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Parents of children who are victims of trauma, allies or adversaries?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

H. Ben Youssef ,
S. Bourgou ,
R. Gadhoum ,
H. Rezgui ,
A. Ben Hamouda ,
M. Daoud ,
F. Charfi  and
A. Belhaj
H. Ben Youssef
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, Tunisia
S. Bourgou
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, Tunisia
R. Gadhoum*
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, Tunisia
H. Rezgui
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, Tunisia
A. Ben Hamouda
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, Tunisia
M. Daoud
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, Tunisia
F. Charfi
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, Tunisia
A. Belhaj
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescents psychiatry, Mongi Slim Hospital, tunis, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

trauma affects not the child but the whole family. how would the parents’ reaction to trauma influence the child’s resilience capacities?

Objectives

study the mental health status of parents of children consulting the trauma and resilience unit.

Methods

Descriptive and retrospective study of 20 consultants in the trauma and resilience unit at Mongi Slim hospital between January and April 2022. The evaluation of depressive symptoms in children was made by Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). The Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Scales were used to assess anxiety and depressive symptomatology in the parents of the consultants.

Results

The mean age of the children was 10.46±3.24.

The traumatic event was related to an assault in 75% of cases, 45% of which were intrafamilial, road accident and death of a relative in 10% respectively, 5% domestic violence.

Five consultants had a CDI score ≥8 and 15 had a score >10. Only parents of children with a CDI score>19 had moderate to severe symptoms according to hamilton scales.

The diagnosis of adjustment disorder was made in 45% of cases, post-traumatic stress disorder 20%, acute stress disorder 10% other 15%

Conclusions

The parents’ reaction to the tragedy would play a modulating role on the children’s resilience capacities. less anxious and depressed parents would help their child build his/her coping mecanisms.

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S743 - S744
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