Abnormal psychosocial situations among inpatients from a child and adolescent psychiatric department in a teaching hospital in France

In order to examine the relationships between Associated Abnormal PsychoSocial Situations and psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents, an exploratory analysis using Axis V of the ICD-10 was performed on 1050 child and adolescent psychiatric inpatients. A logistic regression analysis was completed with respect to four groups of DSM-III-R diagnostic categories (Emotional Disorders, Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Specific Developmental Disorders, Non Specific Developmental Disorders). AAPSS were more frequently found in children and adolescents with Emotional Disorders or Disruptive Behavior Disorders than in those with Developmental Disorders but there was no diagnostic specificity in the distribution of AAPSS.