[Functional somatic syndromes: A comprehensive cognitive model].

Functional somatic syndromes are frequent in general and specialized medicine practices. Several treatments can be useful. However, the treatment program is often hampered by patients' reluctance to acknowledge the diagnosis because of erroneous lay representations.

[Early detection of mental health disorders at school: The Fil Harmonie pilot program].

Objective: Most psychiatric disorders arise during adolescence, a period of life during which school takes an important place. School in France has an official mission of health education and prevention, and early detection of mental disorders is part of these goals. The aim of this study is to describe an innovative service operating in Paris that helps educational staff to deal with students having psychological or psychiatric symptoms.

[Depression in relatives of patients with schizophrenia: 8-month longitudinal outcome of ProFamille Program].

Introduction: Mental illness such as schizophrenia is a major public health concern. In France, the economic cost of schizophrenia represents 2% of total medical expenditures. Schizophrenia has an impact on health and quality of life not only for patients but also for relatives.

Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors antidepressant use is related to lower baroreflex sensitivity independently of the severity of depressive symptoms. A community-study of 9213 participants from the Paris Prospective Study III.

Background And Aims: We assess the respective relationship of high depressive symptoms and antidepressant use (ATD) with baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) in subjects from the community who enrolled the Paris Prospective Study III.

Methods: Recruitment took place in a large health preventive centre in Paris (France), between May 2008 and June 2012. BRS was investigated by spectral analysis of the spontaneous carotid distension rate and RR intervals using non-invasive high-resolution ultrasound carotid-echotracking.

Factor structure of the French version of the Hypomanic Personality Scale (HPS) in non-clinical young adults.

Background: Hypomanic Personality Scale (HPS) is a self-report questionnaire designed to identify vulnerable individuals at high risk of bipolar disorders in non-clinical samples. Our aim was to identify the factorial structure of HPS in a French non-clinical sample and to compare this with different factor solutions described in the literature. We carried out a survey in a French population using a French version of HPS.

Theory of mind and hypomanic traits in general population.

Theory of Mind (ToM) is the ability to assign a set of mental states to yourself and others. In bipolar disorders, alteration of social relationship can be explained by the impairment of the functioning of ToM. Deficit in ToM could be a trait marker of bipolar disorder and people in the general population with high hypomanic personality scores would be more likely to develop bipolar disorders.