Dr. Paul Greenman is a full-time professor of psychology and chair of the Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) in Gatineau, Québec, Canada. He also works as a psychologist at the Ottawa Couple and Family Institute (OCFI) and in the family medicine unit of the Montfort Hospital, both in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Greenman has a strong interest in the application of psychological treatments to patients in medical settings; he has overseen and contributed to research projects on the impact of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) on couples in which one partner suffers from cardiac disease, as well as its effects on the management of other illnesses, including diabetes and post-partum depression. Dr. Greenman also conducts research on the psychosocial correlates of chronic illness, particularly the quality of couple relationships and their effects on the management of heart disease.
Selected Publications:
Benjamin, W.J., Schneider, B.H., Greenman, P.S., & Hum, M. (2001). Conflict and
childhood friendship in Taiwan and Canada. Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 33, 203-209.
Couture-Lalande, M., Greenman, P.S., Naaman, S., & Johnson, S.M. (2007). La thérapie
de couple axée sur l’émotion (EFT) pour traiter les couples dont la femme a le cancer du sein: Une etude exploratoire. Psycho-Oncologie, 257-264.
Dalton, E.J., Greenman, P.S., Classen , C. & Johnson S.M. (2013). Nurturing
connections in the aftermath of childhood trauma: A randomized controlled trial of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) for female survivors of childhood abuse. Couple and Family Psychology, 2, 209-221.
Di Trani, M., Mariani, R., Renzi, A., Greenman, P.S., & Solano, L. (2017). Alexithymia
according to Bucci’s multiple code theory: A preliminary investigation with healthy and hypertensive individuals. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice, advance publication online, 1-16.
Di Trani, M., Presaghi, F., Renzi, A., Greenman, P.S., & Solano, L. (2018). The Italian
version of the Alexithymia Quesionnaire for Children: Factor structure and reliability. Rassegna di psicologia, 35, 47-60.
Greenman, P.S. (2012). Review of Psychiatry and heart disease: The mind, brain and
heart. Canadian Psychology, 53, 148-149.
Greenman, P.S., Jetté, J., Green-Demers, I., & Grenier, J. (2015). Sad and Worried
Hearts: A psychological treatment for clinically significant depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress in patients with cardiac disease. International Journal of Clinical Cardiology, 2, 037.
Greenman, P.S., & Johnson, S.M. (2012). United we stand: Emotionally Focused
Therapy for Couples in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 68, 561-569.
Greenman, P.S., & Johnson, S.M. (2013). Process research on Emotionally Focused
Therapy (EFT) for couples: Linking theory to practice. Family Process, 52, 46-61.
Greenman, P.S., & Lapointe-Campagna, M. (2015). La thérapie conjugale axée sur
l’émotion (TCÉ) et le bien-être sexuel : Les enjeux de l’attachement. Santé sexuelle, 15, 10-23.
Greenman, P.S., Morin-Turmel, A., & Grenier, J. (2009). L’intégration d’un traitement
psychologique en réadaptation cardiaque à l’Hôpital Montfort : Une étude pilote. Francophonies d’Amérique,28, 91-113.
Greenman, P.S., Schneider, B.H., & Tomada, G. (2009). Stability and change in patterns
of peer rejection: Implications for children’s academic performance over time. School Psychology International, 30, 163-183.
Greenman, P.S., Viau, P., Morin, F., Lapointe-Campagna, M., Grenier, J., Chomienne,
M., & Jbilou, J. (2018). Of sound heart and mind: A scoping review of risk and protective factors for symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress in people with heart disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 33, E16-E28.
Grenier, J., Gosselin, D., Greenman, P.S., Kalay. A., Chomienne, M.-H., Nzokem, A.,
Fotsing, S., Imbeault, P., Batal, M., & Bouchard, L. (2016) Comorbidité entre maladies chroniques et problèmes de santé mentale fréquents : Différences entre francophones et anglophones. Psy Cause, 71, 6-15.
Grenier, J., Greenman, P.S., Farmanova, E., Atchessi, N., Annous, R., & Chomienne,
M.H. (2015). Scoping review of risk factors of anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder: A public health perspective. Annals of Depression and Anxiety, 2(7): 1068.
Johnson, S.M., & Greenman, P. (2013). Commentary: Of course it is all about
attachment! Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 39, 421-423.
Johnson, S.M., & Greenman, P.S. (2006). The path to a secure bond: Emotionally
Focused Couple Therapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 597-609.
Johnson, S.M., Coan, J.A., Moser, M.B., Beckes, L., Smith, A., Dalgleish, T., Halchuk,
R., Hasselmo, K., Greenman, P.S., & Merali, Z. (2013). Soothing the threatened brain: Leveraging contact comfort with Emotionally Focused Therapy. PLoS ONE, 8 (11).
Lafontaine, M.-F., Greenman, P.S., Péloquin, K. (2010). Coup d’œil sur la douleur
chronique, le diabète et la maladie coronarienne. Psychologie Québec, 27, 40-43.
Lafontaine, M.-F., Azzi, S., Paquette, D., Tasca G.A., Greenman, P.S., Gosselin, J.,
Lebel, S., & Grenier, J. (in press). Telehealth for patients with chronic pain:
Exploring a successful and an unsuccessful outcome. Journal of Technology in Human Services.
Larochelle, S., Diguer, L., Laverdière, O., Gamache, D., Greenman, P.S., & Descôteaux,
J. (2010). Psychological dimensions of antisocial personality disorder as predictors of psychotherapy noncompletion among sexual offenders. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 74, 1-28.
Larochelle, S., Diguer, L., Laverdière, O., Greenman, P.S. (2011). Predictors of
psychological treatment noncompletion among sexual offenders. Clinical Psychology Review, 31, 554-562.
Schneider, B.H., & Greenman, P.S. (2003). Misurare le amicizie dei bambini: le sfide
nell’accedere ad uno stato co-costruito della mente [Measuring children’s
friendships: The challenges in accessing a co-constructed state of mind]. Età Evolutiva, 75, 70-78.
Tani, F., Greenman, P.S., Schneider, B.H., & Fregosa, M. (2003). Bullying and the Big
Five: A study of childhood personality and participant roles in bullying incidents. School Psychology International, 24, 131-146.
Tomada, G., Schneider, B.H., de Domini, P., Greenman, P.S., & Fonzi, A. (2005). Close
friendship as predictor of adjustment following a transition to formal academic instruction and evaluation. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 29, 314-322.
Tulloch, H., Greenman, P.S., & Tassé, V. (2015). Post-traumatic stress disorder among
cardiac patients: Prevalence, risk factors, and considerations for assessment and treatment. Behavioral Sciences, 5, 27-40.
Tulloch, H.E., & Greenman, P.S. (2018). In sickness and in health: Relationship quality
and cardiovascular risk management. Current opinion in cardiology, 33 (a).
Wong, T.-Y., Greenman, P.S., & Beaudoin, V. (2018). “Hold Me Tight”: The
Generalizability of an attachment-based group intervention to Chinese-Canadian couples. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 17, 42-60.