Full-time hospitalization in child and adolescent psychiatry: an overlook of the Tunisian situation
Introduction Admissions in a child psychiatry unit can be voluntary or unvoluntary in some cases when the patient meets specific criteria. Objectives The aim of our study was to assess the frequency and trend over time of admissions of minors in the child psychiatry department in Razi Hospital betw...
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Introduction
Admissions in a child psychiatry unit can be voluntary or unvoluntary in some cases when the patient meets specific criteria.
Objectives
The aim of our study was to assess the frequency and trend over time of admissions of minors in the child psychiatry department in Razi Hospital between 2011 and 2019, and to examine the psychiatric diagnoses in involuntary admissions of minors.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective study of medical records of inpatients admitted to the hospitalization unit of the child psychiatry department in Razi Hospital in Tunisia between 2011 and 2019.
Results
Over the nine years, the total number of hospitalizations was 924. There is a slight female predominance over the total number of hospitalizations (sex ratio = 0.85). There was no consistent and significant change in the number of hospitalizations between 2011 and 2019. A growing increase in the number of compulsory hospitalizations was noted. From 2011 to 2019, the number of compulsory admissions increased from 03 in 2011 to 22 in 2019.
Regarding compulsory hospitalizations, admission requests came from child protection delegates, public prosecutors or family judges. Conduct disorder was found in 33.3% of the cases followed by a normal psychiatric examination in 11.8% of the cases. Mood disorders were found in 9.8% of the cases.
Conclusions
Our study shows the explosion in the number of compulsory hospitalizations despite a relatively stable total number of hospitalizations. More comprehensive guidance for legal authorities is needed regarding the compulsory admission of minors.
Disclosure of Interest
None Declared |
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| spelling | doaj.art-357ee0de35f743da85d71606e5c139ce2023-11-17T05:06:19ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852023-03-0166S204S20410.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.479Full-time hospitalization in child and adolescent psychiatry: an overlook of the Tunisian situationL. Sahli0Z. Abbes1S. Halayem2A. Bouden3child and adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisiachild and adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisiachild and adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisiachild and adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia Introduction Admissions in a child psychiatry unit can be voluntary or unvoluntary in some cases when the patient meets specific criteria. Objectives The aim of our study was to assess the frequency and trend over time of admissions of minors in the child psychiatry department in Razi Hospital between 2011 and 2019, and to examine the psychiatric diagnoses in involuntary admissions of minors. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of medical records of inpatients admitted to the hospitalization unit of the child psychiatry department in Razi Hospital in Tunisia between 2011 and 2019. Results Over the nine years, the total number of hospitalizations was 924. There is a slight female predominance over the total number of hospitalizations (sex ratio = 0.85). There was no consistent and significant change in the number of hospitalizations between 2011 and 2019. A growing increase in the number of compulsory hospitalizations was noted. From 2011 to 2019, the number of compulsory admissions increased from 03 in 2011 to 22 in 2019. Regarding compulsory hospitalizations, admission requests came from child protection delegates, public prosecutors or family judges. Conduct disorder was found in 33.3% of the cases followed by a normal psychiatric examination in 11.8% of the cases. Mood disorders were found in 9.8% of the cases. Conclusions Our study shows the explosion in the number of compulsory hospitalizations despite a relatively stable total number of hospitalizations. More comprehensive guidance for legal authorities is needed regarding the compulsory admission of minors. Disclosure of Interest None Declaredhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933823004790/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | L. Sahli Z. Abbes S. Halayem A. Bouden Full-time hospitalization in child and adolescent psychiatry: an overlook of the Tunisian situation European Psychiatry |
| title | Full-time hospitalization in child and adolescent psychiatry: an overlook of the Tunisian situation |
| title_full | Full-time hospitalization in child and adolescent psychiatry: an overlook of the Tunisian situation |
| title_fullStr | Full-time hospitalization in child and adolescent psychiatry: an overlook of the Tunisian situation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Full-time hospitalization in child and adolescent psychiatry: an overlook of the Tunisian situation |
| title_short | Full-time hospitalization in child and adolescent psychiatry: an overlook of the Tunisian situation |
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