Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier

HCV incidence and prevalence trends among people who use drugs in France 2004 to 2023

Abstract Hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains a key public health challenge, particularly among people who use and inject drugs (PWUD, PWID). While direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have revolutionized HCV treatment, meeting the WHO’s 2030 elimination target requires accurate estimation...

A multiday outdoor festival combining breathwork and cold water immersion is associated with reduced trait anxiety in a naturalistic pre-post study

Abstract Breathwork and cold exposure attract growing public interest, yet little is known about their psychological effects in real-world multi-day formats, and most evidence concerns acute physiological or state-level outcomes rather than more dispositional markers. This natura...

Low intensity transcranial electrical stimulation for schizophrenia: a triple-blind, randomized, sham-controlled multicenter trial (STIM’Zo)

Persistent symptoms in schizophrenia remain a major therapeutic challenge. Noninvasive electrical stimulation such as transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) may alleviate auditory hallucinations and negative symptoms, although existing evidence is limited to case reports an...

Mental health benefits of social prescribing in the general population and among people with mental disorders: an umbrella review

Social prescribing (SP) aims to connect patients to non-medical community resources to address social determinants of health. Here, we aimed to review the evidence of SP’s effects for mental health in the general population and among patients with mental disorders. We conducted a...