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Climate 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 groupsChild 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
2022
Barriers to Identifying Learning Disabilities: A Qualitative Study of Clinicians and Educators
Stone L, Benoit L, Martin A, Hafler J. Barriers to Identifying Learning Disabilities: A Qualitative Study of Clinicians and Educators. Academic Pediatrics 2022, 23: 1166-1174. PMID: 36584937, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQualitative studyCharter schoolsProfessional educationPublic schoolsLearning DisabilitiesSchool-aged childrenIndividual interviewsSystemic barriersEducatorsSchoolsSpecific trainingTheoretical samplingInstitutional guidanceProfessionalsTrainingThemesCommunity settingsLDChildrenDisabilityEducationUnited StatesInterviewsResponsibilityDifferent areasPerceptions of racism in a children's psychiatric inpatient unit: A qualitative study of entrenching and uprooting factors
Asuzu K, Ijeli C, Cardona L, Calhoun A, Reiss D, Benoit L, Martin A. Perceptions of racism in a children's psychiatric inpatient unit: A qualitative study of entrenching and uprooting factors. Journal Of Psychiatric And Mental Health Nursing 2022, 30: 501-514. PMID: 36416719, PMCID: PMC10175086, DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric inpatient unitInpatient psychiatric settingsPsychiatric settingsInpatient child psychiatry unitChild psychiatric inpatient unitPsychiatric inpatient servicesHealth care accessOptimal patient careChild psychiatric inpatient serviceMental health environmentMental health professionalsChild psychiatry unitGeneral healthInpatient settingClinical careInpatient unitCare accessPAPER ADDSInpatient servicesPsychiatry unitQualitative studyHealth professionalsPatient carePatientsCarePerspectives 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 ResearchEnhancing Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Recruitment Through a Medical Student Mentorship Network: A Qualitative Study
Kishore A, DiGiovanni M, Sun KL, Kolevzon A, Benoit L, Martin A. Enhancing Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Recruitment Through a Medical Student Mentorship Network: A Qualitative Study. Academic Psychiatry 2022, 47: 124-133. PMID: 36123518, PMCID: PMC9484713, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-022-01700-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMentorship networkMedical studentsFocus group sessionsMentorship programQualitative approachShortage of psychiatristsSite leadersProgram directorsProgram participantsQualitative studyResultsThe authorsStudentsGroup sessionsPositive impactVerbatim transcriptsWorkforceOverarching domainsMethodsThe authorsProgramSimilar effortsChildrenSchoolsGraduatesSessionsVideoconferencingQualitative methods in child and adolescent psychiatry: the time has come
Falissard B, Benoit L, Martin A. Qualitative methods in child and adolescent psychiatry: the time has come. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 31: 541-544. PMID: 35366131, PMCID: PMC8976216, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-022-01978-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Review: Ecological awareness, anxiety, and actions among youth and their parents – a qualitative study of newspaper narratives
Benoit L, Thomas I, Martin A. Review: Ecological awareness, anxiety, and actions among youth and their parents – a qualitative study of newspaper narratives. Child And Adolescent Mental Health 2021, 27: 47-58. PMID: 34687125, DOI: 10.1111/camh.12514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClimate crisisYoung peopleYouth-led activismClimate change anxietyPatterns of discourseYoung activistsClimate changePress narrativesDiscourse analysisClimate actionImmature waysUltimate saviourYouth concernsSources of meaningNewspaper articlesNewspaper narrativesAttitudes of childrenInnocent victimsParadigmatic wayQualitative studyNVivo softwareEnvironmental actionsRespective perspectivesAmerican newspapersDefensive stanceA 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 management
2018
Shifting views and building bonds: Narratives of internationally adopted children about their dual culture
Benoit L, Harf A, Sarmiento L, Skandrani S, Moro M. Shifting views and building bonds: Narratives of internationally adopted children about their dual culture. Transcultural Psychiatry 2018, 55: 405-427. PMID: 29638191, DOI: 10.1177/1363461518764250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple feelingsBirth countryMulticultural citizensAmerican literatureUniversalist paradigmMulticultural skillsAdoptive countryExperiences of racismMulticultural trainingDistinctive goalsIndividual developmentFrench psychologistsBuilding bondsInternational adoptionAdopteesCultureConsistency of interestStudy exploresPrideInterpretative phenomenological analysisSemi-structured interviewsCuriosityFranceParent involvementPhenomenological analysis