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Understanding youths’ concerns about climate change: a binational qualitative study of ecological burden and resilience
Thomas I, Martin A, Wicker A, Benoit L. Understanding youths’ concerns about climate change: a binational qualitative study of ecological burden and resilience. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2022, 16: 110. PMID: 36587220, PMCID: PMC9805369, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-022-00551-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrench participantsU.S. participantsAge-appropriate explanationsIndividual climate actionSignificant anxiety symptomsSymbolic interactionist approachProsocial behaviorYoung peopleSpectrum of experiencesAnxiety symptomsAdolescents' experiencesSemi-structured focus groupsMore conflictInteractionist approachYounger participantsMental healthIndividual actionsFocus groupsYoung people's viewsYouth concernsParticipantsAdolescentsPeople's viewsFocus group dataChildrenClimate awareness, anxiety, and actions among youth: a qualitative study in a middle-income country
Chou D, Neto E, Thomas I, Martin A, Benoit L. Climate awareness, anxiety, and actions among youth: a qualitative study in a middle-income country. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2023, 45: 258-267. PMID: 37015325, PMCID: PMC10288477, DOI: 10.47626/1516-4446-2022-2890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal perceptionSelf-care strategiesDevelopmental levelDifferent socioeconomic contextsQualitative studyInterpretative Phenomenological Analysis frameworkMental healthCollective levelYoung childrenDistinctive perceptionsRole modelsBrazilian childrenYoung peoplePerceptionEffective communicationChildrenFocus groupsClimate change anxiety and mental health: Environmental activism as buffer
Schwartz SEO, Benoit L, Clayton S, Parnes MF, Swenson L, Lowe SR. Climate change anxiety and mental health: Environmental activism as buffer. Current Psychology 2022, 42: 16708-16721. PMID: 35250241, PMCID: PMC8883014, DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-02735-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate change anxietyGeneralized anxiety disorderEmotional impairmentsSense of agencyMDD symptomsMajor depressive disorderBody of researchCollective actionParticipants' worryGAD symptomsAnxiety disordersField's understandingMental healthIndividual actionsAdult studentsBehavioral responsesWorrySubscalesPsychiatric symptomsAnxietyImpairmentFunctional impairmentSuch relationshipsImpairment subscaleDepressive disorderChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Underrepresented Youth With School Attendance Problems: Integration With Systems of Care, Advocacy, and Future Directions
Kearney C, Benoit L. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Underrepresented Youth With School Attendance Problems: Integration With Systems of Care, Advocacy, and Future Directions. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 61: 1208-1210. PMID: 35364248, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool attendance problemsUnderrepresented youthAttendance problemsEnglish language learnersHybrid learning formatStudents of colorLearning formatLanguage learnersStudentsComplicated clinical pictureLack of accessSystems of careMental health outcomesYouthNeighborhood-level factorsClinical picturePsychiatric careHealth outcomesLearnersLess accessSocioeconomic statusAdolescent psychiatryChildhood adversitySchoolsMental health
2024
Pathways and identity: toward qualitative research careers in child and adolescent psychiatry
Martin A, DiGiovanni M, Acquaye A, Ponticiello M, Chou D, Neto E, Michel A, Sibeoni J, Piot M, Spodenkiewicz M, Benoit L. Pathways and identity: toward qualitative research careers in child and adolescent psychiatry. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2024, 18: 49. PMID: 38685108, PMCID: PMC11059710, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-024-00738-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent psychiatryField of youth mental healthThematic analysisIterative thematic analysisYouth mental healthAnalysis of wordsQualitative methodsMental healthQualitative researchModifiable factorsQualitative articlesQualitative studySocial interactionPurposive samplingPhenomenological analysisSubjective thoughtsEpistemological flexibilityPsychiatrySelf-reflectionLonger-term commitmentParticipantsLong interviewsInterviewsThoughtsData analysis
2022
Multimodal co-therapy for unaccompanied minors: a qualitative study
Guessoum S, Minassian S, de Staël P, Touhami F, DiGiovanni M, Radjack R, Moro M, Benoit L. Multimodal co-therapy for unaccompanied minors: a qualitative study. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2022, 16: 81. PMID: 36344979, PMCID: PMC9641960, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-022-00518-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric symptomsSpecialized mental health careMental health patientsMental health careComplex psychiatric symptomsHealth patientsCare providersAppropriate carePatient experienceQualitative studyConclusionThis studyTherapyMental healthCO therapyVulnerable populationsHealth careHelpful interventionsPsychotherapeutic strategiesPatientsSymptomsResultsQualitative analysisTraumatic eventsCareOverarching domainsRefugee minorsPerspectives on Climate Change and Pediatric Mental Health: a Qualitative Analysis of Interviews with Researchers in the Field
Wortzel J, Lee J, Benoit L, Rubano A, Pinsky E. Perspectives on Climate Change and Pediatric Mental Health: a Qualitative Analysis of Interviews with Researchers in the Field. Academic Psychiatry 2022, 46: 562-568. PMID: 36149577, PMCID: PMC10954300, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-022-01707-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Guide to Eco-Anxiety: How to Protect the Planet and Your Mental Health; What We Think About When We Try Not to Think About Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action Anouchka Grose A Guide to Eco-Anxiety: How to Protect the Planet and Your Mental Health. 2020 Watkins Media Limited London Per Espen Stoknes What We Think About When We Try Not to Think About Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action (Illustrated edition) 2015 Chelsea Green Publishing White River Junction, VT
Thomas I, Benoit L. A Guide to Eco-Anxiety: How to Protect the Planet and Your Mental Health; What We Think About When We Try Not to Think About Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action Anouchka Grose A Guide to Eco-Anxiety: How to Protect the Planet and Your Mental Health. 2020 Watkins Media Limited London Per Espen Stoknes What We Think About When We Try Not to Think About Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action (Illustrated edition) 2015 Chelsea Green Publishing White River Junction, VT. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 61: 342-345. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.11.025.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2020
Adolescent psychiatric disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown
Guessoum S, Lachal J, Radjack R, Carretier E, Minassian S, Benoit L, Moro M. Adolescent psychiatric disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. Psychiatry Research 2020, 291: 113264. PMID: 32622172, PMCID: PMC7323662, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent psychiatric disordersPsychiatric disordersMental healthCOVID-19Mental health supportAdolescent mental healthStressful life eventsGrief-related symptomsPost-traumatic stressHealth supportAnxiety disordersDisordersHome confinementCOVID-19 pandemicAdolescentsSymptomsLife eventsHealthCoping abilityIntrafamilial violenceLong-term impactPandemicDepressiveCareful considerationTerm impact
2017
Integrated (one‐stop shop) youth health care: best available evidence and future directions
Hetrick S, Bailey A, Smith K, Malla A, Mathias S, Singh S, O'Reilly A, Verma S, Benoit L, Fleming T, Moro M, Rickwood D, Duffy J, Eriksen T, Illback R, Fisher C, McGorry P. Integrated (one‐stop shop) youth health care: best available evidence and future directions. The Medical Journal Of Australia 2017, 207: s5-s18. PMID: 29129182, DOI: 10.5694/mja17.00694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare servicesMore specialist careSevere presenting symptomsHealth careBest available evidenceMental health servicesMental health careIntegrated care servicesYouth health careHealth care servicesMental health problemsPresenting symptomFunctional recoverySpecialist careSocial care servicesHolistic careTreatment sessionsHealth problemsHealth servicesIntegrated careLarge burdenAvailable evidenceMental healthPhysical healthCare