Research Article
Mental Disorders among Children and Adolescents Admitted to a French Psychiatric Emergency Service
Table 1
Characteristics associated with episodes of care provided by a psychiatric emergency department of a French public hospital (2001–2006).
| Episode measure (N = 335) | N | % | 95% CIa |
| Reason for referral | | | | Agitation | 25 | 7.5 | [5.7; 9.2] | Anxiety | 76 | 22.7 | [19.9; 25.5] | Aggressive behaviour | 23 | 6.9 | [5.2; 8.6] | Disruptive behaviour | 73 | 21.8 | [19.0; 24.5] | Mental confusion | 1 | 0.0 | [0.0; 0.7] | Psychotic symptoms | 12 | 3.6 | [2.3; 4.8] | Depressive symptoms | 18 | 5.4 | [3.9; 6.9] | Manic symptoms | 0 | — | — | Suicide attempt | 82 | 24.5 | [21.6; 27.3] | Cognitive disorder | 0 | — | — | Alcohol use related | 8 | 2.4 | [1.4; 3.4] | Drug use related | 7 | 2.1 | [1.1; 3.0] | Somatic problem | 6 | 1.8 | [0.9; 2.7] | Relational problem | 20 | 6.0 | [4.4; 7.6] | Social problem | 6 | 1.8 | [0.9; 2.7] | Crisis management: referral source for admission | | | | Self-referral | 41 | 12.3 | [10.1; 14.5] | Family | 101 | 30.2 | [27.2; 33.3] | Health care professionals | 38 | 11.4 | [9.3; 13.5] | Somatic emergency department | 115 | 34.4 | [31.3; 37.6] | Nonhealth care professional | 39 | 11.7 | [9.5; 13.8] | Crisis management: consultation or hospitalisation | | | | Consultation | 203 | 58.5 | [55.2; 61.8] | Hospitalisation | 132 | 41.3 | [38.0; 44.6] |
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a95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
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