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Descriptive Study of Mental Activity

Descriptive Study of Mental Activity in the Emergency Department of the Centre Hospitalier de Mayotte

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02615925
Acronym
URGPSYMAY
Enrollment
564
Registered
2015-11-26
Start date
2014-11-04
Completion date
2016-04-11
Last updated
2017-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Psychiatric Disorder Requiring Hospitalization

Brief summary

Provide a description of patients admitted in the psychaitric department of the Mayotte Hospital

Detailed description

This feature and the proximity of Mayotte with developing countries give this department different specificities, both culturally and medically. Indeed, the local population of lifestyle and specific beliefs, combining Islam and animism. Thus, a person with mental suffering is traditionally treated by a wizard who will come into contact with the spirits that inhabit the person, the community that supports the patient remains at home. Mayotte is far behind compared to the metropolis where the supply of psychiatric care with a fragile population, a care network being created, and few downstream solutions To handle crisis situations, emergency unit and psychiatric liaison, speaking to general emergencies was established in 2010. It is currently the only access to emergency psychiatric care on the island. The situations covered by this unit are for patients of all ages and all social and geographical origins, reflecting the demographics of the population. Investigator has only quantitative data (number of patients / year) and has no qualitative analysis tool. No epidemiological research has been done to date in this direction. The aim of our study was to analyze the impact of various psychiatric disorders represented Mayotte of the emergency hospital to get a statistical picture of its business. This description will present to the scientific community the specifics of this department

Interventions

OTHERPsychiatry Consultation

Psychiatry Consultation

Sponsors

University Hospital, Montpellier
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Patient in need of psychiatric care in the emergency department

Exclusion criteria

* Patient leaves the emergency department against medical advice or fugue * Patient leaves the service without the medical diagnosis is made * Patient in exclusion period determined by a previous search * Patients for whom it is impossible give clear information * Patient who manifested their opposition to participate in research * Patient minor whose parental agreement has been reached * Patient on safeguarding justice whose guardian will not be contacted

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Describe the mental activity1 dayDescribe the mental activity of the emergency hospital of Mayotte (clinical observations obtained during routine psychiatric consultation) That is to say, describe the different psychiatric pathologies of all patients presenting to the emergency department of CH Mayotte.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Estimated incidence rates of various psychiatric pathologies1 dayEstimated incidence rates of various psychiatric pathologies (clinical observations obtained during routine psychiatric consultation)
Search factors associated with different pathologies1 daySearch factors associated with different pathologies (clinical observations obtained during routine psychiatric consultation)
Creating a database for further research.1 dayCreating a database for further research (clinical observations obtained during routine psychiatric consultation)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026