[The psychotrauma prevention algorithm, a paramedical pilot study].

The aim of the psychotrauma prevention algorithm is to limit the occurrence of psychotrauma in a subject who has experienced a serious life event, by carrying out an initial assessment to define the severity criterion and the monitoring modality best suited to his or her clinical condition. This approach is in line with the philosophy of outreach and the ethics of concern. Recontacting the patient during the course of treatment helps to maintain the therapeutic link and prevent any deterioration in his condition, thus limiting the risk of his traumatic state becoming chronic.

A Holistic Approach to Cardiometabolic and Infectious Health in the General Population of Reunion Island: The REUNION Study.

Introduction: Reunion Island is a French overseas department in the South West Indian Ocean with a unique multi-ethnic population. Cardiovascular diseases are the most common chronic conditions with higher prevalences of hypertension and diabetes compared to mainland France. Moreover, Reunion Island is particularly exposed to vector-borne diseases such as chikungunya and dengue.

Mental Health Impact of Hosting Disaster Refugees: Analyses from a Random Sample Survey Among Haitians Living in Miami.

Objectives: Studies on the mental health of families hosting disaster refugees are lacking. This study compares participants in households that hosted 2010 Haitian earthquake disaster refugees with their nonhost counterparts.

Methods: A random sample survey was conducted from October 2011 through December 2012 in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Impaired strategic regulation of contents of conscious awareness in schizophrenia.

Conscious awareness comprises two distinct states, autonoetic and noetic awareness. Schizophrenia impairs autonoetic, but not noetic, awareness. We investigated the strategic regulation of relevant and irrelevant contents of conscious awareness in schizophrenia using a directed forgetting paradigm.