Featured Publications
Trajectories of school refusal: sequence analysis using retrospective parent reports
Benoit L, Chan Sock Peng E, Flouriot J, DiGiovanni M, Bonifas N, Rouquette A, Martin A, Falissard B. Trajectories of school refusal: sequence analysis using retrospective parent reports. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 1-11. PMID: 38602549, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-024-02419-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementation of evidence-based interventionsMental health careEvidence-based interventionsAnonymous web-based surveyYears of school attendanceWeb-based surveySchool attendance problemsHealth careEmotional distressSchool weekParent reportProlonged recoveryParents' recollectionsSchool attendancePrototypical trajectoriesSchool refusalRetrospective parental reportsOptimal outcomesAcademic yearChildrenCareSchoolSequence analysisParentsAttendance
2023
Somatic symptoms in school refusal: a qualitative study among children, adolescents, and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Li A, Yang D, Beauquesne A, Moro M, Falissard B, Benoit L. Somatic symptoms in school refusal: a qualitative study among children, adolescents, and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 33: 2243-2251. PMID: 37821562, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-023-02313-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSomatic symptomsHealth care workersSchool refusalHealth care settingsHealth care unitsSelf-care practicesAbdominal painMusculoskeletal painCare unitCare settingsCare workersQualitative studyYounger ageSymptomsPhysical diseaseSimilar symptomsFamilial patternSupport groupsSchool refusersPainPatientsCOVID-19 pandemicYoung personBody awarenessRefusers
2021
A Systematic Review of Somatic Symptoms in School Refusal
Li A, Guessoum S, Ibrahim N, Lefèvre H, Moro M, Benoit L. A Systematic Review of Somatic Symptoms in School Refusal. Psychosomatic Medicine 2021, 83: 715-723. PMID: 33951013, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000000956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatic symptomsSystematic reviewIdentifiable physical diseaseSchool refusalDialectical behavior therapyAbdominal painPsychologist/psychiatristJoint achesThird-wave behavioral therapyPsychiatric referralPsychological comorbiditiesExpression therapyBreathing trainingSuccessful therapyFirst complaintPhysicians' lackSymptomsBehavioral therapyTherapyPhysical diseasePsycINFO databasesDaily practiceMultidisciplinary approachBehavior therapyAnxiety managementMultifamily Therapy for Adolescents With School Refusal: Perspectives of the Adolescents and Their Parents
Roué A, Harf A, Benoit L, Sibeoni J, Moro M. Multifamily Therapy for Adolescents With School Refusal: Perspectives of the Adolescents and Their Parents. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 624841. PMID: 34177637, PMCID: PMC8222589, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.624841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool refusalExpression of emotionsAdolescent psychiatryInterpretative phenomenological analysis approachPainful emotionsSeparation anxietySocial functioning disorderFeelings of stigmatizationSource of sufferingGroup therapyAdolescent sufferingFamily therapyPhenomenological analysis approachSemi-structured interviewsIntergenerational interactionsIntra-family communicationParents' experiencesAdolescent DepartmentAdolescentsGroup experienceSchool exclusionEmotionsParentsSocial exclusionSchool solution
2020
School Refusal or Truancy? A Qualitative Study of Misconceptions Among School Personnel About Absenteeism of Children From Immigrant Families
Martin R, Benoit J, Moro M, Benoit L. School Refusal or Truancy? A Qualitative Study of Misconceptions Among School Personnel About Absenteeism of Children From Immigrant Families. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2020, 11: 202. PMID: 32265757, PMCID: PMC7099978, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool personnelSchool attendance problemsSchool refusalImmigrant familiesYoung people's behaviorSchool cultureSchool identificationSchool exclusionMigrant familiesUse of interpretersExclusionary attitudesSchool attendanceSchool refusersSchool withdrawalUniversalist ideologySocial inequalitiesAttendance problemsTranscultural trainingQualitative interviewsParents' attitudesYoung peopleChildren's accessStudentsCultural factorsTranscultural contextMigrant Parents of Adolescents With School Refusal: A Qualitative Study of Parental Distress and Cultural Barriers in Access to Care
Rosenthal L, Moro M, Benoit L. Migrant Parents of Adolescents With School Refusal: A Qualitative Study of Parental Distress and Cultural Barriers in Access to Care. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2020, 10: 942. PMID: 31998159, PMCID: PMC6962236, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool refusalQualitative studyRepresentations of schoolInterpretative phenomenological analysisMigrant parentsFamily obligationsMulticultural identityParents of teenagersMinority groupsMinority youthMigration historyDelicate negotiationsCultural barriersSchool systemThematic investigationTranscultural situationsParental distressParental representationsCultural backgroundPhenomenological analysisSchool refusersFrench school systemInequalityParent relationsObligations