Biography

Title

• Professor Emeritus, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal (2024)
• Pediatrician, Adolescent medicine, CHU Sainte-Justine

• MSc Epidémiology, McGill University, 1982
• Specialist, Adolescent Medicine, Collège des médecins du Québec
• Specialist, pediatrician, Royal College of physicians and surgeons of Canada, 1977
• Specialist, pediatrician, Collège des médecins du Québec, 1977
• MD, Collège des médecins du Québec, 1974
• MD, Université de Montréal, 1973

• Co-investigator in 2 large Québec research groups around sexual abuse: CRIPCAS et EVISSA. Physical and mental health of sexually abused minors.
• Physical health, psychosocial health, STI in vulnerable adolescents, often in youth facilities.
• Physical and mental health of adolescents with an Eating Disorders, mostly anorexia nervosa.
• Different topics related to adolescent health.

Career Summary

I am a clinician in Adolescent Medicine since 1977. I have been doing small clinical studies and more important research, often in collaboration, as co-investigator. The majority of my research involve adolescents, sometimes younger children. 

Awards and Distinctions

• Excellence for a professionnal career (CMDP). Gala reconnaissance, CHU Sainte-Justine. 2020
• Award for individual leadership. Children’s Healthcare Canada (autrefois, association des hôpitaux pédiatriques du Canada), recognize outstanding leadership by an individual who has dedicated his or her career to improving the health and well-being of children and youth in Canada through health promotion, policy initiatives and/or increased public awareness. Ottawa, décembre 2019
• Alan Ross Award. The most prestigious honour given by the Canadian Paediatric Society. The award recognizes lifelong excellence in the fields of Paediatric research, education, healthcare and advocacy.  2019
• Founders Award, International Association for Adolescent Health
• Prix de la Fondation Marie Vincent for the excellence of the work with children victimes of violence. 1999

Presentations

• Langevin R, Pirro T, Hébert M, Bernier A, Frappier JY. Child Abuse Risk in Maltreated and non-Maltreated Mothers: The Role of Relationships and Mental Health. 18th World Congress for the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH 2023). Dublin, Ireland, 15-19th July 2023 (symposium presentation)
• Lessard, C., Bédard, A., Meilleur, D., Pesant, C., Taddeo, D., Gingras, N., Di Meglio, G., Nadeau, P.-O., Bélanger, R., Agostino, H., Thibault, I., Stheneur, C., Frappier, J.-Y., Bégin, C. Approche de l’analyse par réseau des manifestations cliniques et personnologiques d’adolescents atteints d’anorexie mentale. Affiche présentée lors du 46e congrès annuel de la Société québécoise pour la recherche en psychologie (SQRP), mai 2024, Drummondville, Québec, Canada
• Meilleur at al (JY Frappier). Gender Differences in Personality Traits, Eating Disorder Symptomatology, and Affective Symptoms in Children and Adolescents Suffering From Restrictive Anorexia Nervosa. ICED 2020
• Stéphanie Proulx-Cabana, Danielle Taddeo, Olivier Jamouille, Rola Ghaddar, Jean-Yves Frappier, Chantal Stheneur. Clinical evidence in the initial inpatient management of adolescents admitted with severe anorexia nervosa. Congrès EDAC-ATAC, Ottawa, octobre 2018
• Élie Côté, Mireille Cyr Ph.D., Jacinthe Dion Ph.D., Jean-Yves Frappier MSc, Martine Hébert Ph.D. Mémoire d'un examen médical chez des enfants : variables cognitives et outils non verbaux, CIFAS, Montpellier, juin 2019

Publications

1. Moubayed D, Piché-Renaud PP, Provost C, Faure C, Taddeo D, Frappier JY, Stheneur C. Fecal calprotectin: marker of intestinal inflammatory process in Anorexia Nervosa? A preliminary study. European Eating Disorders Review. 2023; 31 (5): 709-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/erv.2983
2. Raza H, Archambault E, Pépin K, Lord A, Frappier JY*. Traumatic Head Injury due to Child Maltreatment: Epidemiology, Cost Analysis, and Impact of Prevention. Child’s nervous System. 2022; 38: 2281-87. DOI.org/10.1007/s00381-022-05560-1
3. Kern A, Frederickson A, Hébert M, Bernier A, Frappier JY, Langevin R. Exploring the relationships between child maltreatment and risk factors for pregnancy complications. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 2022: 44 ( 5): 496-502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogc.2021.11.013.
4. Perrissin-Fabert M, Stheneur C, Veilleux Lemieux M, Taddeo D, Marcotte JE, Boutin A, Nguyen LA, Frappier JY*. Hormonal Contraception Effects on Pulmonary Function in Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2020:33;6, 681-85
5. Maalouf O, Daigneault I, Dargan S, McDuff P, Frappier JY. Relationship between Child Sexual Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders and Infectious Diseases: A Matched-Cohort Study. Journal of child sexual abuse. 2020: 29 (7); 749-768. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2019.1709242
6. Fortin-Langelier E, Daigneault I, Frappier JY. Matched-cohort study of the association between childhood sexual abuse and teenage pregnancy, Journal of Adolescent Health. 2019: 65 (3); 384-389. prix Guy Bégin, meilleur article dans l’Axe Clinique, Société Québécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie (SQRP)
7. Clément ME, Gagné MH, Dufour S, Frappier JY. Opinions et positions de médecins à l’endroit de la punition corporelle comme pratique parentale disciplinaire. Ped&Child Health. 2019 : 24 (8) ; 502-08 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxz060
8. Buch-Frohlich A, Paradis A, Hébert M, Cyr M, Frappier JY. Bullying and Sexual Harassment as Related to Suicidality in Adolescent Girls with a History of Sexual Abuse. International Journal of Victimology. 2019;16;35: 63-77
9. Girard M, Hébert M, Godbout N, Cyr M, Frappier JY. A Longitudinal Study of Suicidal Ideations in Sexually Abused Adolescent Girls: Depressive Symptoms and Affect Dysregulation as Predictors. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2020; 0: 1-7. DOI: 10.1002/jts.22608