Clinical and Actigraphic Profile of Young Patients Admitted for Attempted Suicide (ACTIHUMEUR)

Clinical and Actigraphic Profile of Young Patients Admitted for Attempted Suicide: Investigation of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

An excess suicide-related morbidity is observed among young people in the Picardie region, as reflected by the > 100% occupation rate of the Amiens University Hospital Adolescent Medicine Unit

An excess suicide-related morbidity is observed among young people in the Picardie region, as reflected by the > 100% occupation rate of the Amiens University Hospital Adolescent Medicine Unit. New approaches have been proposed to these problems that have led us to reorganize our diagnostic practices: 1) more precise characterization of suicidal behaviour by using standardized instruments such as the French version of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale developed by Posner (C-SSRS); 2) new clinical entities, such as disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, are now proposed in international classifications (DSM 5 field trial); 3) investigations such as recording of the circadian rhythm of motor activity by actigraphy are being studied as a laboratory complement to psychiatric diagnosis.

Inclusion Criteria: children/adolescents admitted after a suicide attempt Exclusion Criteria: severe depression mental retardation pervasive developmental disorder active psychotic episode, drug and alcohol abuse at the time of admission organic sleep-wake disorders (sleep-related respiratory and motor disorders, narcolepsy) any contraindication formulated by the clinical team patients not covered by French national health insurance, patients deprived of their freedom as stipulated in Article L.1121-6 of the French Public Health Code