SENSORY PROCESSING IN YOUNG PATIENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASDS): A STUDY OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE SENSORY PROFILE AND THE CLINICAL EVOLUTION OF THE ASDS

Sensory anomalies are core symptoms of ASDs and are an essential parameter in the early evaluation process of very young children with ASDs

SCHOOL REFUSAL IN ADOLESCENTS: INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILIAL CHARACTERISTICS

More prospective researches need to be conducted to evaluate the adolescent population with symptoms of school refusal particularly in connection with anxiety or depressive disorders and treatment proposals. In addition, particular family organisation and familial anxiety disorders are usually found

Facteurs d’affiliation aux pairs sont étroitement associés à la criminalité des jeunes incarcérés à la prison centrale de Kinshasa : Affiliation Factors to Peers are strongly associated to the Criminality among the Youth of the Central Prison of Kinshasa

Context and objective. Increasing crime is one of the major social problems facing in the context of armed conflicts of various kinds. The objective of this study is to investigate the determinants of the peer affiliation domain of criminal and violent criminal behavior. Methods. We undertook a case-control study included 500 subjects: 297 incarcerated criminals (189 violent criminals, as crime against a person and 108 non-violent criminals, as crime against property) against 203 noncriminal subjects, between August 2015 and December 2016. We selected control subjects from general population of the city of Kinshasa and matched them with cases according to gender, age (± 2 years) and geographical origin. Logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the determinants of criminality and of violent criminality. Results. Compared to noncriminals, criminals were significantly gang members (55.6% versus 4.9%, p<0.001), carry guns (40.1% versus 7.9%, p<0.001), attend parties with friends without parental supervision (69.7% versus 34%, p<0.001), and have friends who sell drugs (44.4% versus 14.8%, p<0.001). Compared to non-violent criminals, violent criminals were significantly more likely to be gang members (60.8% versus 46.3%, p=0.015), carry weapons (46.6% versus 28.7%, p=0.003) and have friends who sell heroin (50.3% versus 34.3%, p=0.008). In multivariate logistic regression analyse, being a gang member (ORa 13.6; 95% CI: 6.76-27.67), carrying a weapon (ORa 2.85; 95% CI: 1.5-5.42) and unsupervised parties (ORa 1.95; 95% CI: 1.25-3.02) were the independently associated with crime. Only carrying weapons (ORa 1.87; 95% CI: 1.05-3.32) emerged as an independent determinant of violent crime. Conclusion. Violent and non-violent crime is a continuum in which the former differs from the latter in terms of carrying a weapon. Gang involvement, social gatherings with friends and carrying weapons are the common threads of their criminal behavior. Contexte et objectif. La criminalité croissante compte parmi les problèmes sociaux majeurs en République Démocratique du Congo aux prises à des conflits armés de diverse nature. Cette étude a pour objectif de rechercher les déterminants du domaine d’affiliation aux pairs du comportement criminel et criminel violent. Méthodes. Nous avons entrepris une étude cas-témoin enrôlant 500 sujets : 297 criminels incarcérés (189 criminels violents, crime contre la personne et 108 criminels non violents, crime contre la propriété) contre 203 sujets non criminels, entre août 2015 et décembre 2016. Les témoins ont été recrutés dans la population générale de la ville de Kinshasa et appariés aux cas, selon le sexe (même), l’âge (± 2 ans) et la provenance géographique. L’analyse de régression logistique a été utilisée pour rechercher les déterminants de la criminalité. Résultats. Comparés aux non criminels, les criminels étaient significativement membres de gang (55,6% versus 4,9%, p < 0,001), porteurs des armes (40,1% versus 7,9% ; p <0,001), dans des soirées entre amissans supervision parentale (69,7% versus 34%, p<0,001), et  avaient des amis vendeurs de drogues (44,4% versus 14,8%, p<0,001). Par rapport aux criminels non violents, les criminels violents étaient significativement membres de gang (60,8% versus 46,3%, p=0,015), porteurs des armes (46,6% versus 28,7%, p=0,003) et avaient des amis vendeurs de drogues (50,3% versus 34,3%, p=0,008). En analyse de régression logistique multivariée, être membre de gang (ORa 13,6; IC 95% : 6,76-27,67), porter une arme (ORa 2,85; IC 95% : 1,5-5,42) et assister dans les soirées sans supervision (ORa 1,95; IC 95% : 1,25-3,02) constituaient les déterminants indépendamment associés à la criminalité. Seul porter des armes (ORa 1,87; IC 95% : 1,05-3,32) a émergé comme déterminant indépendant de la criminalité violente. Conclusion. La criminalité violente et non violente constitue un continuum dans lequel la première se différencie de la deuxième par le port d’arme. La participation à un gang, les soirées entre amis et le port d’arme constituent le fils conducteur de leur comportement criminel. &nbsp

Study Protocol: Transition_psy a Multicenter Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study Assessing Risk and Protective Factors to Develop Psychopathology in Transitional Age Youth in Belgium

Introduction: Emerging adults are a particularly at-risk population in mental health. The primary aim of the Transition_psy study is to evaluate changes in mental health care need and quality of life during transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS). The relationship between these changes and genetic or environmental vulnerabilities and clinical dimensions representing risk and protective factors to the development of psychopathology will be analyzed. We also aim to explore how each factor plays, specifically, a role in developing internalizing and externalizing symptoms, in order to predict the most common paths of psychopathology in transitional age youth (TAY).Methods and Analysis:Transition_psy is a multicenter prospective longitudinal cohort study. The transversal and trans-diagnostic approach consists of a dimensional evaluation: 300 youth at the age of 17 will be included in a cohort of in-patients, out-patients and control group. Participants will be assessed at baseline (T0) and 24 months later (T1). The primary objective to determine changes in self-rated Health Of The Nation Outcome Scales For Children And Adolescents (HONOSCA-SR) and WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) scores between T0 and T1. Pearson correlation and mediation analysis will be performed. A secondary objective analysis using mediation and moderation models with several dimensional aspects, including self-reported and cognitive measures, will be conducted to disentangle the potential relationships between the two scores.Discussion: Transition from CAMHS to AMHS occurs at a crucial age in terms of the continuum between adolescent and adulthood psychopathology. This collaborative and cohesive protocol between CAMHS and AMHS represents the first national cohort study about Transition Psychiatry in French-speaking Belgium.Ethics and Dissemination: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Boards (IRB) of the three participating sites. Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated at national and international conferences. This trial was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT04333797) on 3 April 2020

Symposium de la Société Belge Francophone de Psychiatrie et des Disciplines Associées de l’Enfance et de l’Adolescence: Parents, parentalité et figures parentales à l’adolescence :articulations et processus de soins

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Quel diagnostic psychiatrique peut-on poser pour l’adolescent hospitalisé en lien avec ce qui est attendu par les familles et les envoyeurs ?

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Comment traiter le refus de soins des adolescents ?

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La pédopsychiatrie de demain

Mental and behavioural problems during childhood and adolescence are a serious public concern. These problems are currently increasing and this trend is expected to continue over the next 10 years. Different challenges have had to be confronted: implementation of adult transitional care programs, detection of early suffering in childhood, integration and complementary care models, but also care based on an integrated approach in the community. In Belgium, policymakers have reorganized mental health care for children and adolescents into care circuits and a care network that include and support intersectional collaboration and creation of mobile out-reach team for crisis and assertive care.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe

Aux frontières de la thérapie familiale: Participation aux ateliers

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