Laurent Rigal

Biographic Data

ID3911509
NAMELaurent Rigal
GIVEN NAMESLaurent
FAMILY NAMERigal
SIGNATURERIGAL L
AFFILIATIONSInserm
ORCID0000-0001-6807-2738
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Antidepressant discontinuation in France from an intersectional perspective

    Open AccessEugenia Alcalde, Glenn Leckie et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    Antidepressant (AD) discontinuation before remission is common in depression care, despite guidelines recommending continuation for six months after remission to prevent relapse. Evidence suggests that socially disadvantaged groups are more likely to discontinue treatment despite higher depression severity, which may contribute to widening inequalities in mental health care. Most studies focus on single social characteristics rather than consider…

  • Health literacy among individuals with type 2 diabetes in France

    Open AccessRoxane Agius, Xavier Debussche et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    This study provides a reference for health literacy in persons living with type 2 diabetes in France and identifies a link between health literacy and socioeconomic factors. Its results represent a significant step in the understanding of the mechanisms of social inequalities in health in France

  • Depressive symptomatology from a network perspective

    Open AccessEugenia Alcalde, Audrey Rouquette et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2024

    BACKGROUND: While social disparities in depression are well-documented, the symptom experience across social positions remains less studied. AIMS: This study examines the connections between depressive symptoms and self-recognizing a depressive episode, on the one hand, and clinical diagnosis, on the other hand, by three social position indicators. METHODS: We analyzed baseline data from a population-based cohort of adults living in France, group…

  • Socio-spatial inequalities in presence of primary care physicians and patients' ability to register

    Open AccessRaphaëlle Delpech, Henri Panjo et al.ARTICLEPublic Health2024

  • The French pill scare and the reshaping of social inequalities in access to medical contraceptives

    Open AccessMireille Le Guen, Mylène Rouzaud-Cornabas et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2020

    While the consequences of various "pill scares" have been relatively well-documented in the public health literature revealing a drop in pill use and a rise in unplanned pregnancies and abortion rates, researchers rarely considered that these controversies would affect women contraceptive practices differently according to their social background. Indeed, social differentiations in reaction to "pill scares" could contribute to reinforce the socia…

  • En quête de pertinence et d'égalité ? Quand les prescriptions des dépistages des cancers gynécologiques s'emmêlent

    Géraldine Bloy, Laurent RigalARTICLERevue française des affaires…2019References: 48

    Cet article croise épidémiologie et sociologie pour réfléchir aux inégalités sociales présentes dans le dépistage des cancers gynécologiques (cancers du col de l'utérus et du sein). Il cherche à en préciser les logiques de prescription « ordinaires », en les référant à un système de prescripteurs, pour éclairer la fabrique des inégalités sociales en matière de dépistages gynécologiques. De la prescription, l'analyse remonte aux principaux acteurs…

  • Tailored-Dose Baclofen in the Management of Alcoholism

    Open AccessJuliette Pinot, Laurent Rigal et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2018

    Background: More information is needed about the efficacy and safety of long-term baclofen in the treatment of alcohol use disorders. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of treatment with tailored-dose baclofen on alcohol consumption in patients with alcohol use disorders followed for 3 years after first initiating baclofen treatment. Methods: This retrospective descriptive cohort included outpatients followed in a French general…

  • With tact and measure? French doctors wrestling with the idea of assessing their medical practice

    Géraldine Bloy, Laurent RigalARTICLESociologie du Travail2013Cited by: 1References: 15

  • Avec tact et mesure ? Les médecins généralistes français aux prises avec les évaluations chiffrées de leur pratique

    Open AccessGéraldine Bloy, Laurent RigalARTICLESociologie du Travail2012Cited by: 3References: 32

    L’article s’intéresse aux effets de l’évaluation chiffrée de la qualité des pratiques en médecine générale. La mise en perspective des réformes concernant la médecine générale libérale en France montre que le déploiement progressif de dispositifs d’encadrement de la pratique connaît aujourd’hui un tournant métrologique décisif. Nous en envisageons le retentissement sur les généralistes à partir de deux études originales consacrées aux soins préve…