Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.amp.2024.10.004
Philippe Thomas , Cyril Hazif-Thomas
The management of psychological vulnerability is one of the main causes of the burden placed on informal and formal caregivers, due to the shortage of human and material resources for appropriate care. Informal carers face significant challenges in managing the difficulty of providing care, particularly regarding patients’ behavioral problems. They play a crucial role in the healthcare system by providing long-term care to vulnerable patients. Informal caregivers, often family members, also face significant educational, societal, and financial challenges: shortages of healthcare staff, adverse health effects, stigma, and financial costs associated with care. They must navigate the ambiguity of boundaries in their relationship with the patient, which can affect their quality of life and health. Caregivers’ adaptive strategies, whether flexible or rigid, influence their perception of the task and their quality of life. Less vulnerable caregivers tend to adopt problem-focused strategies and seek solutions, while more vulnerable caregivers have rigid and exaggerated strategies. The ability of caregivers to be psychologically present with the patient varies according to their ability to manage the situation and maintain an emotional balance. Caregivers’ coping strategies, their ability to find meaning in their role, and to manage their emotions are essential to alleviating their burden. Training and psychoeducational programs can be beneficial in helping them cope with the challenges they face.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.amp.2023.10.003
Ebru Cun , Hüseyin Can , Ahmet Efe Köseoğlu , Sedef Erkunt Alak , Güven Koyuncu , Cemal Ün
<div><div><span>Contemplating suicide, suicide attempts, and successful suicides represent the suicidal behavior accompanied by depression and hopelessness. Suicide is among the major causes of death worldwide. According to obtained data, it has been reported that approximately 800,000 suicide deaths occur worldwide every year and the frequency of suicide varies from country to country. Many suicide attempts or the contemplation of suicide are associated with psychological disorders such as depression and schizophrenia as well as alcoholism and drug abuse. It has been demonstrated that depression, which affects nearly 350 million people worldwide is strongly linked to suicidal behavior, as it is the most common disorder in people who die from suicide. There are several major hypotheses in the pathogenesis of depression. One of them is the monoamine hypothesis and the insufficiency of monoamine neuromediators such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine in the central nervous system is considered to be a triggering factor for the development of depression. Another hypothesis is the stress hypothesis, and chronic stress and stressful life events are accepted as a predictor in the onset of depression. The third one is the disturbance of neurogenesis and neuroplasticity caused by especially brain-derived neurotrophic factors (BDNF) in nervous tissue. Another depression development related theory is the cytokine theory explained by the activation of the inflammatory response system inducing the various behavioral, neuroendocrine, and neurochemical alterations. Finally, the circadian rhythm theory that is responsible for regulating many physiological and behavioral processes and sleep disorders are reported to occur in most of the individuals suffering from depression. The findings about physiological roles or normal functions of the prion protein are very limited but there are several studies showing the possible role of prion protein in circadian rhythm, sleep deprivation and development of depression using mice devoid of prion protein. Relying on these findings, we sequenced the prion protein coding genes in a cohort of individuals who had successfully committed suicide (</span><em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->75) and compared allele and genotype frequencies with a control group (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <span><span>44). We also applied bioinformatics analysis to detect the interaction between the prion protein Met/Val allele and DRD2, PER2, </span>PER3, and COMT proteins, which are very present in the brain and related to depression, stress, and circadian rhythm. Among the individuals who died by suicide, although the frequency of the homozygous Met/Met genotype (45/75; 60%) was higher compared to the control group (20/44; 45.45%), no statistically significant difference was found (X</span><sup>2</sup> <!-->=<!--> <!-->2.530; <em>P</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.282). Parallel to this, the frequency (76.6%) of Met allele detected in the individuals who died b
{"title":"Molecular and bioinformatics evaluation of PRNP as a candidate gene for successful suicidal behavior","authors":"Ebru Cun , Hüseyin Can , Ahmet Efe Köseoğlu , Sedef Erkunt Alak , Güven Koyuncu , Cemal Ün","doi":"10.1016/j.amp.2023.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amp.2023.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span>Contemplating suicide, suicide attempts, and successful suicides represent the suicidal behavior accompanied by depression and hopelessness. Suicide is among the major causes of death worldwide. According to obtained data, it has been reported that approximately 800,000 suicide deaths occur worldwide every year and the frequency of suicide varies from country to country. Many suicide attempts or the contemplation of suicide are associated with psychological disorders such as depression and schizophrenia as well as alcoholism and drug abuse. It has been demonstrated that depression, which affects nearly 350 million people worldwide is strongly linked to suicidal behavior, as it is the most common disorder in people who die from suicide. There are several major hypotheses in the pathogenesis of depression. One of them is the monoamine hypothesis and the insufficiency of monoamine neuromediators such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine in the central nervous system is considered to be a triggering factor for the development of depression. Another hypothesis is the stress hypothesis, and chronic stress and stressful life events are accepted as a predictor in the onset of depression. The third one is the disturbance of neurogenesis and neuroplasticity caused by especially brain-derived neurotrophic factors (BDNF) in nervous tissue. Another depression development related theory is the cytokine theory explained by the activation of the inflammatory response system inducing the various behavioral, neuroendocrine, and neurochemical alterations. Finally, the circadian rhythm theory that is responsible for regulating many physiological and behavioral processes and sleep disorders are reported to occur in most of the individuals suffering from depression. The findings about physiological roles or normal functions of the prion protein are very limited but there are several studies showing the possible role of prion protein in circadian rhythm, sleep deprivation and development of depression using mice devoid of prion protein. Relying on these findings, we sequenced the prion protein coding genes in a cohort of individuals who had successfully committed suicide (</span><em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->75) and compared allele and genotype frequencies with a control group (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <span><span>44). We also applied bioinformatics analysis to detect the interaction between the prion protein Met/Val allele and DRD2, PER2, </span>PER3, and COMT proteins, which are very present in the brain and related to depression, stress, and circadian rhythm. Among the individuals who died by suicide, although the frequency of the homozygous Met/Met genotype (45/75; 60%) was higher compared to the control group (20/44; 45.45%), no statistically significant difference was found (X</span><sup>2</sup> <!-->=<!--> <!-->2.530; <em>P</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.282). Parallel to this, the frequency (76.6%) of Met allele detected in the individuals who died b","PeriodicalId":7992,"journal":{"name":"Annales medico-psychologiques","volume":"183 1","pages":"Pages 43-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139303496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.amp.2024.11.006
Tomiwa Fapohunda , Nancy Stiegler , Jean Pierre Bouchard
Climate change is the significant alteration in the weather conditions of a place, which include wetter, drier or warmer conditions over several years or decades. Human activities are the core cause of climate change. Research has stated that the unmitigated release of carbon will cause global warming of several degrees Celsius by 2100, causing high-impact risks to human society. The average global temperature has increased by 0.06° C per decade since 1855. The global warming trend since 1982 is about three times faster than 0.20° C per decade. Since the global temperatures’ increase began, 2023 was discovered to be the warmest year in history. The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that one in three women has experienced violence in their lifetime. Because the very important stakes for human societies of these two phenomena, this study's objective was to comprehensively investigate the multifaceted effects of climate change on violence against women (VAW) in diverse societal contexts. Our findings indicate that climate change significantly exacerbates Gender Based Violence (GBV). Studies in several countries have demonstrated that climate change has led to displacements, economic disruptions, lack of access to water and education, food insecurity, public health issues, which all increase violence against women. It is crucial to develop a strategic plan for protecting girls and women during climatic disasters as part of comprehensive climate action to spur the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that are related to poverty alleviation, quality education and health, building sustainable cities and climate action. Similarly, adhering to climate action as suggested by the Paris Agreement in 2016 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions via better energy, food and transport choices can result in great gains. This will also avert several adverse effects of climate change on humans such as undernutrition, forced migration, forced marriage, forced abortion, xenophobic attacks, economic disruptions, and of course, violence against women.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.amp.2024.07.013
Jean-Pierre Luauté , Michel Caire
PA Ostankov was a pure representative of the Leningrad school of psychiatry. It remained dominated by the legacy of V. Bekhterev and the works of his pupil Ostankov bear its mark. Long inspired by neuropsychiatry and organicism, Russian psychiatry became, in the Soviet era, essentially “physiological,” due to the place given to Pavlov's work. This evolution was more important in Moscow than in Leningrad, where psychiatrists sought to maintain links and familiarity with Western psychiatry. P.A. Ostankov's four articles in the Annales Médico-Psychologiques published between 1934 and 1939 are representative of a conception of psychiatry that, in France, had been that of Dupré and his school and which appeared outdated to younger psychiatrists. In 1943, Ostankov bore witness to the Jewish origin of the victims of a mass murder committed by the Germans.
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A major improvement in MRI techniques has led to an exponential increase in data acquisition and, consequently, in the number of published articles reporting brain impairments and cognitive deficits underlying a disorder. Meta-analysis offers a means of synthesizing the available literature, testing existing models in the light of scientific advances, and revealing unexpected information. However, article selection, author specialization and top-down hypotheses can mask some results and introduce bias into interpretations. LinkRdata is a platform for automated, data-driven, meta-analytical methods suitable for processing large numbers of MRI articles, that can reduce selection and interpretation biases, thereby allowing scientists to review neurocognitive correlates of disorders in relation to their own corpus of articles. To validate our method, we applied it to fMRI studies of post-traumatic stress disorder. Results confirmed LinkRdata's power to uncover findings hidden by the top-down hypothesis approach.
{"title":"Transdisciplinary method for exploration and visualization of neuroimaging papers and databases: Application to PTSD","authors":"Salma Mesmoudi , Fanny Dégeilh , Waldo Cancino , Mathieu Rodic , Denis Peschanski , Francis Eustache","doi":"10.1016/j.amp.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amp.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A major improvement in MRI techniques has led to an exponential increase in data acquisition and, consequently, in the number of published articles reporting brain impairments and cognitive deficits underlying a disorder. Meta-analysis offers a means of synthesizing the available literature, testing existing models in the light of scientific advances, and revealing unexpected information. However, article selection, author specialization and top-down hypotheses can mask some results and introduce bias into interpretations. LinkRdata is a platform for automated, data-driven, meta-analytical methods suitable for processing large numbers of MRI articles, that can reduce selection and interpretation biases, thereby allowing scientists to review neurocognitive correlates of disorders in relation to their own corpus of articles. To validate our method, we applied it to fMRI studies of post-traumatic stress disorder. Results confirmed LinkRdata's power to uncover findings hidden by the top-down hypothesis approach.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7992,"journal":{"name":"Annales medico-psychologiques","volume":"182 10","pages":"Pages 908-917"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141704792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.amp.2024.08.007
Olivier Saladini , Pierre-Mathieu Dang Vu , Jean-Pierre Luauté
Eldest son of Jacques Moreau de Tours, Paul Moreau de Tours followed in his father's footsteps and chose a career as an alienist, first at La Salpêtrière and then at the Maison de Santé in Ivry. He was president of the Société Médico-Psychologique in 1885. His work was extensive, and among his various topics, the themes of suicide and criminology were both, in some cases, underpinned by the phenomenon of person-to-person contagion, highlighting the role of the Press as a contributing factor. In this article “le crime à deux”, published in issue 18 of the Annales Médico-Psychologiques in 1893, he draws an analogy with the concept of “folie à deux” as described by Jules Falret and Charles Lasègue, by studying the mechanism of contagion.
{"title":"Le crime à deux, la folie à deux : Étude du mécanisme de contagion. À propos de l’article de Paul Moreau de Tours : « Le crime à deux » paru en 1893 dans le numéro 18 des Annales Médico-Psychologiques","authors":"Olivier Saladini , Pierre-Mathieu Dang Vu , Jean-Pierre Luauté","doi":"10.1016/j.amp.2024.08.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amp.2024.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Eldest son of Jacques Moreau de Tours, Paul Moreau de Tours followed in his father's footsteps and chose a career as an alienist, first at La Salpêtrière and then at the Maison de Santé in Ivry. He was president of the Société Médico-Psychologique in 1885. His work was extensive, and among his various topics, the themes of suicide and criminology were both, in some cases, underpinned by the phenomenon of person-to-person contagion, highlighting the role of the Press as a contributing factor. In this article “le crime à deux”, published in issue 18 of the <em>Annales Médico-Psychologiques</em> in 1893, he draws an analogy with the concept of “folie à deux” as described by Jules Falret and Charles Lasègue, by studying the mechanism of contagion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7992,"journal":{"name":"Annales medico-psychologiques","volume":"182 10","pages":"Pages 1000-1002"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143174167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.amp.2024.06.002
Emmanuel Drouin , Marion Hendrickx
Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault (1872–1934) submitted his thesis for his medical degree in 1899. This thesis testifies for the visionary nature of its author in the field of psychiatry. In our study, we present the very rare work entitled “Contribution to the study of the othematoma. Pathogenesis, pathological anatomy and treatment”. We then analyze this work before attempting to understand the choice of this thesis topic, which may seem strange for a psychiatrist. We put forward three hypotheses. The study of Clérambault's thesis hardly unveils the mystery of this great psychiatrist who committed suicide in 1934, thus putting an end to a brilliant career.
{"title":"The Clérambault thesis: A riddle solved?","authors":"Emmanuel Drouin , Marion Hendrickx","doi":"10.1016/j.amp.2024.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.amp.2024.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault (1872–1934) submitted his thesis for his medical degree in 1899. This thesis testifies for the visionary nature of its author in the field of psychiatry. In our study, we present the very rare work entitled “<em>Contribution to the study of the othematoma. Pathogenesis, pathological anatomy and treatment”.</em> We then analyze this work before attempting to understand the choice of this thesis topic, which may seem strange for a psychiatrist. We put forward three hypotheses. The study of Clérambault's thesis hardly unveils the mystery of this great psychiatrist who committed suicide in 1934, thus putting an end to a brilliant career.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7992,"journal":{"name":"Annales medico-psychologiques","volume":"182 10","pages":"Pages 962-965"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141692982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.amp.2024.06.006
Edmond Feinberg , Jean-Pierre Luauté , Philippe Zampa
John Howard Griffin (1920–1980) achieved fame after publishing his best-selling Black Like Me. In that book, he recounts how in late 1959 he deliberately changed his physical appearance in order pass as an African-American and travel in the segregated South. Prior to this deliberate simulation, Griffin was blind for a decade. We will review his own account of his blindness, including its causes (a wartime injury) and its course over time, but also challenge it in light of various records, including his military discharge papers, his journal and his correspondence. A dubious episode of regressive of spinal cord paraplegia is also noted.
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