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Richez A, Gindt M, Battista M, Nachon O, Menard ML, Askenazy F, Fernandez A, Thümmler S. Storm Alex: acute stress responses in the pediatric population. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2022; 13:2067297. [PMID: 35599977 PMCID: PMC9116238 DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2022.2067297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION On 2 October 2020, a violent storm (Alex) reached the French Riviera and caused significant damage in three inhabited valleys in the hinterland of the city of Nice. Entire populations were exposed to prolonged stress (no means of communication, electricity nor water) and were particularly at risk of suffering from psychological consequences. We first hypothesized that a majority of children would experience an acute stress reaction. However, we also hypothesized that their clinical expression would differ depending on their developmental age. Thus, we aimed to evaluate, according to the child's level of development, the presence of acute stress symptoms. METHODS Consecutive interviews with the child/adolescent and his/her parents were conducted by child and adolescent psychologists and psychiatrists to assess symptomatology following storm Alex (from day 1 to day 3). Each interview assessed nine classes of symptoms that have been compared according to age-groups. RESULTS 116 children have been evaluated (0.2-17.6 years, mean 9.1). The 0-5-years-old showed more agitation as well as developmental regression than children aged 6-11 (p = .011, p = .045) and 12-18 years (p < .001, p < .001). Anxiety was reported more frequently among the 6-11 years old than the 0-5 years children (p = .018). Overall, the interviewed children presented at least one manifestation of acute stress after the storm (94% for the 0-5 years; 83% for the 6-11 years and 74% for the 12-18 years). DISCUSSION The results highlight the high rate of acute stress symptoms in a natural disaster context, their specificity depending on children's age. Therefore; it emphasizes the need to develop, improve and validate specific assessment tools. Scheduled follow-up evaluations will help to understand, after a natural disaster, the long-term stress response in children, paving the way for targeting early, intensive, specific and multidisciplinary symptomatic treatment approaches.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04850924. HIGHLIGHTS Acute stress symptoms in children and adolescents are very frequent in the context of exposure to a natural disaster with specifications depending on the developmental age.
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- Aurélien Richez
- University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children's Hospitals of Nice CHU-Lenval, Nice, France.,CoBTek, FRIS, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.,Centre Régional de Psychotraumatologie PACA, Nice, France
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- University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children's Hospitals of Nice CHU-Lenval, Nice, France.,CoBTek, FRIS, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.,Centre Régional de Psychotraumatologie PACA, Nice, France
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- University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children's Hospitals of Nice CHU-Lenval, Nice, France.,CoBTek, FRIS, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.,Centre Régional de Psychotraumatologie PACA, Nice, France
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- University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children's Hospitals of Nice CHU-Lenval, Nice, France.,CoBTek, FRIS, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.,Centre Régional de Psychotraumatologie PACA, Nice, France
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- University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children's Hospitals of Nice CHU-Lenval, Nice, France.,CoBTek, FRIS, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.,Centre Régional de Psychotraumatologie PACA, Nice, France
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- University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children's Hospitals of Nice CHU-Lenval, Nice, France.,CoBTek, FRIS, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.,Centre Régional de Psychotraumatologie PACA, Nice, France
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- University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children's Hospitals of Nice CHU-Lenval, Nice, France.,CoBTek, FRIS, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.,Centre Régional de Psychotraumatologie PACA, Nice, France
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- University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children's Hospitals of Nice CHU-Lenval, Nice, France.,CoBTek, FRIS, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France
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Gindt M, Fernandez A, Zeghari R, Ménard ML, Nachon O, Richez A, Auby P, Battista M, Askenazy F. A 3-year retrospective study of 866 children and adolescent outpatients followed in the Nice Pediatric Psychotrauma Center created after the 2016 mass terror attack. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:1010957. [PMID: 36569628 PMCID: PMC9772007 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1010957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The mass terrorist attack in Nice, France, in July 2016 caused deaths and injuries in a local population, including children and adolescents. The Nice Pediatric Psychotrauma Center (NPPC) was opened to provide mental health care to the pediatric population (0-18 years) who experienced traumatic events. OBJECTIVES This study describes the specificity of the care pathway for young trauma victims, with an explanation of how the NPPC works during the first three years. METHODS In this retrospective study, we conducted quantitative and qualitative data collection about new and follow-up consultations, primary and comorbid diagnoses, and the kind of trauma (terrorist attack versus other kinds of trauma). Ethics approval was obtained from the local Ethics committee. RESULTS 866 children and adolescents were followed in the NPPC. We found a high rate of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD; 71%) in this population with a high rate of comorbidities (67%), mainly sleep disorders (34.7%) and mood and anxiety disorders (16.2%). A high number of children and adolescents impacted by the terrorist attack required follow-up consultations after exposure to the mass terrorist attack, the first care-seeking requests continued to occur three years later, although at a slower rate than in the first and second years. New consultations for other kinds of trauma were observed over time. DISCUSSION This study supports previous findings on the significant impact of mass trauma in the pediatric population showing even a higher level of PTSD and a high rate of comorbidities. This may be explained by the brutality of the traumatic event, particularly for this age group. The findings of this study have implications for early interventions and long-term care for children and adolescents to prevent the development of chronic PTSD into adulthood.
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- Morgane Gindt
- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Lenval, Nice, France.,Université Côte d'Azur, CoBTek, Fédération de Recherche Interventions en Santé, Nice, France.,Centre Expert du Psychotrauma Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Corse, Nice, France
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- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Lenval, Nice, France.,Université Côte d'Azur, CoBTek, Fédération de Recherche Interventions en Santé, Nice, France.,Centre Expert du Psychotrauma Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Corse, Nice, France
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- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Lenval, Nice, France.,Université Côte d'Azur, CoBTek, Fédération de Recherche Interventions en Santé, Nice, France.,Centre Expert du Psychotrauma Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Corse, Nice, France
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- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Lenval, Nice, France.,Université Côte d'Azur, CoBTek, Fédération de Recherche Interventions en Santé, Nice, France.,Centre Expert du Psychotrauma Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Corse, Nice, France
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- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Lenval, Nice, France.,Université Côte d'Azur, CoBTek, Fédération de Recherche Interventions en Santé, Nice, France.,Centre Expert du Psychotrauma Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Corse, Nice, France
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- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Lenval, Nice, France.,Université Côte d'Azur, CoBTek, Fédération de Recherche Interventions en Santé, Nice, France.,Centre Expert du Psychotrauma Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Corse, Nice, France
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- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Lenval, Nice, France.,Université Côte d'Azur, CoBTek, Fédération de Recherche Interventions en Santé, Nice, France
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- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Lenval, Nice, France.,Université Côte d'Azur, CoBTek, Fédération de Recherche Interventions en Santé, Nice, France.,Centre Expert du Psychotrauma Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Corse, Nice, France
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- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Lenval, Nice, France.,Université Côte d'Azur, CoBTek, Fédération de Recherche Interventions en Santé, Nice, France.,Centre Expert du Psychotrauma Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Corse, Nice, France
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Gindt M, Fernandez A, Battista M, Richez A, Nachon O, Askenazy F. Preliminary findings of a longitudinal follow-up study of the paediatric population and their families during and after the coronavirus pandemic and the confinement. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9475775 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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IntroductionPandemic are known to generate traumatic events, such as job losses or violence [1]. Several studies have shown that epidemics and related health measures (quarantine, confinement) lead to an increase of acute stress disorders (ASD), post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), anxiety and depression in the adult population [2]. In the pediatric population, few studies have been carried out on the psychiatric outcomes during and after epidemics and associated measures [3].ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to explore ASD symptoms during stay-at-home and Covid 19 pandemic and its impact on children and adolescent mental health.MethodsSixty participants (53% girls and 47% boys; mean age= 9 years 5 months) were included in this longitudinal study [4]. The measures consist in an emergency semi-directed interview designed to assess symptoms of ASD according to the age of children.ResultsPatients’ age modulated psychiatric outcomes. Children under the age of six shown more developmental regressions and more restlessness than older ones. Children from 6 to 12 years were characterized by more oppositional behaviors than adolescents. Finally, adolescents were characterized by more social isolation than younger ones. Other symptoms appear to be more stable across ages: sleep disturbance, fear behavior and somatization.ConclusionsYoung children experienced more externalized symptoms (opposition and agitation) and developmental regressions than older children [5]. Thus, it appears necessary during pandemic to take into account the psychiatric consequences of confinement to reduce psychosocial long-term outcomes in particular in younger patients who appeared to develop specific and age-related psychiatric disorders.
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Richez A, Olivier G, Coello Y. Stimulus-Response Compatibility Effect in the Near-Far Dimension: A Developmental Study. Front Psychol 2016; 7:1169. [PMID: 27547194 PMCID: PMC4974270 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The present study investigates the developmental aspect of stimulus-response compatibility (SRC) effect in 8–11-years-old children. The task consisted in manually responding to the color of a pawn presented on a chessboard at different distances. Manual responses were provided by reaching a proximal or distal location depending on the color of the stimulus. We found that reaction time was affected by the conflict generated by the response suggested by the location of the stimulus and the response required according to its color. This was not the case for movement time despite we found a higher rate of long duration movements in the incongruent than in the congruent spatial condition. The SRC effect was, however, observed in children older than 10 years old. These findings provide additional evidence for a reorganization of the perceptual system during the period of 8–10 years, integrating progressively multimodal information and preparing more efficiently the body to act in the environment.
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- Aurélien Richez
- CNRS, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, Université de Lille Lille, France
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Récits Cultures Et Sociétés, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis Nice, France
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- CNRS, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, Université de Lille Lille, France
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Rami F, Vignon C, Gervais F, Coulon B, Richez A, Valin M, Singh P, Forster R. Preparation and characterization of Reconstructed Human Epidermis (RHE). Toxicol Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.08.553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Coutté A, Richez A, Coello Y, Olivier G. Concurrent right–left and amplitude spatial congruency effects in a visual discrimination task. Visual Cognition 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/13506285.2015.1088606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Veron L, Mailler S, Girard V, Muller BH, L'Hostis G, Ducruix C, Lesenne A, Richez A, Rostaing H, Lanet V, Ghirardi S, van Belkum A, Mallard F. Rapid urine preparation prior to identification of uropathogens by MALDI-TOF MS. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2015; 34:1787-95. [PMID: 26054715 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-015-2413-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-ToF MS) has been introduced in clinical routine microbiology laboratories. For the rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infections, culture-independent methods prior MALDI-mediated identification have been described. Here, we describe a comparison of three of these methods based on their performance of bacterial identification and their potential as a routine tool for microbiology labs : (i) differential centrifugation, (ii) urine filtration and (iii) a 5-h bacterial cultivation on solid culture media. For 19 urine samples, all methods were directly compared and correct bacterial species identification by MALDI was used as performance indicator. A higher percentage of correct MALDI identification was obtained after filtration (78.9 %) and the growth-based method (84.2 %) as compared to differential centrifugation (68.4 %). Additional testing of 76 mono-microbial specimens (bacteriuria > 10(5) CFU/mL) confirmed the good performance of short growth with a 90.8 % correct MALDI score, with a potentially better fit to the routine workflow of microbiology labs.
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- L Veron
- Innovation/Technology Research Department, bioMérieux S.A., Chemin de l'Orme, 69280, Marcy L'Etoile, France,
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Portinha D, Bouteiller L, Pensec S, Richez A, Chassenieux C. Influence of Preparation Conditions on the Self-Assembly by Stereocomplexation of Polylactide Containing Diblock Copolymers. Macromolecules 2004. [DOI: 10.1021/ma035831e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- D. Portinha
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères, UMR 7610 CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, tour 44, 1er étage, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères, UMR 7610 CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, tour 44, 1er étage, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères, UMR 7610 CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, tour 44, 1er étage, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères, UMR 7610 CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, tour 44, 1er étage, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Physicochimie des Polymères et des Milieux Dispersés, UMR 7615 CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, ESPCI, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex, France
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