Frédérique Courtois, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Sexology, UQÀM;
Researcher, CRIR - Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM_, Gingras Pavilion, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (CCSMTL)

Phone: 514 987-3000 (7713)

Fax: 514 987-6787

Email: courtois.frederique@uqam.ca

Education

B.Sc., Psychology, Concordia University, 1981
M.Sc. Psychophysiology, McGill University, 1986
Ph.D., Psychophysiology, McGill University, 1990
Postdoctorate, Neuro-urology, Hospices civils de Lyon, Lyon, France, 1989-1991

Research interests

Post-traumatic sexual potential of spinal cord injured patients; physiological parameters associated with sexual responses in spinal cord injured subjects and controls; psychosexual treatment of sexual dysfunction in spinal cord injured patients

Selected publications

Courtois, F. & Gérard, M. (2020). Chapter 21. Sexuality in men and women with spinal cord injury. In K. S. Hall & Y. M. Binik (Eds.), Principles and Practices in Sex Therapy (Sixth Edition) (pp. 470-487). New York NY USA: Guilford Press.

Courtois, F., Gérard, M., Charvier, K., Vodušek, D.B. & Amarenco, G. (2018). Assessment of sexual function in women with neurological disorders: A review. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 61(4), 235-244. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Courtois, F., Alexander, M. & McLain, A.B.J. (2017). Women’s sexual health and reproductive function after SCI. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 23(1), 20-30. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Dubray, S., Gérard, M., Beaulieu-Prévost, D. & Courtois, F. (2017). Validation of a self-report questionnaire assessing the bodily and physiological sensations of orgasm. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(2), 255-263. [doi]

Grenier-Genest, A., Gérard, M. & Courtois, F. (2017). Stroke and sexual functioning: A literature review. NeuroRehabilitation 41(2), 293-315. [doi]

Courtois, F. & Bonierbale, M. (2016). Médecine sexuelle : Fondements et pratiques (586 pages). Cachan, France: Éditions Lavoisier. (In reedition)

Research orientation

Axis 1: Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Functions and Activities

Research topic

Theme 2: Physical and Cognitive Activities

Research Site

CRIR - Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal