Interventions

Fondation FondaMental has spoken in the media.  

Written press

25 June 2010
Le Généraliste: Psychotic disorders

During a press conference organized by Fondation FondaMental, Stéphane Jamain (Inserm) gave a presentation of "misunderstood risk factors". Among the risks identified, the high level use of cannabis during adolescence increases the risk of schizophrenia by 2.5; however other, lesser known, environmental factors have been singled out; for example brain injury and psychological trauma during childhood, infections during pregnancy, obstetrical complications, age of the father and urbanicity in particular.

June 2, 2010
Figaro Magazine: Where does schizophrenia come from?

Unfortunately it is often only in the headline news that attention is drawn to schizophrenia.  However, schizophrenia, which is the most severe of all psychotic illnesses, afflicts 1% of the world’s population, and as no precise statistics are available, it can only be assumed that 1% of the population of France suffers from this illness.

June 18,  2010
Midi Libre: Study on schizophrenia

A study on the impact of environmental and genetic factors in schizophrenia et other psychotic disorders was launched for the first time in France within the framework of the European research programme EUxGEI launched by European community (FP7) under the auspices of Fondation FondaMental. The study has begun in January 2010 in Val-de-Marne and Puy-de- Dôme.

17 June 2010
Paris-Match: Autism: New hope for treatment

Professor Marion Leboyer, Director of lnserm, Psychiatric genetics, outlines the benefits obtained through the hormone: ocytocin.


Radio

RFI: Schizophrenia
“Priorité santé”, programme hosted by Claire Hédon, Wednesday 16 June 2010
Panelists: Prof. Marion Leboyer, Prof. Pierre Michel Llorca, Dr Andrei Szoke, Stéphane Jamain
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Part 1
Part 2

RFI: Bipolar disorders: From research to practice
“Priorité santé”, programme hosted by Claire Hédon, Wednesday 3 February 2010
Panelists: Pr Leboyer, Pr Henry, Dr Houenou, Dr Jamain
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Part 1
Part 2


Television

29 October 2010
LCI Santé: Depression:  Is there a genetic cause?

Alain Ducardonnet interviewed Stéphane Jamain (Inserm), researcher in psychiatric genetics, on the subject of depression and research in gene therapy on this area.  The video...