Martin Drapeau
McGill University, Educational and Counselling Psychology, Faculty Member
- Professor Drapeau, M.Ps., Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, is an Associate Professor of Counselling Psychology and of Psych... moreProfessor Drapeau, M.Ps., Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, is an Associate Professor of Counselling Psychology and of Psychiatry at McGill University, co-chair of the MPPRG (www.mpprg.mcgill.ca) and a Researcher affiliated with the Qualaxia Network and the Centre International de Criminologie Comparée of the University of Montreal. Former Project Director at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and FRSQ Research Scholar, he is also appointed as Adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sherbrooke. He is involved in or leads a number of research projects and has published in the area of psychotherapy and knowledge dissemination (practice guidelines). Prof. Drapeau is a former vice president of the Order (College) of Psychologists of Quebec (OPQ) and member of its executive committee and Board of Directors. He served as the Quebec representative on the American Psychological Association Council of Representatives and chaired the Clinical Division of the Canadian Psychological Association. He is the Editor in Chief of Canadian Psychology and former editor of Science and Practice, and is on the editorial board of a number of other journals. He is also the cofounder of Medipsy Psychological Services (www.medipsy.ca).edit
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This study investigated the stability of defensive functioning over the course of a 4-session Brief Psychodynamic Investigation (BPI). The sample included 61 outpatients from the Adult Psychiatry Department of the University of Lausanne,... more
This study investigated the stability of defensive functioning over the course of a 4-session Brief Psychodynamic Investigation (BPI). The sample included 61 outpatients from the Adult Psychiatry Department of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Defenses were measured from session transcripts using the DMRS quantitative method. Specific changes in defenses were found over the course of the ultrabrief investigation. First, the overall defensive functioning (ODF) score and the proportion of obsessional level defenses increased significantly, with a significant increase in intellectualization. Second, the number of defenses used and the proportion of narcissistic level defenses decreased, with a decreasing prevalence of devaluation and idealization. Third, high adaptive (mature) level defenses increased then decreased over the course of BPI, returning to their level at intake by the 4th session. Relief from distress and attending to the tasks of BPI tends to improve defensive func...
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The Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ) has undergone numerous revisions in an effort to improve reliability and validity. More recently, another version, the DSQ-60, was designed to be congruent with the DSM-IV. The present study examined... more
The Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ) has undergone numerous revisions in an effort to improve reliability and validity. More recently, another version, the DSQ-60, was designed to be congruent with the DSM-IV. The present study examined the underlying structure of the DSQ-60 using both exploratory and confirmatory factor analytic procedures. The scale was administered to a group of students attending an
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Research Interests: Criminology, Psychology, Brief Psychotherapy, Law, Sexual Abuse, and 17 morePersonality Assessment, Aggressive Behavior, Humans, Child, Child Sexual Abuse, Offender, Child Abuse, Male, Defense Mechanisms, Pedophilia, Rating Scale, Middle Aged, Prisoners, Pilot study, Adult, Pilot Projects, and Psychoanalytic Therapy
... Interpersonal conflicts in borderline personality disorder: An exploratory study using the CCRT-LU Martin Drapeau and J. Christopher Perry ... Axis I disorders are also assessed us-ing the Longitudinal Interval Follow-up Evaluation... more
... Interpersonal conflicts in borderline personality disorder: An exploratory study using the CCRT-LU Martin Drapeau and J. Christopher Perry ... Axis I disorders are also assessed us-ing the Longitudinal Interval Follow-up Evaluation (LIFE; Keller, Lavori, & Friedman, 1987). ...
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Thirty volunteer clients of trainee therapists nominated an incident that was critical in the development of their therapeutic relationship. Clients completed the Client Attachment to Therapist Scale (CATS), the Experiences in Close... more
Thirty volunteer clients of trainee therapists nominated an incident that was critical in the development of their therapeutic relationship. Clients completed the Client Attachment to Therapist Scale (CATS), the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (ECRS), and the Session Impacts Scale (SIS). Clients reported an increase in attachment security with their therapists, along with perceptions of support and relief and increasing exploration following the relationship building incident. While clients' avoidant attachment was unrelated to attachment to the therapist prior to the incidents, in subsequent sessions avoidance was related to a change in secure attachment to therapist. Finally, client attachment to therapist but not general attachment was significantly related to in-session exploration. Findings are discussed in light of attachment theory and convergence with findings from the field of social psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).
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To further explore the links between relationship patterns and dynamic psychopathology, this study examined the association between core conflictual relationship themes (CCRT) and defensive functioning using the Defense Mechanisms Rating... more
To further explore the links between relationship patterns and dynamic psychopathology, this study examined the association between core conflictual relationship themes (CCRT) and defensive functioning using the Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales (DMRS; Perry, ...
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Research Interests: Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Networking, Reading, Professional Development, and 18 moreQuebec, Staff Development, Humans, Informal Education, Female, Male, Regression Analysis, Education Systems, Attitudes, Middle Aged, Self Concept, Questionnaires, Certification, Adult, Public health systems and services research, Mentors, Professional Competence, and Education Continuing
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Aim: This exploratory study examined the association between clients’ assessment of the therapeutic alliance and their cognitive errors (CE) and coping action patterns (CAP). Method: Selected therapy sessions of clients (N = 26) were... more
Aim: This exploratory study examined the association between clients’ assessment of the therapeutic alliance and their cognitive errors (CE) and coping action patterns (CAP). Method: Selected therapy sessions of clients (N = 26) were rated for cognitive errors and coping action patterns using the CERS and CAPRS methods (Drapeau, Perry, & Dunkley, 2008; Perry, Drapeau, & Dunkley, 2005). The therapeutic