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During the early phase of outbreaks, awareness of the presence of the disease plays an important role in transmission dynamics. To investigate the processes of how people become aware of a disease, we conducted two complementary investigations. First, we surveyed 868 academic researchers in France, on the time and circumstances when they became aware of COVID-19 as an important event. We found that 25% did so before February 18th (first death in France), 50% did so before March 10th (first presidential allocution) and 75% did so before March 16th (announcement of the lockdown). Awareness came from nine categories of circumstances: (1) decisions taken by the government (elicited by 35.7% participants); (2) information from media or social media (24.7%); (3) conversation with friends (22.4%); (4) observed changes in their personal lives (14.0%); (5) decisions taken by the employer (9.2%); (6) observed changes at work (9.9%); (7) suspected case of COVID-19 in their entourage (3.1%); (8) fear for oneself or their entourage (2.8%) and (9) self-appraisal of scientific reports (2.8%). Second, we appraised three general media in France (a television news show, a radio news show, and a newspaper) and showed that COVID-19 became a preeminent topic only after March 1st 2020 when the epidemic is present on national soil. Our results show that multiple intricated factors prompt the awareness of an emerging infectious disease. Awareness is not solely driven by general media as they begin to focus on the topic late.
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COVID-19 , Epidemias , Humanos , COVID-19/epidemiología , SARS-CoV-2 , Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles , Francia/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
Young people who meet the definition of "Hikikomori" have come to be seen in France since around 2008. However, simply "fitting the definition" does not necessarily mean that they are the same as "Hikikomori" in Japan. Rather, it is important to ask what kind of young people "fit the definition of Hikikomori in France" and what kind of pathology they have. With these questions, our Japanese-French joint research team comprising specialists in various fields conducted a survey of "Hikikomori" in French youth, with support from a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research B (overseas research), and started a comparative joint study on "Hikikomori" in Japan and "Hikikomori" in France. In that study it was found that whereas one aspect of "Hikikomori" in Japan is described by the word déraillement (coming off the "rails"), "Hikikomori" in France is a state closer to dropping out and is accompanied by a type of "sense of insufficiency". This "sense of insufficiency" is above all related to something in the society and culture of France, and an investigation of how it is linked to "Hikikomori" is an issue for the future.
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Trastornos Mentales/epidemiología , Aislamiento Social/psicología , Adulto , Recolección de Datos , Francia/epidemiología , Humanos , Japón/epidemiología , Masculino , Trastornos Mentales/diagnóstico , Síndrome , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: Using judicial files on neonaticides, (1) to examine the frequency of the association between neonaticide and denial of pregnancy; (2) to assess the accuracy of the concept of denial of pregnancy; (3) to examine its usefulness in programs to prevent neonaticides. METHODS: Quantitative and qualitative analyses of data collected from judicial files during a population-based study carried out in 26 courts in 3 regions of France over a 5-year period. RESULTS: There were 32 cases of neonaticides identified; 24, perpetrated by 22 mothers, were solved by police investigation. Aged 26 years on average, the mothers had occupations that resembled those of the general population and 17 had jobs, 13 were multiparous and 11 lived in a couple relationship. No effective contraception was used by women in 20 cases. Psychopathology was rare but mothers shared a personality profile marked by immaturity, dependency, weak self esteem, absence of affective support, psychological isolation and poor communication with partners. No pregnancy was registered nor prenatal care followed. Two (perhaps 3) pregnancies were undiscovered until delivery. No typical denial of pregnancy was observed in the other cases. Pregnancies were experienced in secrecy, with conflicting feelings of desire and rejection of the infant and an inability to ask for help. Those around the mothers, often aware of the pregnancy, offered none. In the absence of parallel clinical data, it is not possible to calculate the frequency of the association between neonaticide and denial of pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: The term 'denial of pregnancy' cannot fully reflect the complexity of emotions and feelings felt by all perpetrators of neonaticide and is used differently by different professionals. The term itself and its excessive generalization contribute to pathologizing women while absolving those around them and has little operational value in preventing neonaticides. The authors suggest rethinking the terms presently used to describe the phenomenon of pregnancy denial.
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Negación en Psicología , Infanticidio/psicología , Embarazo no Deseado/psicología , Adolescente , Adulto , Conducta Anticonceptiva , Emociones , Femenino , Francia , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Infanticidio/legislación & jurisprudencia , Madres/psicología , Paridad , Embarazo , Atención Prenatal , Salud Reproductiva/legislación & jurisprudencia , Estudios Retrospectivos , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Changes in drug use in the general French population over the last decade have also been observed among pregnant women. There have also been significant changes in the treatment of substance users. Data relating to maternal drug use and the treatment of drug-using mothers were collected based on a retrospective cohort of 170 newborns with mothers using at least two different substances. The decrease in the proportion of heroin-users, the rise of opiate maintenance treatments and cannabis, and the development of new forms of treatment are linked to shorter maternity stays for newborns and shorter treatments for neonatal abstinence syndrome. The percentage of preterm births and of children placed in foster care is also on the decrease. Changes in drug use among mothers and new forms of treatment given to mother-infant dyads may account for the decrease in treatment for NAS, the shorter length of hospital stays, and the decreasing number of children placed in foster care.