{"title":"Agenda Neuado – 2025","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 1","pages":"Pages 53-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143163593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Les fonctions exécutives et leur influence sur les performances académiques chez les enfants d’âge scolaire en Tunisie","authors":"S.-E. Saadi","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.11.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.11.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Executive functions are essential cognitive abilities that help children adapt to the school environment, thus facilitating their academic success. This study used a correlational approach to examine the relationship between executive functions and academic performance in school-aged children in Tunisia. The focus was on understanding how different components of executive functions, such as working memory (WM), mental flexibility, and inhibition, relate to achievement in core subjects including language-related subjects, mathematics, and sciences.</div></div><div><h3>Patients and methods</h3><div>A sample of 180 children, aged 7 to 12 years old, was assessed using the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) which was filled out by both parents and teachers. The BRIEF is a well-established tool for evaluating executive functions in children and provides a comprehensive view of their behavior in different settings.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The analysis showed strong correlations between working memory (WM) and performance in language arts and mathematics, as reported by teachers. Correlations were weaker for mental flexibility and inhibition in language arts and moderate for mathematics. Parent evaluations revealed generally weaker correlations in language arts, though moderate correlations were found for mathematics. No significant correlation was identified for science across all executive functions assessed in both types of evaluations. Additionally, other executive functions, such as planning/organization, showed strong correlations with language arts and mathematics in teacher evaluations and moderate correlations in parent evaluations. Inhibitory control displayed strong correlations with language arts and mathematics according to teachers but more moderate correlations in parent evaluations.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>The results revealed notable variability between teacher and parent assessments. Teachers reported stronger correlations between executive functions and academic performance. The lack of significant correlations for science in both evaluations contrasts with conclusions typically reported in the literature. These discrepancies may be explained by the use of different assessment tools in various studies, cultural factors, or specific characteristics of science instruction in Tunisia within the context of this sample.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Executive functions play a key role in primary school students’ academic success. Understanding their link to academic performance would help identify students in need of additional support and facilitate the implementation of targeted remediation programs. Future research should consider factors that influence the assessment of these functions. Furthermore, exploring the relationship between executive functions and academic achievement through predictive models would represent a promising avenue to analyz","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 1","pages":"Pages 12-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143163461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Construire, déconstruire, reconstruire les souvenirs : l’inlassable tâche du patient en psychothérapie, l’indéfectible engagement du thérapeute ? À propos de quelques particularités dans l’accompagnement psychothérapique des enfants et des adolescents","authors":"C. Mille, M. Braun, O. Yendjadj","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Remembering, again and again, to solve the enigma of a symptomatic expression related to a burrowed suffering, such is the response of a more or less zealous neurotic patient to his or her psychoanalyst's implicit expectations. The stream of screen memories is churned out in a transference field of attraction and renders the suitable material to develop successive drafts of a “explanatory biography”. Traumatic memories which are the most present in the patient's memory often get their affective and emotional charge from an afterwardsness effect and invite one to pursue research in other regredient ways towards an older past. It is evident though that the therapist is not able to reach “pure memories”, and that in the course of time only “pivotal” memories show up around which fantasies spin and strengthen. Yet we know about Freud's persistence, even after he gave up on his “Neurotica” in “searching for the source of the Nile”, that is to say having access to the oldest memories, and how he hung onto his first conception according to which fantasies would only emerge from a previous experience. The constructions from the psychoanalyst, put together based on his theoretical bedrock, have thus the function of filling in the gaps of memory and in favourable cases allow the patient's associations to be revitalised and help the emergence of even more concealed memories. They are also supposed to be plausible hypotheses for the reconstruction of traces from a non-memorable past. Memories also contribute to forge a sense of identity and come within the scope of everyone's “identificatory compromise”. Consequently, the therapist's role could consist of supporting the work of the “I, historian” his patient is trying to make, taking into account the narratives from his kin, the noteworthy moments in the course of his life, and the way he cares about his self-image. It comes down to the therapist to help the patient with splitting off from the official versions which summon him to an incontestable place in the generations succession or in the family dynamics. In this perspective, the psychotherapeutic work aims to give value to the memories that might lead to new prospects but may encounter difficult obstacles to overcome. A child in psychotherapy is barely preoccupied by remembering the past, which does not prevent him from being sensitive to the fact that his therapist might make references to material from former sessions or remind him what was going on at the moment they met. A teenager's position is fundamentally different: he might not tolerate being relegated to the persistent role of the infantile when he is trying to be acknowledged in his teenage identity. He can, however, rediscover the pleasure of telling, portraying himself as the therapist suggests wordings and rewordings. Naturally, each case appears to be different from one teenager to another, depending on the underlying psychopathological organisation of their personality. Some of","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 1","pages":"Pages 18-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143163462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Régulation émotionnelle, alexithymie et dissociation chez les adolescents hospitalisés : un modèle de médiation par équation structurelle","authors":"S. Chergui , P. Fourneret , P. Espi , C. Gauld","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.11.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Dissociation is a major phenomenon in child and adolescent psychiatry. It involves an involuntary disruption in the adequate integration of psychological functions, related to various neuropsychological mechanisms. This study aims to examine the relationships between dissociation, emotion regulation, and alexithymia in adolescents.</div></div><div><h3>Patients and methods</h3><div>. Forty-eight hospitalized adolescents (aged 12–16) were recruited from February 2022 to October 2023. They completed the Dissociative Experience Scale (DES), the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). A series of multiple regressions and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were conducted to analyze the relationships among these variables.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The findings revealed a significant association between dissociation (DES) and alexithymia (TAS) (β<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->1.45, <em>P</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.002), as well as between dissociation and difficulties in emotion regulation (DERS) (β<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.98, <em>P</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.018). The SEM indicated that while the total effect of alexithymia on dissociation was significant (<em>P</em> <!--><<!--> <!-->0.001), the specific mediating effect of emotion regulation was not statistically significant (<em>P</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.29).</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>These results highlight the importance of alexithymia in the dissociative experience of adolescents, independent of emotion regulation difficulties. The absence of a mediating effect of DERS suggests that dissociation and alexithymia may be directly related without the involvement of emotion regulation.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study opens avenues for therapeutic interventions targeting alexithymia to alleviate dissociative symptoms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 1","pages":"Pages 44-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143162549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Évaluation de l’efficacité de la méthode systémique et stratégique de Palo Alto pour intervenir dans les situations de harcèlement scolaire : analyse de cas","authors":"J. Destiné, S. Chartier, A. Blavier","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aim of this article is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Palo Alto systemic and strategic method for intervening in situations of bullying. To assess the effectiveness of this method, we decided to take a comparison group including interventions regularly mobilised by schools and their support networks. We collected testimonies from twelve pupils aged between 9 and 22 who had been bullied at school (M<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->12.58, SD<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->3.53). This small sample is representative of the difficulty of accessing this population and the small number of trained professionals in the field. To be able to compare and evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention methods, two interviews were conducted with the student victim: a pre-test when the professional had yet to do anything to improve the student's situation, and a post-test three months after the end of the professional's intervention. We have used a complementary mixed methodology in which the qualitative results are intended to support the quantitative results. However, given our small sample, the quantitative analyses should be considered purely exploratory and descriptive. These analyses enabled us to statistically measure the effectiveness of the interventions using four concepts: feelings of victimisation, self-esteem, acceptance by peers, and degree of suffering. Our research showed that the Palo Alto systemic and strategic method was effective in stopping bullying in five out of six situations. In the sixth situation, the bullying decreased but did not stop completely. Our results showed that the Palo Alto systemic and strategic method had a significant effect on reducing perceived suffering, increasing acceptance of the young person by peers, and reducing feelings of victimisation compared with other methods regularly used by schools and their support networks. Regarding self-esteem, our data showed a significant increase for pupils benefiting from the other types of methods compared with pupils who received support using the Palo Alto systemic and strategic method. The aim of this article is not to provide data that can be generalised to the population as a whole. Nevertheless, we believe that this research will contribute to knowledge of this innovative approach and provide food for thought for future research on the subject.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"72 8","pages":"Pages 389-396"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Le « Good Psychiatric Management-Adolescents » (GPM-A) : un modèle généraliste et accessible de traitement du trouble de la personnalité borderline chez l’adolescent","authors":"S. Cohen , M. Blay , M. Speranza","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents (GPM-A) is a generalist model of structured care for adolescents with borderline personality disorder. It is based on principles derived from several psychotherapies validated in the treatment of borderline personality disorder and on current good practice data. Borderline personality disorder is conceptualised as the result of a particular sensitivity to relationships (defined with the term interpersonal hypersensitivity). The GPM-A offers clinicians a pragmatic approach based on good practice in the care of adolescents with borderline personality disorder. Developed in the United States, it is currently being disseminated in the French-speaking world. This article provides a summary of the main components of the model and a discussion of the benefits expected from its implementation among French-speaking clinicians.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"72 8","pages":"Pages 357-367"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Le « non » de Rousseau et du thérapeute dans la petite enfance. Une étude de cas","authors":"A. Ladois - Do Pilar Rei , S. Miravete","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The question of limits and their absence in children increasingly challenges professionals across various fields of intervention, including health, early childhood, and education. These poorly limited children present a variety of symptoms that hinder their development and whose causes and meanings need to be explored. After a theoretical detour into Roger Misès’ childhood borderline pathologies and the role of the “no” in the education of young children according to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, we will illustrate this issue with the clinical vignette of a 4-year-old child seen in consultation at a medical-psychological center. Our psychodynamically-oriented clinical reading will show how this absence of limits reflects family suffering, role confusion and a lack of containment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"72 8","pages":"Pages 397-401"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accueillir l’enfant suivant un deuil périnatal : l’examen de Brazelton comme intervention thérapeutique précoce","authors":"Y. Sureau , V. Garez , N. Le Roux","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Previous studies have shown that children whose births occur after a childless pregnancy tend to be more prone to psychological and affective disorders, with a moderate and nonspecific degree of significance. These pathologies are most often described as a consequence of altered family dynamics rather than an actual impairment of the child's cognitive pathways. Such alterations in familial balance, when occurring in the traumatic shadow of a childless pregnancy be it from spontaneous miscarriage, stillbirth or voluntary termination due to foetal abnormalities, often take root in the prenatal period due to anticipatory representations and thoughts and can express themselves as early as the first days of the newborn's life ex utero.</div></div><div><h3>Aim of study</h3><div>We used the standardized Brazelton assessment scale to observe three such newborns in the presence of their parents and paid particular attention to the parents’ reactions and attitudes to the child's behavior and the impact our explanations had on their understanding of the newborn's response.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>This study highlights the value of early postnatal care of these dyads with a focus on the issues of caring for the individual discovery of the child by his parents, supported by psychoaffective elements of childcare. However, the specific relevance of the Brazelton's tool in this indication remains to be discussed due to its limited nature by the absence of precise indications, the absence of a reproducible equivalent later in the baby's life, as well as the absence of a result that can be communicated to parents who therefore do not systematically carry the meaning that the caregivers confer on it.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The study asserts the fundamental benefit of an early child-based intervention in these families to facilitate genuine bonding and secure attachment, but the nature of such an intervention is yet to be determined.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"72 8","pages":"Pages 368-378"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Midwives’ perceptions of high-risk pregnancies and their role with vulnerable pregnant women","authors":"S. Catsaros , I. Cacho , J. Wendland","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Context</h3><div>High-risk pregnancy constitutes a factor of vulnerability for women. The role of midwives in caring for these women is crucial, but little is known about their views concerning these complex pregnancies.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study aims to increase insight on midwives’ outlook on high-risk pregnancies, their self-perceived roles, the challenges encountered, and their guidance for best practice.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This qualitative study took place in a maternity clinic of a University Hospital in France. Ten midwives were interviewed, and a thematic analysis was performed. The design of the research followed the COREQ checklist guidelines for reporting qualitative research.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Five themes emerged from the analysis: (1) “Like a bolt from the blue” for the psychological impact and the essential reassurance midwives bring, (2) “Helping women get help” to detect alarming signs and the difficulty to address mental health issues (3) “Human Swiss army knives” for their specific expertise and the human part of their work, (4) “Women and their environment” for taking the time to understand women as a whole and consider the impact of/on their environments, and (5) “Clinical and human setting” for consistent teamwork, respectful of each woman's individuality.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>This study highlights the necessity of a woman-centred care in high-risk pregnancies. Midwives reflected on their roles in this particular care as they contribute to a more human and respectful approach of women while helping to maintain clinical stability and enhance women's well-being. Midwives advocated for normalizing mental health issues, for approaching women in a holistic way, for providing continuity of care, and for being consistent in teamwork.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"72 8","pages":"Pages 379-388"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Agenda","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"72 8","pages":"Pages 402-404"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}