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[Repeated accidents among adolescents. Anxiety traits, depressives and associated risk behavior]
1Service de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit, Poitiers.
Purpose Of The Study:
To look for and to assess the psychopathology of adolescents with repeated accidents.
Methods:
A prospective study of a clinic group of adolescents from 12 to 18 years old with two or more accidents in the 18 months before. This group is compared to a matched control group. The clinical evaluation use Scan, Hamilton, C.E.S.D., M.A.D.R.S. and R.S.S. Zuckerman scales.
Results:
The clinic group (boy: 83 p. 100) exhibited a significant improvement in severe Anxiety Disorders (83 p. 100) and Depressive Episode Disorder (25 p. 100). Improvement also occurred in Dysthymic disorders and Sensation Seeking.
Conclusions:
Repeated accidents occurred among adolescent with psychopathologic features which revealed some psychic difficulties needed an evaluation and an appropriated help.