[Tunisia: nursing practice of cognitive remediation in child psychiatry]

Cognitive remediation is today afforded a significant place in the treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders. A hospital team, comprising in particular a nurse offering consultations in a child psychiatry unit in a public hospital in Tunis, shares its experience with regard to this technique which aims to restore impaired cognitive functions in order to improve the efficiency and quality of life of young patients.

[A mobile application for people with anorexia and bulimia]

The development of new technologies in the field of eating disorders should help to improve access to care and serve to complement traditional treatments, notably after hospitalisations, to prevent early relapses. Mobile applications considered appropriate by experts, all Anglo-Saxon, do not necessarily offer the expected features. A French application has been developed at Sainte-Anne general hospital in Paris. It comprises a logbook, therapeutic tools and cognitive remediation games which favour better adaptability and improve psychological functioning.

[A mental health nurse using training to provide better care]

Delphine Chipponi has been working for 15 years in psychiatry and focuses on training as a way of enriching the global approach to care.

[Cognitive remediation and nursing care]

Therapies based on cognitive remediation integrate psychiatric care. Cognitive remediation helps to ease cognitive disorders and enable patients to improve their day-to-day lives. It is essential to complete nurses' training in this field. This article presents the example of a patient with schizophrenia who followed the Cognitive Remediation Therapy programme, enabling him to access mainstream employment.

[Psychoeducation and cognitive remediation, which place in rehabilitation?]

Rehabilitation techniques aim to reduce the functional impact of severe psychological disorders. The recent development of techniques aimed at the manifestations of the pathology, such as psychoeducation and cognitive remediation, raise questions about how they differ from standard therapies. Beyond their functional purpose, the consideration of the individual's current or future action potential, seems to constitute one of the key aspects.