title: [Sinistrosis in the Northwest African migrant].
abstract: The author begins by briefly retracing the causes and the evolution of sinistrosis. He defines the concept and point out its ambiguities. The clinical aspect affect on the north african migrant is then discussed. The body is appeared the converging point for the different psychological social and cultural dimension involved. The conclusion is that the complexity of the transferential and counter transferential phenomena leads to a continue reflexion about the therapeutic models to be used.
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007341:Insurance; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco / Q000208:ethnology; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: La sinistrose chez le migrant maghrébin.