Risk factors of post-traumatic stress disorder after hospitalization in a pediatric intensive care unit: a systematic literature review.

The number of studies on post-traumatic stress disorder after hospitalization in a pediatric intensive care unit raised since 2004. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize and critically examine the literature about risk factors for these children to develop post-traumatic stress disorder following admission to an intensive care unit. The data sources were PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, PsycInfo, SUDOC, Scopus, and ScienceDirect.

The outcome of children placed in a welfare center or foster care before the age of 4: Prognostic factors.

Background: In child and adolescent psychiatry, many patients are placed in welfare institutions or foster care.

Objective: It is important to study their progress in the long term and to examine the psychological and social care arrangements as well as their impacts.

Population And Methods: This qualitative study designed to identify potential prognostic factors relating to the outcome of children placed in a welfare center or foster care before the age of 4 years was based on the analysis of 34 case histories of children placed in a welfare center or foster care in Angers.

Neuropsychological Features of Children and Adolescents With Mitochondrial Disorders: A Descriptive Case Series.

Background: Mitochondrial disorders (MD) are metabolic diseases related to genetic mutations in mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA that cause dysfunction of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Cognitive impairment and psychiatric symptoms are frequently associated with MD in the adult population. The aim of this study is to describe the neuropsychological profile in children and adolescents with MD.