Therapeutic body wraps (TBW) for treatment of severe injurious behaviour in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A 3-month randomized controlled feasibility study.

Introduction: The use of therapeutic body wraps (TBW) has been reported in small series or case reports, but has become controversial.

Objectives: This is a feasibility, multicentre, randomized, controlled, open-label trial with blinded outcome assessment (PROBE design).

Setting: Children with autism and severe-injurious behaviours (SIB) were enrolled from 13 specialized clinics.

The neurodynamic organization of modality-dependent hallucinations.

The pathophysiology of hallucinations remains mysterious. This research aims to specifically explore the interaction between hallucinations and spontaneous resting-state activity. We used multimodal magnetic resonance imaging during hallucinations occurrence in 20 drug-free adolescents with a "brief psychotic disorder.

Assessing fetal response to maternal speech using a noninvasive functional brain imaging technique.

Evidence for cortical sensory activation in the human fetus at the beginning of the third trimester of pregnancy was provided in a recent imaging study. Although hearing is functional before birth, it is not clear whether recognition of the mother's voice is learned in utero or rapidly following delivery. We developed an original fMRI procedure that allows for the specific exploration of fetal brain response to auditory stimuli.

Towards a dialogue between psychoanalysis and neuroscience: connections that are both possible and necessary.

The author, a child psychiatrist, calls for a dialogue between psychoanalysis and neuroscience (both from his clinical joint practices with neuropediatricians and on a theoretical level) to found a new approach to the questions of neurodevelopmental and psychopathological disorders. He briefly discusses two examples. The first example is developmental and concerns the links between the archaic grasping reflex and adhesive identification.

Pain as a confounding factor in postnatal depression screening.

Background: Postnatal depression (PND) is one of the most serious complications following delivery in developed countries today. Thus, early screening strategies by first-line healthcare workers are of primary importance. Pain following childbirth has been proposed as a possible risk-marker for later depressive disorder.

[Hallucinations in children and adolescents: diagnostic and treatment strategies].

Hallucinations are a common symptom in pediatric populations. Because spontaneous rapid recovery often occurs, routine medication with antipsychotic drugs should be avoided. An adequate initial etiological assessment requires a medical examination, a psychiatric interview, and a meeting with key adult informants.

Impact of midwives' training on postnatal depression screening in the first week post delivery: a quality improvement report.

Background: postnatal depression (PND) is a major public health problem. The objective of this study was to improve early PND screening by midwives in a maternity unit. Professional screening techniques were evaluated and compared with reference screening techniques [Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-DSM-IV)].

Clinical practice of rTMS reveals a functional dissociation between agency and hallucinations in schizophrenia.

We report here the case of a hospitalized 11 year-old boy (YP) with a positive diagnosis of 'Childhood Onset Schizophrenia'. YP experienced verbal-auditory hallucinations, a delusion of alien control and hetero-aggressive behaviour. Antipsychotic drugs were unsuccessful and furthermore provoked severe acute dystonia.

Fetal cortical activation to sound at 33 weeks of gestation: a functional MRI study.

Hearing already functions before birth, but little is known about the neural basis of fetal life experiences. Recent imaging studies have validated the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in pregnant women at 38-weeks of gestation. The aim of the present study was to examine fetal brain activation to sound, using fMRI at the beginning of the third trimester of pregnancy.

Predictive validation study of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in the first week after delivery and risk analysis for postnatal depression.

Background: Postnatal depression is a major public health problem. The aim of this study is to validate the use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in the early postpartum, and to identify the markers for risk of postnatal depression.

Methods: 815 women filled out an EPDS and general information questionnaire between the third and the fifth day postpartum.