Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec

Conditioned Pain Modulation and Pleasant Pain Relief as Complementary Processes Reflecting Individual Differences in Pain Coping: A Clustering Approach

BACKGROUND: Pain perception is the result of different modulatory mechanisms. Inhibition, via descending brainstem mechanisms, is key to pain reduction and is typically elicited by the cold pressor test (CPT). Recently, a compensatory hedonic response has been observed after CPT...

Beyond Diagnosis: Structural Stigma, Trauma, and Mental Health Among People Living with HIV in Tunisia: A Narrative Review

HIV-related stigma constitutes a critical structural determinant that adversely affects mental health and treatment outcomes among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Tunisia. Rooted in cultural conservatism, legal criminalization, and institutional discrimination, this stigma engen...

Does Order Matter? The Impact of Methodological Decisions in Survey Research Concurrently Examining Attachment to Mothers and Fathers

ABSTRACT While questionnaires are often validated in a context where participants respond to a questionnaire only once, it is common to complete a given questionnaire multiple times referring to different relationships in interpersonal relationship research. For instance, in atta...

Stress-induced cortisol clouds the gut feeling in decision-making: a randomized controlled study

Abstract The advice to “follow your gut” reflects the idea that instinctive feelings can guide decision-making. Indeed, anticipatory emotional bodily signals, such as skin conductance responses, have been shown to help people avoid risky choices. Yet, stress increases risk-taking...