A. Ben Hamouda , M.C. Gharbi , S. Bourgou , M. Daoud , K. Bouzghaïa Bagbag , M. Hamza , F. Charfi , A. Belhadj
{"title":"Quand des manifestations psychiatriques dévoilent l’épilepsie temporale chez l’enfant","authors":"A. Ben Hamouda , M.C. Gharbi , S. Bourgou , M. Daoud , K. Bouzghaïa Bagbag , M. Hamza , F. Charfi , A. Belhadj","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.11.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2024.11.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>This paper attempts to illustrate the semiology of temporal epilepsy in patients initially considered to be suffering from psychiatric disorders.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We report five clinical vignettes of patients referred to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department of Mongi Slim Hospital (Tunisia) between 2017 and 2021 for psychiatric disorders, in whom the diagnosis of temporal epilepsy was retained.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Four boys and one girl, aged three to eleven, were referred for paroxysmal neuropsychiatric features. Family history of epilepsy was noted in three patients. Two children had psychomotor and language delay. Symptomatology was dominated by cognitive and behavioral disorders. Electroencephalogram confirmed the diagnosis of temporal epilepsy by showing local paroxysmal abnormalities. Brain imaging had shown predominantly temporal abnormalities in two cases. The evolution, under antiepileptic treatment, was favorable in four patients.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The reported clinical vignettes underline the importance of discussing temporal lobe epilepsy when faced with paroxysmal and/or atypical psychiatric manifestations in children.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 7","pages":"Pages 401-405"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145340461","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":"L’évaluation psychologique multidimensionnelle d’enfants et d’adolescents réfugiés : étude d’une population clinique","authors":"J. Cerf , B. Goguikian","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.06.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.06.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article presents a retrospective study of the clinical profiles of 23 refugee children and adolescents attending school in Geneva, referred for psychological assessment. The authors used a multidimensional approach to the examination and attempted to weave links between different elements. In addition to inter-individual differences, they found recurring clinical pictures including learning difficulties, interpersonal problems, and poor emotional regulation. On the other hand, similarities in life courses were pointed out both in cognitive profiles and in psycho-affective functioning. The discussion highlights the need to adopt an anamnestic approach, linking linguistic and educational trajectories, migratory pathways, and adverse life events. In addition, the idea is defended of giving priority to assessing the child's potential, rather than cognitive or academic performance, during this period of transition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 7","pages":"Pages 369-376"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145340454","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}
M. Robin , T. Schupak , L. Bonnardel , C. Polge , M.-B. Couture , L. Bellone , G. Shadili , A. Essadek , M. Corcos
{"title":"Cent cas de révélations de violences sexuelles en psychiatrie de l’adolescent : une étude descriptive","authors":"M. Robin , T. Schupak , L. Bonnardel , C. Polge , M.-B. Couture , L. Bellone , G. Shadili , A. Essadek , M. Corcos","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The magnitude and nature of sexual violence (SV) are increasingly described in child and adolescent psychiatry, but the mechanisms underlying their impact remain to be understood.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This article describes the characteristics of SV identified among adolescents hospitalized in psychiatry as well as the associated clinical features.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>The study included 100 patients for whom SV was identified among all patients aged 13 to 17 years hospitalized over a period of approximately four years. The characteristics of SV were correlated with patients’ medical severity, as well as with the number and duration of hospitalizations and the delay in disclosure.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Our findings highlight the central role of SV in adolescent psychiatry, with a prevalence of 28.5% and a cumulative length of hospitalization five times longer than average. Correlations were observed between the number of adolescents’ suicide attempts and the number of SV episodes. Medical severity increased when the identified perpetrator was an adult. The number of hospitalizations was positively correlated with the number of reported violent acts as well as with the intrafamilial and adult status of the perpetrator.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The magnitude and impact of a history of SV in adolescent psychiatry call for the systematic exploration of these events in patients’ histories as well as the anticipation of their consequences on pathology and care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 7","pages":"Pages 361-368"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145340453","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":"De la dépression postnatale à la détresse relationnelle : une approche intégrative pour repenser la clinique en santé mentale périnatale","authors":"R. Dugravier , T. Delawarde-Saïas","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Postnatal depression is typically framed in a binary manner, distinguishing between depressed and non-depressed parents. This article proposes an integrative approach by replacing this categorization with the concept of perinatal relational distress, emphasizing the role of parent-child dynamics and the vulnerabilities triggered by infant dependency. Drawing from attachment theory, this perspective highlights the need to structure care around containment and continuity — across time, space, and professional discourse — to prevent institutional gaps and provide tailored support for parents. The article explores the clinical implications of this approach, detailing therapeutic models centered on relationships and advocating for a more coherent and integrative organization of perinatal mental health care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 7","pages":"Pages 377-383"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145340458","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}
E. Taupinard , M. Guetta , C. Noleau , I.H. Legrée , A. Beaulieu , B. Marchina , A. Bion , J. Wendland , J. Van Der Waerden , D. Cohen , X. Benarous
{"title":"Description du profil sociodémographique et clinique de familles suivies par une nouvelle équipe mobile d’intervention précoce en périnatalité","authors":"E. Taupinard , M. Guetta , C. Noleau , I.H. Legrée , A. Beaulieu , B. Marchina , A. Bion , J. Wendland , J. Van Der Waerden , D. Cohen , X. Benarous","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Perinatal home visit (PHV) programs represent an opportunity to provide parenting support interventions for families that might not otherwise have access to them due to multiple adversity factors.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This retrospective study focused on 81 families referred for PHV in Paris since the program's creation in 2022. A 35-item grid was completed by the clinicians involved for each family to document the referral's context, socio-demographic, medical, and psychiatric characteristics, the ICD-10 diagnoses, and the care provided. These features were compared to the 2021 French National Survey on Perinatal Health data (NSPH).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Most cases were referred by maternities, with visits starting in the antenatal period for 33% of the families. Situations of social deprivation (i.e., related to housing, income, or social protection access) were over-represented in these families compared to data from the national survey (Odd-Ratios [OR]<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->8.2), as well as the contexts of violence during pregnancy (OR<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->12.0). Half of these families were naïve about any psychological or psychiatric care. The mean number of visits was 7.79<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->8.26, with the participation of different types of professionals (e.g., psychologist, motor therapist, childcare worker). The most common maternal psychiatric disorders were stress and trauma-related disorders, followed by depressive and anxiety disorders. Based on the Clinical Global Impression-Improvement subscale, 88% of the families were considered to have significantly improved at the end of treatment.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>These preliminary results show the relative notable effectiveness in providing supportive parenting care for families having multiple risks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 7","pages":"Pages 384-391"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145340459","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":"Représentations parentales suite au diagnostic d’autisme : entre l’ici et le monde tamoul","authors":"N. Bergen , A. Simon , M.R. Moro , T. Baubet","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This qualitative and cross-cultural study explores the experiences of Tamil parents living in France following the diagnostic disclosure of autism in their child. Understanding parental representations related to the diagnosis is seen as a crucial component of therapeutic work. Nine families followed in a mental health center called Centre Médicopsychologique were interviewed through semi-structured sessions with an interpreter, using the McGill Illness Narrative Interview method. The findings were analyzed through an interpretative phenomenological approach and are organized into three key themes: a progressive confrontation with the disorder, evolving from initial concern to a process of appropriation and a search for support within the Tamil autism parent community; a subjective reflection on the disorder, shaped by etiological questions; a dynamic mindset reflecting a drive to act, where parents express a need for concrete strategies to support their child.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 5","pages":"Pages 289-294"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145021087","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.2025.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 6","pages":"Pages 358-360"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145134780","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":"Aux origines de la Grille Alternative Psychomotricité Prématurité Environnement Affectivité (GAPPEA) : une démarche de recherche clinique","authors":"M. Perrier Genas , J. Boutinaud","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.03.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.03.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The article presents the genesis, functioning and content of the GAPPEA grid (Grille Alternative Psychomotricité Environnement Affectivité – Alternative Psychomotricity Environment Affectivity Grid), which was devised based on needs encountered in clinical practice in CAMSPs when dealing with premature babies and their families. It responds to the need to develop a new and original tool used by psychomotricians to guide and refine their clinical observations in this field.</div></div><div><h3>Patients and methods</h3><div>The grid takes up and puts to work preliminary studies on cohorts of 8-month-old babies, but it also involves the networking of several dozen psychomotricians around its use. It is based on a quantitative and qualitative approach.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The grid was constructed as a guide for observing specific elements exploring different areas in terms of psychomotricity and is divided into five areas of observation (first observations, the baby's psychomotor discoveries, parent/child interaction and links, the baby's response to the psychomotrician's requests, links between the clinician and the family) with specific items presented in detail for each area. It gives pride of place to issues relating to parents.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>In terms of its experimental use, the grid is original in relation to existing supports and is adapted to the needs of psychomotricians working in this clinical field. The positive feedback received from professionals who have used it testifies to its usefulness.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The genesis and initial uses of GAPPEA suggest that it should be used in new ways in the field of clinical approaches to babies. Putting it to the test in new ways will also allow it to be transformed and even calibrated later.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 5","pages":"Pages 258-265"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145021084","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":"","authors":"Y. Gansel","doi":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 5","pages":"Pages 295-296"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145021088","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.2025.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neurenf.2025.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39666,"journal":{"name":"Neuropsychiatrie de l''Enfance et de l''Adolescence","volume":"73 5","pages":"Pages 297-299"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145021089","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}