[Joris or the story of a programmed break].

The case of Joris, a young patient with an atypical clinical presentation, highlights the malaise present in our institutions. In this situation, the passage from paedopsychiatry to adult psychiatry could only end in alienation. This case study provides a basis to explore the clinical and institutional cogwheel of a transitional period that is often difficult.

[Nursing care of acute and transient psychotic disorder].

Around the clinical situation of a patient presenting an acute and transient psychotic disorder, the importance of team work becomes evident. Nursing care is present in all phases of the patient's care, from admission to discharge, including in the isolation room and the electroconvulsive therapy sessions. Presence, support, reassurance as well as the bond with the family are cornerstones of the nursing care.

Odor perception in alexithymic patients.

Alexithymia is characterized by a marked inability to identify feelings and emotional states and some studies have documented sensorial perception in response to visual or auditory cues in this disease. Although olfaction is well known for its emotional correlates, the perception of olfactory stimulations has not been previously investigated. This study compares with standard psychophysical methods the olfactory sensitivity and the self-ratings of intensity and hedonic valence of a panel of odorants in alexithymic patients, non-alexithymic patients and control subjects.