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Food addiction and impulsivity in adolescents: A cross-sectional survey of 360 cases
- M. Chaabane, D. Ben Touhemi, K. Chiha, W. Kammoun, J. Boudabous, I. Hajkacem, H. Ayadi, K. Khemakhem, Y. Moalla
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- European Psychiatry / Volume 66 / Issue S1 / March 2023
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- 19 July 2023, p. S732
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Introduction
Impulsive personality Traits have been highly associated with both alcohol abuse and drug addiction, but have been accorded little attention in the context of food addiction.
ObjectivesTo study the relationship between impulsivity and food addiction in school-aged adolescents.
MethodsIt is a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical survey, conducted in a sample of secondary school students, randomly collected in 6 schools in the region of Sfax during February 2022. A pre established form of 33 questions, including socio- demographic and family information was used. Impulsivity was evaluated by the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11; Patton et al., 1995). The BIS is a 30-item questionnaire that measures impulsivity along the following dimensions: cognitive, motor, and non-planning. The validated arabic version was used. *
The 25-item Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS), validated in Arabic, was used to assess food addiction in adolescents.
ResultsOur sample consisted of 360 adolescents, with an average age of 16.62 years, being male in 52.2% and with a low to medium socio-economic level in 72.7% of them.
A total of 20% of the adolescents showed a tendency to impulsivity, 23.6% had impulse control disorder.
The food addiction score of our sample ranged from 0 to 56 with an average of 16.37 ± 12.380.
The average food addiction score for adolescents with impulse control disorder was 20.21 ±14.819 while the average food addiction score for adolescents without impulse control disorder was 15.18 ± 11.291.
Food addiction was strongly associated with impulsivity (p < 0.001).In particularly, Non-planning impulsivity was most strongly correlated with food addiction (p < 0.001, r ꞊ 0.252)
ConclusionsImpulsivity, commonly related to addictive substance use behaviors, may be a significant risk factor for food addiction. Early monitoring of impulse control disorder may help to reduce addictive food consumption.
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Familial Autism Spectrum Disorder : A clinical study from South Tunisia
- I. Boujelben, M. Chaabane, I. Ben ayed, D. Ben Touhemi, N. Gharbi, M. Guirat, I. HajKacem, H. Ayadi, H. Kamoun, Y. Moalla
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- European Psychiatry / Volume 66 / Issue S1 / March 2023
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- 19 July 2023, pp. S390-S391
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Introduction
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a multifactorial neurodevelopmental disorder, with both contribution of genetic and non-genetic factors. A collaboration of de novo mutations and prenatal with postnatal environmental factors are likely to play a role. ASD can be syndromic or non-syndromic. The etiology of non-syndromic ASD is still relatively undefined due to its genetic heterogeneity. Contrary to non-syndromic ASD, syndromic ASD is often associated with chromosomal abnormalities or monogenic alterations. Familial cases of ASD support the strong genetic component of ASD.
ObjectivesTo collect clinical arguments supporting a genetic cause of autism spectrum disorder.
MethodsWe present a clinical study of familial cases of ASD. The families were recruited as part of a collaborative project between the department of Medical Genetic and the department of Child Psychiatry in Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia. The clinical and paraclinical data were collected retrospectively.
ResultsOur study included 11 unrelated families from southern Tunisia, each with two ASD children, among them four couples of twins. Most families (80%) are consanguineous belonging to a middle socioeconomic class. None of the parents suffered from psychiatric disorder and a familial history of autism was reported in one family. Perinatal history, including advanced maternal or paternal age, fetal suffering and/or gestational problems, was found in 35% of cases.
The average age was 9.89 ± 3.787 (3 to 17 years) with a balanced sex-ratio.
ASD was syndromic in seven out of 11 families: facial dysmorphism in half of cases (6/11 families) and/or another comorbidity in 25% of cases (celiac disease, congenital heart disease or idiopathic hydrocephaly). ASD was associated with other(s) neurodevelopmental disorder(s) in all children. Most of cases (14/22) had delayed psychomotor development and all of them had intellectual disability with various degrees. Epilepsy was identified in three cases belonging to unrelated families. Other behavioral problem was identified in 65% of cases.
When the autism spectrum disorder is syndromic and/or associated with other(s) neurodevelopmental(s) disorder(s), this points more towards a genetic origin.
ConclusionsOur study highlights the interest of clinical investigations to determine genetic risk factors of ASD. The identification of a genetic cause in familial cases would contribute not only to better understand the pathological processes of ASD but also to provide an appropriate genetic counseling.
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Internet gambling disorder in adolescents: Prevalence and associated factors; A cross-sectional study of 360 cases
- M. Chaabane, D. Ben Touhemi, K. Chiha, W. Kammoun, J. Boudabous, I. Hajkacem, H. Ayadi, K. Khemakhem, Y. Moalla
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- European Psychiatry / Volume 66 / Issue S1 / March 2023
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- 19 July 2023, pp. S732-S733
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Introduction
Gambling disorders have increased over time due to the easy availability of online games.
ObjectivesThe purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of internet gambling disorder in an adolescent population and to identify associated factors.
MethodsIt was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study, conducted among a sample of high school students, randomly collected in 6 schools in the region of Sfax during the month of February 2022. A pre-established form of 33 questions, including socio-demographic and family information was used.
The Arabic version of the Internet Gaming Disorder-20 (IGD-20) questionnaire was used to assess online gaming activity. It is a 20-item questionnaire on a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 to 5 (strongly disagree to strongly agree). A respondent’s score was obtained by aggregating the 20 items. The higher the score, the more severe the gambling disorder. The cut-off score for the IGD-20 is 70. A score below 50 indicates occasional use; a score between 50 and 70 indicates problematic use; and a score above 70 indicates an online gambling disorder.
ResultsWe collected 360 adolescents, 52.2% of whom were male. The mean age of our patients was 16.62 years.
A total of 4.7% of the adolescents had an online gambling disorder, 26.9% had problematic use, while 68.3% were occasional users.
The analytical study revealed that online video game addiction was associated with male gender (p ꞊0.003), the presence of relationship problems with parents (p ꞊0.000), and low academic achievement (p ꞊0.000).
ConclusionsWe draw attention to the necessary debate between sensible and problematic use of new technologies and the need for longitudinal prevention in schools.
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