Analysis of Suicidal Behavior Among Children and Adolescents in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Region During the Covid 19 Pandemic Period

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Aggregated data collection: The demographic and diagnostic characteristics will be collected in aggregate form nafrom digital services departments or medical information departments of participating hospitals.

Data collection and qualitative interview: The psychopathological and socioeconomic characteristics will be collected. For subjects who agreed, they will participate in interviews and/or focus groups. Parent's subjects who agreed will be part of focus groups too.

Study summary

In 2020, the world is hit by a global health crisis due to a pandemic following the appearance of Sars-cov-2 or "covid-19". This pandemic was accompanied by a constant fear of contamination and death, relayed by the media. In France, the government proposed in response to the arrival of this virus on French territory. This policy was implemented in different ways over 3 distinct periods: strict containment at the start of the epidemic, then a "lighter" one, and finally a period of social restrictions without between these periods. This policy had a direct and rapid impact on the population's daily routines. Children and adolescents, are more susceptible to psychological trauma, as stress has a direct and psychic development. Studies have shown deleterious impact of the French health situation on the paediatric population. They point to an increase of psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety in the under -20s population, and an increase in suicidal gestures over the 2020-2021 period, with rates remaining higher than in previous years. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in the population aged 15-24.

Studies continue to focus on the incidence of suicidal gestures of suicidal gestures and psychological disorders, and few of them examine the factors linked to the increase in these incidences, the traumatic impact or the story of the trajectory. Similarly, the few studies focus only on the population aged 12 and over, and in some cases, do not distinguish between age groups (15-24 or under 20).

Investigators believe that the various periods of social restrictions and eco-anxiety caused by the pandemic may have influenced suicidal behaviour in this population.

The main objective of this study is to investigate the clinical and socio-economic characteristics of the pediatric population who experienced suicidal behaviors in the Auvergne Rhone Alpes region during the covid 19 pandemic.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Demographic and diagnostic characteristics — Baseline
  The following demographic and diagnostic characteristics will be collected in aggregate form for the entire population of children and adolescents who engaged in suicidal behavior during the health crisis and in the two preceding years: * Age, gender, place of residence, * ICD-10 diagnosis and referral, * Type of suicidal behavior (ideation, self-harm, suicide attempt), * Periods of social restrictions (lockdown, curfew, vaccine pass).

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