Après avoir dressé dans une première partie un bref panorama des approches psychiatriques et psychanalytiques de la psychose, nous présenterons dans une seconde partie la théorie structurale de la psychose suivant Jacques Lacan. Cette théorie s'appuie sur le concept central du Nom-du-Père et de sa forclusion. Nous envisagerons les conséquences de l'échec de la métaphore paternelle et les prolongements théoriques du second classicisme de Lacan avec l'introduction du "père réel" et l'extension du concept de forclusion par d'autres auteurs. La question de la clinique et de sa transmission fera l'objet de la troisième partie. Nous nous appuierons sur la critique des vignettes cliniques de Guy Le Gaufey afin d'introduire ce que pourrait être une clinique en acte, une clinique qui implique le praticien dans le témoignage du cas. Nous dégagerons la spécificité du transfert dans l'abord clinique des psychoses qui implique "un transfert au psychotique" et nécessairement, à l'encontre de la classique vignette clinique, le témoignage du clinicien dans l'écriture du cas. Pour illustrer notre propos sur une clinique in vivo, nous aurons recours aux présentations de malades de Jacques Lacan à l'Hôpital Sainte-Anne en 1975-1976 ainsi qu'à deux autres vignettes cliniques où les praticiens font montre de leur implication dans la cure de patients psychotiques. / The first section gives a brief overview of psychiatric and psychoanalytical approaches to psychosis. In the second section, we set out the structural theory of psychosis according to Jacques Lacan. This theory revolves around the core concept of Name-of-the-Father (Nom-du-Père) and its foreclosure. We consider the consequences of the failure of the father metaphor and the theoretical continuation of Lacan’s second classicism with the introduction of the “real father” and the development of the concept of foreclosure by other authors. The question of clinical practice and it evidence is dealt with in the third section. We draw on Guy Le Gaufey’s criticism of clinical vignettes to introduce what could be considered as active clinical practice, that is a practice involving the practitioner in case evidence writing. We point to the specific nature of transference in the clinical context, which implies “transference to the psychotic” and the inclusion of clinician’s evidence in case writing, contrary to conventional clinical vignettes. To illustrate our point in favour of in vivo clinical practice, we refer to the presentation of patients by Jacques Lacan at the Hospital Saint-Anne in 1975-1976, and to two clinical vignettes where the therapists show their engagement in the cure of psychotic patients.

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A qualitative, grounded theory study was undertaken to explore and describe how nurses conceptualise spiritual nursing care, and how they integrate spiritual nursing care in practice. An in-depth literature review through concept analysis on the phenomenon was conducted to assist the researcher with theoretical sensitivity and theoretical saturation. In-depth Individual interviews and focus group interviews were conducted to generate data. Interviews were audio-taped and transcribed by the researcher verbatim. Symbolic Interactionism was the philosophical base for the study. Data analysis was done through the use of the NUD*Ist computer soft ware programme version 4.0. The direct quotes of participants were coded and arranged into meaning units for analysis. A constant comparison method of data analysis was applied by following a process of open, axial and selective coding. Tech’s (1990:142-145) eight steps of analysis to analyse textual qualitative data was used until themes, categories and subcategories were identified and developed. Data analysis revealed that nurses had difficulty to differentiate spiritual nursing care from emotional, psychological or religious care. Nurses still felt inadequately prepared educationally on how to integrate spiritual nursing care in nursing practice. A Humane Care Model and practice guidelines were developed to guide nurses in clinical practice on how to provide such care. Recommendations proposed that the matter be taken up by nurse managers, educators and nurse clinicians to guide nurses in this regard. / Health Studies / D. Litt. et Phil. (Health Studies)

Objectives: Computer-guided CBT could help to increase much needed access to lowintensity psychological interventions. Evidence for effectiveness has led to the inclusion of certain packages in NICE guidelines but application in clinical settings is unclear. Low uptake and high dropout suggest problems with acceptability and barriers to uptake. Studies neglect to report on acceptability to clinicians despite indications that clinicianrelated variables and attitudes could influence their use of CCBT. This study investigates clinicians‟ views of CCBT and factors related to referring to it, following experience of low referrals to a CCBT pilot, with the aim of learning more about barriers to access and how this might be improved. Method: A mixed quantitative and qualitative design was used. An online survey was developed to gather views on CCBT, its implementation and demographic information. This was sent to a sample of clinicians in the clinical psychology department, mental health nurses and general practitioners, some of whom were involved in the CCBT pilot project and some not. Descriptive statistics, non-parametric correlations, chi-squared analyses and framework thematic analysis was carried out on 72 completed surveys. Results: Most clinicians identified both benefits and concerns of CCBT. Most approved of CCBT but likelihood to refer varied and many preferred to offer other interventions. Clinician-related variables associated with likelihood to refer were whether clinicians saw mild to moderate cases, approval of CCBT and perceived patient uptake. Views regarding the effectiveness of CCBT influenced choices to offer it, with negative beliefs about effectiveness including a perceived need for human contact. There was moderate interest in receiving CCBT training. Most thought it should be accessed widely, with some concern raised about access in public settings. Although GPs were not involved in the CCBT pilot, many expressed interest in receiving training and referring. Conclusions: Clinicians‟ views of CCBT are mixed and some believe it is ineffective and unacceptable to patients, which influences their decisions to offer it. This includes perceptions about key aspects of therapy, such as human contact. Therefore some clinicians need more convincing of the CCBT evidence-base before they are likely to refer to it. Nevertheless there is moderate interest in using CCBT and more so in those seeing mild to moderate cases. CCBT may have a position in stepped care services but views of referrers should be considered and training offered. More research is needed on implementing CCBT, barriers to access and its role alongside other interventions.

The objective of the thesis was to evaluate the quality of diabetes care in the Canadian Forces by determining the extent to which physicians adhere to recommendations outlined in the 2008 Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) clinical practice guidelines. In addition, the effect of patient age, sex, rank and size of base on quality of care was assessed and the accuracy of a diagnosis of diabetes in an extract of the electronic medical record (EMR) was evaluated. Fourteen bases within the Canadian Forces were selected for investigation, representing roughly half of the Canadian Forces population. Cases of diabetes were ascertained based on laboratory criteria following a chart review. Twenty-one CDA guideline recommendations were considered. The Canadian Forces demonstrated greater than 75% adherence with each of 9 recommendations, 50-75% adherence with each of 7 recommendations and less than 50% adherence with each of 5 recommendations. The overall adherence with all applicable recommendations per patient was 60.3% (SE 0.66). Age, sex, rank and size of base were not important factors influencing guideline adherence. The sensitivity of a diabetes diagnosis in an extract of the EMR was 84.5%, the specificity was 99.8%, the positive predictive value was 85.1% and the negative predictive value was 99.8%. This is similar to the performance of provincial and national diabetes registries. The quality of diabetes care in the Canadian Forces compared favourably with that of the civilian population within Canada and internationally. The creation of a diabetes registry is expected to lead to further improvements in diabetes care.

ABSTRACT Introduction and Rationale: Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a common skin condition, characterized by markedly pruritic eczematous lesions, that most often presents in childhood. The majority of children diagnosed with AD will have mild disease and will first present with symptoms to a primary care provider (PCP), however approximately 85% of pediatricians only provide limited initial care followed by a referral to dermatology (Eichenfield et al., 2015). While there are specialty care based treatment guidelines for childhood AD, there are no guidelines available that specifically address primary care management of childhood AD. Purpose and Objective: The primary purpose of this DNP project is to develop an evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) for pediatric PCPs. The secondary purpose is to develop a corresponding atopic dermatitis action plan (ADAP) to be used by children and parents. The objective is to equip PCPs to better manage children with AD in the primary care setting and to guide patients and parents in the importance of daily control measures and in the individualized treatment plan prescribed by the PCP. Methods: The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation II (AGREE II) framework and Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) serve as the theoretical frameworks for CPG and ADAP development. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) process for evidence based policy setting is used as a model for key action statement development. Results: Evaluation of the CPG was completed using the AGREE II tool, a reliable and validated tool for evaluating CPGs. Five of the six domains evaluated, yielded combined scores of at least 90%, with one domain a combined score of 63%. The overall standard deviation was 0.58, indicating an overall low level of user discrepancy Additions and revisions were made based on the results of the AGREE II evaluation scores with specific emphasis on the lowest scoring domain. Conclusion: This DNP Project identified the need for a CPG specific to pediatric primary care. A CPG with accompanying ADAP was developed and evaluated using the AGREE II tool. The CPG was found to meet the recommended standards and recommended for use in pediatric primary care.

My dissertation deals with the significance of C-reactive protein determination in clinical practices. It is divided into three parts. Theorethical part acquaints us with CRP, statistics and statistical methods. Experimental part informs us about the applied machine, data gathering and outcomes valuation procedures.There are results of statistical data processing in the final part of my thesis. CRP was measured with Qucread 101 machine (Oriondignostika) in all cases and biological samples to distinguish between different kinds of infection were collected from all examined patients. I set down all the examination results and patients symptoms into a tab and made statistical data evaluation. The purpose of my work was to find out if CRP level incresed above 50mg/l isdefinitely confirmed by biological samples examination. If we can find possitive cultivation when CRP is lower than 8mg/l and finally to discover the correlation between all investigated atributes. Aftet answering these qeustions we should be able to find out significance of CRP measuring in diagnosis assessment.

The thesis summarizes current findings about mindfulness and presents specifics of and the prospects for work with children and adolescents in that context. It addresses certain programs based on mindfulness used in clinical practice as well as in a school setting, along with a brief evaluation of studies that monitor the impact of these programs on various aspects of child mental health. The empirical part of the study describes quantitative research into the extent of mindfulness in children by way of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM-17) and a comparison group of children with ADHD and intact sample. On the basis of the Mann-Whitney U Test, it was found that the extent of mindfulness in ADHD children does not differ significantly from the intact sample. Statistically, older children scored significantly higher than younger children in ADHD sample as well as in the learning disabilities group and in comparison of older and younger boys. The last part presents a program proposal for cultivating mindfulness in children with ADHD. Keywords: ADHD, children, Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure, Mindfulness, mindfulness- based interventions, school, mindfulness research

Cette thèse est orientée vers les souffrances ressenties par les sujets avec un phénomène psychosomatique (PPS). Ma pratique clinique en chirurgie à l’hôpital public fonde l’intérêt des PPS dans une maladie somatique. Le caractère énigmatique du phénomène évoque la butée des discours médical et psychologique. Généralement, ces discours buttent sur le PPS. Ces patients sont rapidement diagnostiqués comme psychosomatique. Ce diagnostic évite la question du soin. Ces patients sont disqualifiés (défaut de pensée ou émotion inadaptée), sans solution de traitement. C’est un problème de santé publique. Beaucoup de théories considèrent que les psychotiques ne peuvent avoir des troubles somatiques. De quoi meurent ils alors ? Pour discuter ces positions théoriques et descriptives, cette thèse revient à la pratique, avec des patients souffrant de PPS. Généralement, les interprétations des PPS sont centrées sur le signifiant ou l’objet a, un objet pulsionnel. Quelque chose s’écrit inconsciemment, sur la répétition en nombre. La problématique conduit à l’hypothèse : « avec un sujet de structure psychopathologique, psychose ou névrose, la clinique des PPS à l’hôpital est une clinique du trait unaire, qui peut se transformer en une clinique de la lettre ».La méthodologie adoptée est une praxéologie, une articulation entre pratique et théorie. Des études de cas illustrent ce chemin. Le paradigme est la psychanalyse. L’hypothèse est mise à l’épreuve par la clinique. Une autre interprétation est efficace pour le PPS, le trait unaire. La répétition en nombre s’arrête et le PPS disparaît. Cette psychothérapie préserve la réponse subjective du PPS, limite la Jouissance et autorise une autre position subjective, avec des structures psychopathologiques différentes. / This thesis is orientated by the suffering felt by the subjects with a psychosomatic phenomenon (PSP). My clinical practice at the surgery unit of the public hospital is basis toward PSP on a somatic disease. This enigmatic character of the phenomena evokes well the abutting of medical and psychological discourses. Usually, these discourses bump into PSP, and these patients are rapidly qualified, like psychosomatic. This diagnosis avoids the caring, and patients are disqualified (deficit of mentation or maladapted emotion), without care’ solution. More this reality is a problem for Public Health. Some theories considered psychosis unable to have some somatic troubles. But how explain they died ?To discuss theses theoretical and descriptive positions, this thesis has decided to turn back to the practice, with some patients suffering from PSP. Usually about PSP, the interpretations are focusing on the signifier and the object “a”, which is an object of Pulsion. Something is writing unconsciously, in the repetition in number.Problematic leads us to posit an hypothesis: “With a subject of psychopathologic structure, psychosis or neurosis, the clinical practice of PSP at the hospital, is a clinical practice of “trait unaire” which can moved in clinical practice of letter”.Methodology adopted is praxeology, an articulation between practice and theory. Studies of cases illustrate this way. The paradigm is psychoanalysis.Hypothesis is corroborated by the clinical practice. An other interpretation is efficiente with PSP, “trait unaire”. The repetition in number stop and PSP disappears. This psychotherapeuty preserv the subjective answer of PSP, limit to the Jouissance and authorize an other subjective position, with the different psychopathologic structures.

The quality of the dynamics within individuals’ early relationships with their caregivers can impact the overall mental health, functioning, and quality of future relationships for those individuals (Aguilar, Sroufe, Egeland, & Carlson, 2000; Bowlby, 1988; Carlson, 1998; Cassidy & Shaver, 2008; Deklyen & Greenberg, 2008; Johnson & Whiffen, 2003; Levy & Orlans, 1998; Ogawa et al., 1997; Renken et al., 1989; Warren, Huston, Egeland, & Sroufe, 1997). Attachment Theory describes the nature, characteristics, and dynamics of the relationship between a child and caregiver, and delineates how an internal concept of self and self and others is created via those relationships (Bowlby, 1988; Brisch, 2011; Levy & Orlans, 1998; Solomon & George, 1999). Assessing for and addressing attachment issues early in life, and helping to establish a secure base for a child, can serve as a preventative measure for thwarting a variety of interpersonal and self-concept issues (Bowlby, 1988; Martin, 2005; Morisset et al., 1990; Rutter, 1987). Several play therapy interventions for addressing attachment issues exist, yet no framework existed to describe how theoretical knowledge of Attachment Theory may be integrated into clinical practice from initial contact through termination. The purpose of this research was to generate a framework that explored and described how play therapists integrated knowledge of Attachment Theory within their treatment planning. The constructed framework may be used by educators, play therapists and families to conceptualize the play therapy process from an attachment-based perspective.