[Orthorexis: Psychopathological profiles and life trajectories].

At the crossroads of social influences and the psychopathology of everyday life, orthorexis is a little-known concept. This obsession with a healthy diet with deleterious consequences raises questions of differential clinical evaluation. Case studies and clinical illustrations provide a better understanding of what some orthorexic people think, feel, do and experience in having these restrictive and deviant relationships to food.

[Perpetrators of sexual violence against minors].

Sexual violence against minors is diverse and is subject to different criminal qualifications. Health professionals, and clinicians in general, may get to know certain perpetrators in order to assess, guide and/or treat them. This can be complicated if these professionals are not aware of the reality of the situations mentioned.

[Psychology in therapeutic patient education].

In an effort to improve the quality of life of people with chronic diseases, care practices have been enriched by therapeutic patient education (TPE). This aims at the acquisition of plural knowledge and skills by patients, which promotes optimal management of the disease on a daily basis and of the resulting changes, limiting their negative repercussions on their autonomy and well-being. The subject is placed at the heart of the system, in a position of decision and responsibility, and collaborates actively with the various healthcare stakeholders.

[Prematurity and music therapy: harmonic encounters?].

Premature birth can cause complications of varying nature and intensity in the child's development. The developmental care given to babies born prematurely is of major importance to their physical and psychological development. After clinical assessment, music therapy can be integrated into this care.

[COVID-19 in South Africa: the caregivers involved].

South Africa is the sub-Saharan African country most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Health professionals, particularly nurses, are strongly mobilised to fight the epidemic and care for the sick. In addition to their conditions and overwork, many health care workers are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which causes illness and death.

[Orthorexia: News and treatment of a modern-day pathology].

Contrary to the objective sought by orthorexics, orthorexia ends up affecting health more or less seriously. For these subjects, who are often asocial eaters in search of the perfect food, the obsession with healthy eating becomes unhealthy. Between psychopathology and certain modern eating incentives, this still relatively unknown disorder must be detected, evaluated and treated in order to prevent its harmful consequences.

[COVID-19: risks of psychological trauma for patients in intensive care or for their families].

For serious cases of COVID-19, with severe respiratory failure due to damage to the lungs by SARS-CoV-2, hospitalisation in intensive care with intubation is often essential. What psychotraumatic risks does this episode present for these patients? Are these sudden, complex treatments, sometimes with fatal outcomes and frequently reported in the media, also a factor in the appearance of psychological trauma for families? These questions are the subject of this clinical reflection.

[COVID-19, the psychopathological effects of the pandemic].

The psychopathological effects of the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic are mainly related to the preventive measures imposing a lockdown on the general population: anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, depression, addictions, post-traumatic stress disorder, symptoms of psychosis, etc. More specific categories of the population have been particularly exposed to the harmful psychological impact of this epidemic: caregivers, patients receiving mental health care, patients hospitalised for COVID-19 and their families. These psychopathological effects can be observed in France, and also abroad, notably in Spain.

[Psychiatric care secure units and sexuality of patients.].

The desire for emotional and/or sexual relations, although universally felt, is not freely expressed because it's usually shaped by modesty, taboos, the norms and values of the surroundings and of the cultural environment of the people who feel such a desire. It is even constrained, or repressed, by certain laws. This complexity can be significantly increased by the existence of mental health disorders requiring psychiatric care in secure units.

[Neuropsychopathology of autoimmune encephalitis with anti-NMDA receptor antibodies].

Autoimmune encephalitis with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodies is a neuropsychiatric disorder, with a psychopathological aspect in its early evolutionary phases, which often leads to psychiatric hospitalizations. This pathology is usually curable without sequelae. Its prognosis depends on the early diagnosis and therapeutic management.

[COVID-19 in Spain: the psychological impact of the pandemic on nurses].

Spain is one of the European countries most affected by COVID-19. The pandemic has had significant psychological consequences in the general population. Nurses involved in the management of this sudden and major health crisis were particularly impacted on a psychological level.

[The forensic psychiatrist expert and homicide perpetrators].

The forensic psychiatric expertise of homicide perpetrators is a standard practice in criminal justice matters. Its validity relies heavily on the knowledge, professional experience and methodology of forensic psychiatrist experts. In the present interview, Daniel Zagury, an important figure of forensic psychiatric expertise in France, shares his clinical practice.

[Non-compulsory outpatient care programmes: two clinical illustrations].

The act of 5 July 2011 pertaining to the rights and the protection of persons under psychiatric care presents the possibility for compulsory care, without the need for full hospitalisation. Patients can be cared for through partial hospitalisation (day hospital and part-time therapeutic clinic) or in a medical-psychological centre. Treatments and all care are detailed in a care programme.

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Covid-19: psychological support programmes. The spread of Covid-19 in France, the confinement of the population and the changes to our way of life as a result of the health crisis have caused psychological distress to many people of all ages and conditions. In response to these problems, numerous remote psychological support programmes have been set up through teleconsultations.

[Practice in a unit for difficult patients for students of nursing studies].

Units for difficult patients are secure psychiatric wards for people with mental health disorders who could have or who have displayed dangerous behaviour. In this article, four students in their 3rd year of nursing studies share their experience on such a ward during their practice placement at Cadillac general hospital. Their learning and discovery of nursing care alongside experienced professionals enabled them to develop their competencies and change their perception of psychiatry.

[Psychological traumas in adults (2/2)].

When they are exposed to potentially traumatic events, adults can develop psychological trauma of varying degrees of severity. For preventive and therapeutic purposes, this psychological trauma must be assessed and treated by psychologists and/or psychiatrists with adequate training and experience in dealing with these complex cases.

[PSYCOVID-19, psychological support device in the fields of mental health, somatic and medico-social].

In December 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) recorded the first cases of an infectious disease that appeared in China in November of the same year. Generated by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV2, it is quickly named COVID-19 for COronaVirus Infectious Disease 2019. The spread of this unknown disease will soon have worldwide consequences: the contagiousness of the virus is extremely high and potentially lethal.

[Melting-Pain Therapy for difficult mental health patients].

The nurses in the unit for difficult patients at Cadillac hospital have developed an innovative art therapy concept: Melting-Pain Therapy. In this workshop patients produce a collective piece of art created through participants' individual sessions with a nurse. These patients are exclusively men, suffering mainly from schizophrenia, who have been or who are potentially dangerous.

[Support for young people with autism spectrum disorder].

The support given to young people, children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is multidisciplinary and comprises medical, psychological and social care. It is provided after the diagnosis of ASD by specialised professionals. This assessment and support are subject to guidelines.

[Covid-19: health care workers between heroism and ostracism].

Originating in China in November 2019, the wave of infection caused by the new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 is sweeping across the planet through human contact and fast, global, mass travel. Health professionals on every level are fighting relentlessly against Covid-19, this deadly, invisible yet real enemy. The public, increasingly worried, expect them to protect it against the disease and death.

[Psychological traumas in adults (1/2)].

When subjected to potentially traumatic events, adults can develop psychological trauma with varying levels of severity. For preventive and therapeutic purposes, these psychological traumas must be assessed and managed by psychologists and/or psychiatrists who are well trained and experienced in performing these complex professional acts.

[Clinical pharmacy activities coordination in an adult psychiatry unit: Clinical and medicoeconomic impact of pharmaceutical interventions].

Objective: Coordination and evaluation of clinical pharmacy activities are necessary to optimize their achievement. Their coordination throughout patient care program was studied in an adult psychiatry unit. The purpose was to evaluate clinical and medicoeconomic impact of pharmaceutical interventions (PIs).