2023
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 groups
2022
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 dataChildrenArticulating biological and social approaches in child and adolescent psychiatry
Guessoum S, Benoit L, Thomas I, Mallet J, Sibeoni J, Hanin C, Moro M. Articulating biological and social approaches in child and adolescent psychiatry. Frontiers In Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 1: 1065932. DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2022.1065932.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersSocial approachAdolescent psychiatryMental health care settingsAccount social factorsSocial knowledgeMultimodal interventionMulti-level modelMental health careSocial factorsPluralistic approachDaily challengesClinical trainingTrainingChildrenHealth care settingsClinical angleEducation SciencesResearch designPsychologyBiological factorsClinical practicePsychiatryResearchNeuroscienceIntervention
2020
Narrative Matters: Adult anxieties and prejudice against children – childism in The Twilight Zone
Thomas I, Martin A. Narrative Matters: Adult anxieties and prejudice against children – childism in The Twilight Zone. Child And Adolescent Mental Health 2020, 26: 89-91. PMID: 32970900, PMCID: PMC7855219, DOI: 10.1111/camh.12423.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters