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  • The fine line between the cure and the illness: the risks of prescriptive emotionality and sociality for youth mental health LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-AMERICAS Montagne, A., Rousseau, C., Gomez-Carrillo, A. 2026; 53

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101310

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  • The fine line between the cure and the illness: the risks of prescriptive emotionality and sociality for youth mental health. Lancet regional health. Americas Montagne, A., Rousseau, C., Gómez-Carrillo, A. 2026; 53: 101310

    Abstract

    School-based initiatives are increasingly promoted as solutions to the youth mental health crisis, with Social Emotional Learning (SEL) among the most widely adopted frameworks worldwide. While designed to foster healthy socio-emotional development, evidence for SEL's long-term mental health benefits remains mixed. Concerns are also growing that universal, non-targeted SEL programs may inadvertently pathologize normal developmental experiences, reinforce self-monitoring, or generate cultural mismatches that undermine resilience. In this personal view, we examine key challenges associated with universal (i.e., non-targeted and intended for all students regardless of baseline risk) school-based programs modeled on SEL. While acknowledging their potential to promote youth well-being, we argue that prescriptive approaches to emotions and sociality can foster confusion among families, resistance among youth, and unintended distress. We highlight risks stemming from conceptual ambiguities and variability in implementation. Rather than abandoning universal programs, we call for rigorous evaluation, cultural adaptation, and integration within broader ecosocial-strategies to foster authentic, context-sensitive resilience in youth.

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101310

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  • Teletherapy Groups for Complex Trauma: Probing Patient Experiences INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY Montagne, A., Cohen-Fournier, S., Dubes, L., Ducharme, L., Sanokho, B., Alam, R., Rousseau, C., Noble, H., Langevin, R., Thomas, Z. 2025: 1-28

    Abstract

    Group therapy is a key intervention for complex trauma, and virtual groups are becoming more widespread. This report provides a thematic analysis of feedback obtained from 26 patients with complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) who underwent 8-week teletherapy trauma-focused (tTFT) groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, crossing perspectives with their experiences in in-person groups. Patients reported on their sense of physical, emotional, and sanitary safety online and in-person, reflected on virtual factors affecting the group psychotherapy process, and commented on their sense of connection in the group, online or in-person. When given the choice, most patients preferred in-person groups.

    View details for DOI 10.1080/00207284.2025.2497239

    View details for Web of Science ID 001492966500001

    View details for PubMedID 40402513