ALLY Addiction Consulting

About us

ALLY Addiction Consulting is led by psychologist Youssef Allami, Ph.D.

Dr. Allami is a clinical and research psychologist in Quebec, Canada. After practicing in the province's largest addiction treatment centre, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Alberta Gambling Research Institute. He provides expert guidance on:

Advanced statistical methods, including structural equation modeling, multi-level modeling and meta-analyses
Clinical insights into the tangible applicability of research results

Based out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, work at ALLY Addiction Consulting is generally conducted under contract with academic researchers, government and non-government organizations.

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Services

Scientic reports built for your needs.

Monographs

Give us a topic to delve into. You get an easy to read critical analysis of the scientific literature.

Data Analysis

Do you have data that needs to be analyzed? Let us provide you with answers using rigorous, state of the art, statistical analyses.

Critical Analysis

Do you need to extract a study or a report's strengths and weaknesses? Does the scientific jargon intimidate you? Let us break it down for you in simpler terms.

Systematic Reviews

Get a thorough critical review of all the scientific knowledge available on a given topic. If the data allows it, a meta-analysis may also be performed.

Legal Expertise

Scientific expertise on addiction matters for your legal trials.

Training

Clinical supervision and workplace sensitization on addiction-related issues.

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Bibliography

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Monographs
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Allami, Y., Légaré, A-A., Williams, R.J., & Hodgins, D.C. (2023). Migrating from Land-Based to Online Gambling: Sex, Mental Health and Motivational Predictors. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. doi:10.1007/s11469-023-01168-x

Allami, Y., Williams, R.J., Hodgins, D.C., Stevens, R., Shaw, C.A., el-Guebaly, N., Christensen, D.R., McGrath, D.S., and Belanger, Y.D. (2023). Predictors of Problem Gambling Remission in Adults: A Canadian Longitudinal Study. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. doi:10.1037/adb0000964

Allami, Y. (2022). Alcohol and Genetics. Montréal, Québec : Éduc’alcool.

Allami, Y. (2021). Alcohol and Diabetes. Montréal, Québec : Éduc’alcool.

Allami, Y., Hodgins, D.C., Young, M., Brunelle, N., Currie, S., Dufour, M., Flores-Pajot, M., Nadeau, L. (2021). A Meta-Analysis of Problem Gambling Risk Factors in the General Adult Population. Addiction. doi:10.1111/add.15449

Allami, Y. (2020). Literature Review and Meta-analysis on Gambling Risks across Different Sub-populations. Prepared for the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction as a component of the project aimed at developing Canada’s first national low-risk gambling guidelines.

Allami, Y. (2020). Alcohol, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Neurocognitive Disorders. Montréal, Québec : Éduc’alcool.

Allami, Y. (2019). Alcohol and Heart Health. Montréal, Québec : Éduc’alcool.

Allami, Y. (2018). Alcool and Cannabis: a very bad combination. Montréal, Québec : Éduc’alcool.

Allami, Y., Vitaro, F., Brendgen, M., Carbonneau, R., & Tremblay, R. E. (2018). Identifying at-risk profiles and protective factors for problem gambling: A longitudinal study across adolescence and early adulthood. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 32(3), 373-382. doi:10.1037/adb0000356

Allami, Y., Vitaro, F., Brendgen, M., Carbonneau, R., Lacourse, É., & Tremblay, R. E. (2017). A Longitudinal Empirical Investigation of the Pathways Model of Problem Gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 33(4), 1153-1167. doi:10.1007/s10899-017-9682-6

Allami, Y., & Vitaro, F. (2015). Pathways model to Problem Gambling: Clinical Implications for Treatment and Prevention Among Adolescents. Canadian Journal of Addiction, 6(2), 13-19.