Laelia Benoit, MD, PhD
Clinical Fellow (Solnit Integrated)About
Titles
Clinical Fellow (Solnit Integrated)
Biography
Dr. Laelia Benoit is a Clinical Fellow (PGY-2) in the Solnit Integrated Training Program in Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry at the Yale Child Study Center. She is a French and Brazilian Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (fully trained in France) and came to the U.S. in 2021 to work as a Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar at the Yale Child Study Center. Dr. Benoit maintains her affiliation with the French NIH (Inserm, CESP, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations).
Dr. Benoit is the co-director of QUALab, Qualitative and Mixed Methods Lab, a collaboration between the Yale Child Study Center (Dr. Andrés Martin), and the CESP (Dr. Bruno Falissard).
Dr. Benoit's previous research focused on early intervention in psychosis, anxious school refusal, and access to care for minorities. Her current project assesses the impact of climate change on the mental health of children and adolescents in three countries (the US, Brazil, and France). Laelia Benoit favors citizen research approaches involving adolescents, their parents, professionals, and family support groups. Her teaching (Yale University, Universidade de São Paolo, University of Paris) focuses on qualitative methods for researchers and psychological and social science skills for caregivers and school professionals to help them support children's health and reduce inequities in health care.
Professional honors: Yale International Physician-Scientist Resident and Fellow Research Award (2023), Fulbright (2021), Monahan Foundation (2021), Inserm Award (2016), Paris Public Hospital AP-HP Award (2016).
Methods: Qualitative (Grounded theory), Social Science, Mixed-methods, Transcultural
Keywords: Youth mental health, Climate Change, Access to care, School refusal, Migration, Early Intervention (Autism, Psychosis), Adoption.
Books : "L'adolescent fragile, peut-on prédire en psychiatrie? (2016), "Phobie scolaire, retrouver le plaisir d'apprendre" (2020), "Infantisme" (2023).
Appointments
Child Study Center
Clinical FellowPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- Clinical Fellow
- Paris-Cité University (2020)
- PhD
- Paris Saclay University, Public Health and Sociology (2018)
- Resident
- Greater Paris Public Hospitals (2016)
- MA
- Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Sociology of Health (2015)
- MSc
- Université Paris Nord, Psychology (Child and Adolescent Development; Transcultural Psychology) (2015)
- MD
- Paris Sorbonne University (Pierre et Marie Curie School of Medicine) (2011)
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Andrés S Martin, MD, PhD
Isaiah Thomas
Madeline DiGiovanni
Ashley Clayton
Olivia Dixon Herrington
Uche Aneni, MBBS, MHS
Publications
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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsImplementation 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 analysisParentsAttendanceUnderstanding 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsFrench 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, Abelama 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTemporal 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsClimate 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSchool 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
Children’s Reentry to School After Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Qualitative Study
DiGiovanni M, Acquaye A, Chang-Sing E, Gunsalus M, Benoit L, Martin A. Children’s Reentry to School After Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Qualitative Study. School Mental Health 2024, 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/s12310-024-09692-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric hospitalSchool reentryQualitative studyInpatient psychiatric hospitalizationPost-discharge periodSemi-structured interviewsHospital staffThematic analysisThematic findingsGrounded theoryMember voiceTeam membersMultiple childrenSchool staffHospitalParticipant typeStaffTeam member voiceThemesChildrenSupport plansRepresentation of childrenSchoolSources of authorityAnalyze perspectivesPathways 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 ResearchAltmetricConceptsAdolescent 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 analysisFacing the Unknown: An Inductive Analysis of the Lived Experience of Medical Residents during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Guimarães-Fernandes F, Benoit L, de Oliveira L, Neto P, Feniman D, Correia A, de Oliveira Bosoni N, Macaya D, Miguel E, Ceron-Litvoc D, Castellana G. Facing the Unknown: An Inductive Analysis of the Lived Experience of Medical Residents during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Psychopathology 2024, 57: 169-181. PMID: 38467115, DOI: 10.1159/000536135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical residentsHealthcare professionalsExperiences of medical residentsCOVID-19 pandemicHealth care providersHealthcare delivery challengesLived experienceSemi-structured interviewsFear of infectionCare providersLimit situationPsychiatric careExistential defensivenessContent themesCOVID-19Social isolationEmotional overloadHealthcarePhenomenological analysisInductive analysisPublic healthPatient deathProfessional approachResidentsOvercome adversity"In their own words": delineating the contours of dyspnea invisibility in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from quantitative discourse analysis
Dedonder J, Gelgon C, Guerder A, Nion N, Lavault S, Morélot-Panzini C, Gonzalez-Bermejo J, Benoit L, Similowski T, Serresse L. "In their own words": delineating the contours of dyspnea invisibility in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from quantitative discourse analysis. Respiratory Research 2024, 25: 21. PMID: 38178139, PMCID: PMC10768212, DOI: 10.1186/s12931-023-02655-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseasePulmonary diseaseAdvanced chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic respiratory disease patientsRespiratory disease patientsPersistent dyspneaCOPD patientsDisease patientsMaximal treatmentPatient concernsCausative abnormalityInterpretative phenomenological analysisPatientsDaily limitationsDiseaseBasic activitiesDistressing experiencePatients' discourseNovel informationBackgroundDyspneaDyspneaExacerbationHospitalAbnormalities
2023
Pourquoi vouloir dominer les enfants ?
Benoit L, Hendriks K. Pourquoi vouloir dominer les enfants ? L École Des Parents 2023, N° 650: 49-51. DOI: 10.3917/epar.650.0049.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
News
News
- November 11, 2023Source: Montreal Gazette
Juhl: You must talk with your children about climate change. Here's how
- July 10, 2023
Yale Child Study Center welcomes new clinical trainees for the 2023-2024 academic year
- May 22, 2023
Learning from children
- September 14, 2022
Study on Climate Concerns & “Eco-Anxiety” in Children Receives International Attention