Frailty screening of Tunisian older adults: feasibility and usefulness in the Emergency Department.

Introduction: Frail older adults are at an increased risk for adverse outcomes after an Emergency Department (ED) visit. Several tools exist for the screening of frailty among these patients. However, no tool has been validated in Tunisia.

Prenatal, perinatal and postnatal factors associated with autism spectrum disorder.

Objective: To identify prenatal, perinatal and postnatal risk factors in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by comparing them to their siblings without autistic disorders.

Method: The present study is cross sectional and comparative. It was conducted over a period of three months (July-September 2014).

[Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder at schools in Sfax-Tunisia].

Background: Frequency, social impact, the negative effects of ADHD on personal development, make it a public health problem. Tunisian existing data confirm its frequency and severity in clinical population. The absence of data in student population has led us to develop this work.

[Evolution of bipolar disorders in adolescents: 30 cases].

Background: Bipolar disorders in adolescence are of a great importance, partly because of the relapsing character of this disorder and its impact in terms of psychosocial adjustment. aim: To study the evolution of bipolar disorders in adolescents.

Methods: We conducted a descriptive and retrospective survey on 30 adolescents followed in the child and adolescent psychiatry department of Sfax for bipolar disorders diagnosed according to the DSM-IV TR criteria.

[Disclosing birth defects to parents].

A descriptive transversal study was carried out by the child psychiatry and neonatology team of Hedi-Chaker General Hospital in Sfax, Tunisia. Its aim was to study the methods and circumstances of the announcement of a disability confirmed during the infant's first days of life. The results of the study show that when the announcement is made by an experienced, trained team, and in favourable conditions, it leads to better acceptance of the disability by the parents.

[Comorbidity of depression with other psychiatric disorders in adolescents: about 77 cases].

Background: In adolescents diagnosed with depressive disorders, psychiatric comorbidity is rather the rule than the exception.

Aim: To find the prevalence of the association between depression in adolescents and other psychiatric disorders and second and to study the different mental disorders comorbid to depression.

Methods: We conducted a descriptive, retrospective and analytic survey carried on 77 subjects having been followed in the child psychiatry department of Sfax for depressive disorders diagnosed according to the DSM-IV TR criteria during a period of 9 years (from January 1st 1998 till 31st December 2006)

Results: 49.

[The psychological aspects of enuresis in children and teenagers].

A retrospective study over seven years shows a high frequency of underlying psychological dimensions to enuresis, mainly regressive and passive, but also aggressive and erotic. It is therefore important to understand the meaning of this symptom and to take into account, in the treatment, underlying affective disorders.

[The persistent crying of newborns and its treatment].

The persistent and unexplained crying of newborns, attributed to colic, is a frequent problem in paediatrics. Usually considered harmless, it can however have consequences on the baby's behaviour and emotional regulation. Moreover, mothers often misinterpret the crying.