title: [Psychological support for socially vulnerable people in the context of a periodic health examination].
abstract: Social vulnerability often leads to the expression of psychological distress. The Health Examination Center of Côtes d'Armor, in Quimper, experimented with the development and implementation of psychological counseling for a highly socio-economically vulnerable population. As part of a periodic health examination, the center offers psychological counseling to patients with pathological sleep disorders and who lack sufficient psychological support. The Health Examination Center's framework and the context of the periodic health examination have facilitated the establishment of a tailored non-stigmatizing intervention well-embedded within the institutional environment. Marginalized people in situations of psychological distress are offered an opportunity to be listened to, and to receive counseling, appropriate prevention services and access to care.
authors.affiliation: Département de psychologie de l'Université de Brest, 3, rue des Archives-CS 93837, 29238 Brest cedex 3, France.
authors.forename: Houssine
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jobeir
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peton
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brigand
authors.forename: Carine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chatain
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sass
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Moulin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards; D012944:Social Support; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D055815:Young Adult