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In Luxembourg, multilingualism is a highly relevant and debatable topic, since it involves not only learning situations, linguistic usage, and patterns of representation and thinking, but also the sense of cultural identity itself. From their experience as child psychiatrists in clinical and network-related practice, the authors suggest ways to develop our understanding of learning difficulties and disturbed states of mind in the social context of the Grand Duchy, and discuss the implications of some of these factors both for teaching methods and for psychiatric care. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

In the process of developing a program of liaison child psychiatry at the neonatal intensive care unit, the child psychiatry department studied the parents''and staff''s experiences and perceptions of the premature infant. Semi-structured interviews were first done with the entire staff (n = 23) and later with those parents (n = 21) willing to participate in the study. The results highlighted the nature of the difficulties experienced by all parties concerned and served as a basis for developing a holistic program of care. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]