont des impacts sur leur rôle parental et leur capacité à s’engager pleinement dans la relation d’aide. Le travail clinique auprès de ceux-ci représente un défi pour les intervenants psychosociaux. L’objectif de cette étude vise à décrire et explorer les percept...
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) typically has an onset in adolescence. Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) could be associated with its subsequent development. The aim of this study was to examine whether NSSI among adolescents in the community is associated with a risk for BPD in emerging adulthood. Sixty-nine adolescents (11-13 years old) with a...
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Objective: Premature treatment discontinuation is a widespread phenomenon in child and adolescent mental health services that impacts treatment benefits and costs of care. Adolescents with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are heavy users of health care services and notoriously difficult to engage in treatment. However, there is hardly any dat...
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Background: Premature treatment discontinuation is a widespread phenomenon in child and adolescent mental health services that impacts treatment benefits and costs of care. Studies of specialized care for adolescents with BPD show that almost 40% of them do not complete treatment. Given that recurrence of suicidal behaviour is one of the main sympt...
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Objective: Premature treatment discontinuation is a widespread phenomenon in child and adolescent mental health services that impacts treatment benefits and costs of care. Adolescents with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are heavy users of health care services and notoriously difficult to engage in treatment. However, there is hardly any data...
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Le trouble de personnalité limite (TPL) se retrouve chez 30% à 50% des mères suivies en protection de la jeunesse (PJ). La symptomatologie qui caractérise ce trouble mental peut entrainer de sérieuses difficultés au niveau des pratiques parentales. Or les atteintes fonctionnelles spécifiques de ces mères en regard de leurs occupations liées aux soi...
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BACKGROUND : In the last 10 years in Canada, emergency room (ER) visits related to anger outbursts, self-injury, recurrent suicidal behaviour and substance abuse have increased substantially among adolescents. These externalized behaviours are the most common symptoms in youths with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Adolescents in the care of...
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Objective This study examines the clinical outcomes of two clinics for borderline personality disorder (BPD) in a naturalistic setting, offering a stepped care model with both short‐term (ST) treatment lasting 12 weeks and extended care (EC) up to 24 months. Methods A total of 479 patients attending the ST clinic and 145 attending the EC clinic we...
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Despite high prevalence rates of concurrent borderline personality disorder (BPD) and substance use disorders (SUDs), little is known about the impact of substance misuse on the presentation of BPD. Sixty-five individuals with BPD were assessed at intake and at 3- and 6-month follow-up. Assessment included validated instruments such as the Addictio...
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Characteristics of borderline personality disorder (BPD) can undermine maternal capacity and in some cases lead to involvement with youth protection services (YPS). Yet, few studies exist on the prevalence of maternal BPD in this context and on the comparison of these families with families with other maternal psychiatric disorders or families with...
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Research has demonstrated that about 30% of chronic pain patients suffer from borderline personality disorder (BPD), yet pain is not often discussed in research on the treatment of BPD. Sixty-five patients entering outpatient treatment for BPD were assessed at baseline for the prevalence of DSM-IV lifetime pain disorder, current medical problems, a...
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Background: Cluster B personality disorders (PDs) are prevalent mental health conditions in the general population (1%-6% depending on the subtype and study). Affected patients are known to be heavier users of both mental and medical health care systems than patients with other clinical conditions such as depression. Methods: Several rates were...
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Malgré une vaste littérature sur l’abandon de traitement en pédopsychiatrie, les connaissances sur cette problématique chez l’adolescent avec trouble de personnalité limite (TPL) demeurent peu développées. Les conséquences d’un arrêt prématuré du traitement sont sérieuses considérant la récurrence de leurs conduites suicidaires. Afin de comprendre...
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Background Cluster B personality disorder (PD) is a highly prevalent mental health condition in general population (1 to 6% depending on the subtype and study). Patients affected are known to be heavier users of both mental and medical healthcare than other clinical conditions such as depression. Few studies have highlighted their elevated mortalit...
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Background and Aim: In Quebec, 13,500 adolescents are under the supervision of youth protection services (YPS) and nearly half of them suffer from a mental illness. A vast majority presents risk factors and common symptoms associated with BPD. Yet, little is known about these youths and their pathways into mental health services. The aim of this st...
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Le comité de rédaction de Défi jeunesse propose à ses lecteurs ce numéro spécial consacré à une problématique de santé mentale à laquelle nous sommes tous, un jour ou l’autre, confrontés : le trouble de personnalité limite. Le projet a été proposé au comité de la revue par deux professionnelles aussi rigoureuses que dédiées à la cause, Lise Laporte...
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Le comité de rédaction de Défi jeunesse propose à ses lecteurs ce numéro spécial consacré à une problématique de santé mentale à laquelle nous sommes tous, un jour ou l’autre, confrontés : le trouble de personnalité limite. Le projet a été proposé au comité de la revue par deux professionnelles aussi rigoureuses que dédiées à la cause, Lise Laporte...
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L’objectif de ce feuillet est de décrire l’utilisation des banques de données administratives afin d’estimer la prévalence diagnostiquée des troubles de la personnalité du groupe B, l’utilisation des services ainsi que la mortalité. Ce groupe sera comparé aux troubles de la personnalité hors du groupe B et à des conditions psychiatriques graves ou...
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Environ 22,5% des parents d’enfants pris en charge par les services de protection de la jeunesse présente un trouble de personnalité limite avéré ou probable. Il existe cependant très peu d’informations sur les défis que doivent relever les intervenants psychosociaux qui travaillent avec cette clientèle dans le contexte d’un mandat de protection. C...
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Problem solving self-appraisal affects problem solving performance and marital adjustment. This study investigated the effects of cognitive-behavioral group marital therapy on couples’ adjustment and their self-appraisal of problem solving activities. Sixty-six couples participated in group couples therapy. Subjects were randomly assigned to an exp...
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Research indicates that a proportion of children exposed to childhood abuse develop psychological symptoms and are at risk for borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, not all maltreated children develop BPD as adults. This qualitative study explores some of the protective factors that contribute to resilient outcomes. The methods involved i...
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The Weather Houseis an illustrated book for school-aged children that provides, through a touching story, clinically sound and age-appropriate information for children, giving them clear answers to frequently asked questions about the borderline personality disorder of a parent. The book suggests ways for children to cope with the situation.
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Destiné aux enfants de 6 à 12 ans, cet album illustré offre une information cliniquement éprouvée et apporte des réponses claires aux questions que se posent les enfants sur le trouble de personnalité limite (TPL) de leur parent. S'inspirant des fluctuations de la météo, ce livre décrit les journées parfois chaotiques de David et de Marie, deux enf...
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Impulsiveness is a heritable feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD) which aggregates in families affected with the illness. Whereas BPD patients show deficits on neuropsychological tests of response inhibition, it is unknown whether these deficits are also present in their first-degree biological relatives who are at an increased genetic...
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Paroxetine binding could be a vulnerability marker for traits associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD). To study this relationship, we examined [³H] paroxetine binding in female patients with BPD and their sisters. The sample consisted of 54 sibling pairs in which a proband met criteria for BPD. All subjects were given the Diagnostic I...
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This study examines whether experiences of familial victimization and aggression are potential risk factors for dating violence in male and female teenage relationships. The authors compare 471 adolescents aged 12 to 19 in the care of a youth protection agency and from a community sample. Results show that adolescents carry negative childhood exper...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the recognition of violent behaviors, assessment of their severity, and reaction time in recognizing violent behaviors among individuals (91 men, 122 women) who have been exposed to spousal abuse, either as victim or aggressor, and those who have not reported such experiences. Results indicate a relation bet...
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Using an ecological systems perspective, 627 Canadian adolescents (297 boys, 330 girls) with romantic partners were evaluated longitudinally to determine how risks across multiple contexts (individual, relationship, sociocultural or popular media, socio-demographic) collectively contribute to dating aggression. Two models were tested. The results i...
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The present study examined physical dating aggression in different adolescent relationships and assessed linear, threshold, and moderator risk models for recurrent aggressive relationships. The 621 participants (59% girls, 41% boys) were drawn from a 1-year longitudinal survey of Canadian high school youths ranging from Grade 9 through Grade 12. Ap...
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In this study, we investigated the behaviour of parents of women with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and anorexia nervosa (AN) with the three-factor Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI). Thirty-five women with BPD, 34 with AN, and 33 without any psychiatric illness (NC) scored each parent's level of care, denial of behavioural control and denia...
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The goal of our study is to determine whether a person’s cognitions regarding violence against women and violence against children within the family are associated with recourse to violent behavior toward them; and (2) the extent to which an adult who has a narrow conception of violence against women also has a narrow conception of, tolerant attitu...
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The present study sought to investigate the relationship between problem solving self-appraisal (i.e., perceived confidence, personal control, approach-avoidance), specific coping efforts (negotiation, optimistic comparisons, advice seeking, emotional discharge, selective ignoring, and resignation) and marital distress. Seventy-five couples complet...
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Our goal was to assess whether men in the following three groups differ in their ability to recognize and judge the severity of diverse forms of aggressive behavior: (a) men who reported being physically aggressive toward their spouses and who were entering treatment for domestic violence; (b) men who, after participating in a treatment program, we...
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Une enquête exploratoire réalisée auprès de 68 intervenants du Centre jeunesse de MontréalInstitut universitaire révèle que 39 % des 1030 enfants à leur charge ont au moins un parent qui souffre d’un trouble mental. Parmi ces parents, 48 % des mères et 30 % des pères ont un trouble de la personnalité, la majorité d’entre eux présentant un trouble d...
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Whereas the negative consequences of the psychological maltreatment of children are now acknowledged, the extent of this phenomenon remains largely unknown. This study presents information collected from child welfare practitioners working in the Province of Quebec on all cases retained for investigation during a three-month period (N= 4775). The s...
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Cet article présentera la souffrance psychique dans le cadre dʼune perspective épigénétique du développement de lʼindividu dans sa famille, développée par Lyman Wynne. Des observations tirées dʼun cas clinique dʼune femme présentant un trouble limite de la personnalité, des implications pour le traitement ainsi que des résultats de recherches sur c...
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This study demonstrates that the five maltreatment scales in the long and short versions of the CTQ are valid and usable with French-speaking populations. It also shows emotional neglect to be the most common form of maltreatment in its general population sample, and physical neglect to be the least common. Physical, emotional and sexual abuse prev...
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Levels of alexithymia were measured with the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) in families of women with borderline personality disorder (BPD), restricting anorexia nervosa (AN) and a nonclinical (NC) group. Measures were correlated with sociodemographic information, empathy (as measured by the Interpersonal Reactivity Index [IRI]), emotional dist...
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Parents and daughters in 21 families of women with borderline personality disorder (BPD), 23 women with restricting anorexia nervosa (AN), and 25 women without clinical histories (NC) responded to the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) and the Beavers Self-Report Family Inventory (SFI). On the PBI, BPD daughters' perceptions differed from both their...
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In a group of intact families, we examined the rates and parameters of verbal, physical, and sexual abuse in 35 women with borderline personality disorder (BPD), 34 women with anorexia nervosa (AN), and 33 women without a clinical history (NC); their experience of multiple abuse and its correlation with their SCL-90-R scores; and their reports of a...
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This study compares families of women with restricting anorexia nervosa with families of women without any psychiatric history on the following variables: parents' eating problems (Eating Attitudes Test: EAT-26) and psychopathology (Symptom Checklist-90-R: SCL-90-R); family members' perceptions of the parent-daughter relationship (Parental Bonding...
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This is a study of empathy in the families of 27 women with borderline personality disorder (BPD), 28 women with restricting anorexia nervosa (AN), and 27 women without a clinical diagnosis (NC). The daughters and both parents responded to the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), an instrument for assessing four dimensions of empathy. In addition,...
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This study compares the history of traumatic childhood experiences of a population of women with borderline personality disorder and that of women with other Axis II disorders. We reviewed 751 psychiatric records of female patients aged 16 to 45 years with a discharge diagnosis of personality disorder and examined background variables of loss; verb...
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Studied the association among psychological distress, marital satisfaction, and sex. Human Ss: 800 male and female French-Canadian adults (aged 17–56 yrs) (married couples) (infertility) (Exp I). 150 male and female French-Canadian adults (marital therapy patients) (Exp II). In Exp II, the mean age of the males was 41 yrs and that of the females wa...
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Studies on personal problem solving demonstrate important variations in intra- and interindividual problem solving performances. The se differences have bent associated with different levels of subject's psychological distress. Recently. several investigators have attempted to identify met cognitive factors associated with fluctuations in problem s...

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