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[Pediatric psychiatry: evolution and developments]

J Appelboom1, S Bruyer, A Callens

  • 1Clinique de Psychiatrie Infanto-juvénile, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola.

Revue Medicale De Bruxelles
|August 9, 2011
PubMed

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The University Children Hospital Queen Fabiola

Area of Science:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Pediatric Healthcare

Context:

  • The University Children Hospital Queen Fabiola has significantly developed its child and adolescent clinics since 1986.
  • The clinics encompass five distinct areas: ambulatory, medical psycho-psychiatry, day unit, psychiatric hospitalization, and inpatient wards.

Purpose:

  • To describe the organizational structure and clinical approach of the child and adolescent clinics.
  • To outline the scope of clinical research within these specialized services.

Summary:

  • The pediatric population served includes pre-natal and post-natal babies, children, and adolescents.
  • A multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary clinical approach integrates the child, family, and their environmental systems, including healthcare staff.
  • Clinical research focuses on medical psychology, prevention, therapy, and child psychiatry, incorporating somatic aspects.

Impact:

  • Provides a comprehensive overview of a specialized pediatric mental health service.
  • Highlights a holistic and integrated approach to child and adolescent care.
  • Establishes the foundation for understanding research directions in pediatric mental health.

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