Under-Age Children Returning From Jihadist Group Operation Areas: How Can We Make a Diagnosis and Construct a Narrative With a Fragmentary Anamnesis?

IntroductionSince 2011, the French government estimates that about 500 French children have been born in or taken by their parents to areas where terrorist operations prevail. Since May 2017, 75 children who returned to France have benefited from a dedicated health care system.MethodThis article is...

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Main Authors: Anaelle Klein, Alessandra Mapelli, Maurween Veyret-Morau, Julie Levy-Bencheton, François Giraud, Mercedes di Chiara, Marta Fumagalli, Hélène Lida-Pulik, Ana Moscoso, Jérôme Payen de la Garanderie, Stephanie Palazzi, Jean-Marc Baleyte, Mario Speranza, Dalila Rezzoug, Thierry Baubet
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
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spelling doaj-5697d2958ce848efaadb6bfe60af86c92020-11-25T02:08:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402020-03-011110.3389/fpsyt.2020.00149481402Under-Age Children Returning From Jihadist Group Operation Areas: How Can We Make a Diagnosis and Construct a Narrative With a Fragmentary Anamnesis?Anaelle Klein0Anaelle Klein1Alessandra Mapelli2Maurween Veyret-Morau3Julie Levy-Bencheton4François Giraud5Mercedes di Chiara6Marta Fumagalli7Hélène Lida-Pulik8Ana Moscoso9Jérôme Payen de la Garanderie10Stephanie Palazzi11Jean-Marc Baleyte12Mario Speranza13Mario Speranza14Mario Speranza15Dalila Rezzoug16Dalila Rezzoug17Thierry Baubet18Thierry Baubet19Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, AP-HP, Avicenne Hospital, EA 4403 Paris 13 University, Bobigny, FranceUniversity Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM, CESP, Team « PsyDev », Villejuif, FranceChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, AP-HP, Avicenne Hospital, EA 4403 Paris 13 University, Bobigny, FranceChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, AP-HP, Avicenne Hospital, EA 4403 Paris 13 University, Bobigny, FrancePsychiatry and Addictology Department, APHP, Bichat Beaujon (Pr M. Lejoyeux), University of Paris, Paris, FranceChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, AP-HP, Avicenne Hospital, EA 4403 Paris 13 University, Bobigny, FranceChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Intermunicipal Hospital Center of Creteil, Créteil, FranceChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Versailles General Hospital, Versailles, FranceChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Versailles General Hospital, Versailles, FranceEA4047 Versailles-Paris Saclay University, Versailles, FranceChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Intermunicipal Hospital Center of Creteil, Créteil, FranceChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Intermunicipal Hospital Center of Creteil, Créteil, FranceChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Intermunicipal Hospital Center of Creteil, Créteil, FranceUniversity Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM, CESP, Team « PsyDev », Villejuif, FranceChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Versailles General Hospital, Versailles, FranceEA4047 Versailles-Paris Saclay University, Versailles, FranceChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, AP-HP, Avicenne Hospital, EA 4403 Paris 13 University, Bobigny, FranceUniversity Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM, CESP, Team « PsyDev », Villejuif, FranceChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, AP-HP, Avicenne Hospital, EA 4403 Paris 13 University, Bobigny, FranceUniversity Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM, CESP, Team « PsyDev », Villejuif, FranceIntroductionSince 2011, the French government estimates that about 500 French children have been born in or taken by their parents to areas where terrorist operations prevail. Since May 2017, 75 children who returned to France have benefited from a dedicated health care system.MethodThis article is the result of clinical interviews conducted with 53 patients evaluated and taken care of at Avicenne Hospital in Bobigny. To our knowledge, no studies have been published on this subject.ResultsA total of 32 evaluations have been completed, all of which indicated the need for care for these children. Of these children, 64% are under 5 years old, and 59% were born in France. Their clinical profiles are heterogeneous and fluctuate with time.DiscussionThe multiple adverse events experienced by these children and the uniqueness of children born to families suspected by authorities of having participated in activities related to terrorism make this situation unprecedented. How can we make a diagnosis of PTSD without the help of a precise anamnesis? How can we help these children form a structuring narrative that avoids the pitfalls inherent to generalized fascination?https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00149/fullchild returneesstress disorderstraumaticwar exposureterrorism
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author Anaelle Klein
Anaelle Klein
Alessandra Mapelli
Maurween Veyret-Morau
Julie Levy-Bencheton
François Giraud
Mercedes di Chiara
Marta Fumagalli
Hélène Lida-Pulik
Ana Moscoso
Jérôme Payen de la Garanderie
Stephanie Palazzi
Jean-Marc Baleyte
Mario Speranza
Mario Speranza
Mario Speranza
Dalila Rezzoug
Dalila Rezzoug
Thierry Baubet
Thierry Baubet
spellingShingle Anaelle Klein
Anaelle Klein
Alessandra Mapelli
Maurween Veyret-Morau
Julie Levy-Bencheton
François Giraud
Mercedes di Chiara
Marta Fumagalli
Hélène Lida-Pulik
Ana Moscoso
Jérôme Payen de la Garanderie
Stephanie Palazzi
Jean-Marc Baleyte
Mario Speranza
Mario Speranza
Mario Speranza
Dalila Rezzoug
Dalila Rezzoug
Thierry Baubet
Thierry Baubet
Under-Age Children Returning From Jihadist Group Operation Areas: How Can We Make a Diagnosis and Construct a Narrative With a Fragmentary Anamnesis?
Frontiers in Psychiatry
child returnees
stress disorders
traumatic
war exposure
terrorism
author_facet Anaelle Klein
Anaelle Klein
Alessandra Mapelli
Maurween Veyret-Morau
Julie Levy-Bencheton
François Giraud
Mercedes di Chiara
Marta Fumagalli
Hélène Lida-Pulik
Ana Moscoso
Jérôme Payen de la Garanderie
Stephanie Palazzi
Jean-Marc Baleyte
Mario Speranza
Mario Speranza
Mario Speranza
Dalila Rezzoug
Dalila Rezzoug
Thierry Baubet
Thierry Baubet
author_sort Anaelle Klein
title Under-Age Children Returning From Jihadist Group Operation Areas: How Can We Make a Diagnosis and Construct a Narrative With a Fragmentary Anamnesis?
title_short Under-Age Children Returning From Jihadist Group Operation Areas: How Can We Make a Diagnosis and Construct a Narrative With a Fragmentary Anamnesis?
title_full Under-Age Children Returning From Jihadist Group Operation Areas: How Can We Make a Diagnosis and Construct a Narrative With a Fragmentary Anamnesis?
title_fullStr Under-Age Children Returning From Jihadist Group Operation Areas: How Can We Make a Diagnosis and Construct a Narrative With a Fragmentary Anamnesis?
title_full_unstemmed Under-Age Children Returning From Jihadist Group Operation Areas: How Can We Make a Diagnosis and Construct a Narrative With a Fragmentary Anamnesis?
title_sort under-age children returning from jihadist group operation areas: how can we make a diagnosis and construct a narrative with a fragmentary anamnesis?
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Psychiatry
issn 1664-0640
publishDate 2020-03-01
description IntroductionSince 2011, the French government estimates that about 500 French children have been born in or taken by their parents to areas where terrorist operations prevail. Since May 2017, 75 children who returned to France have benefited from a dedicated health care system.MethodThis article is the result of clinical interviews conducted with 53 patients evaluated and taken care of at Avicenne Hospital in Bobigny. To our knowledge, no studies have been published on this subject.ResultsA total of 32 evaluations have been completed, all of which indicated the need for care for these children. Of these children, 64% are under 5 years old, and 59% were born in France. Their clinical profiles are heterogeneous and fluctuate with time.DiscussionThe multiple adverse events experienced by these children and the uniqueness of children born to families suspected by authorities of having participated in activities related to terrorism make this situation unprecedented. How can we make a diagnosis of PTSD without the help of a precise anamnesis? How can we help these children form a structuring narrative that avoids the pitfalls inherent to generalized fascination?
topic child returnees
stress disorders
traumatic
war exposure
terrorism
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00149/full
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