Psychological Trauma
Conditions
Brief summary
Alex storm hits France, especially the French Riviera, from September 30, 2020 to October 3, 2020. A lot of people have been impacted by this event. Among these people, 116 children have been taking care by the medico-psychological emergency unit and have been assessed by child psychiatrists or by psychologists.
Detailed description
Alex storm hits France from September 30, 2020 to October 3, 2020. On October 2, several valley in the Nice hinterland were devastated by this natural disaster. Nine people died during this storm and hundreds of families were affected (house washed away or uninhabitable). This led to emergency evacuations on October 3 of several families. The inhabitants of some villages have been subjected to prolonged stress (lack of water and electricity, difficulty in supplying food, fear of another storm). These villages were isolated for a period varying from fifteen days to over three months. These people are particularly exposed to psychological consequences. Between October 3 and October 30, the CUMP (medico-psychological emergency unit) was mobilized to provide psychological first aid to these families. Among those seen in emergency 116 children were taken care of. In order to assess the immediate symptoms of the children, the investigators used an assessment sheet specific to the developmental ages of the children. All children seen in an emergency between October 3 and October 30, 2020 were assessed by child psychiatrists or by psychologists trained in emergency and pediatric psychological trauma.
Interventions
OTHERevaluation psychological trauma
9 classes of symptoms to be evaluated
Sponsors
Fondation Lenval
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* children impacted by the Alex storm * children seen in an emergency between October 3 and October 30, 2020 * children were assessed by child psychiatrists or by psychologists trained in emergency and pediatric psychological trauma
Exclusion criteria
* children whose parents refused to the processing of their data
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| measure of risk developing post-traumatic stress disorder | at inclusion | A questionnaire assessing symptoms in the acute phase. 9 classes of symptoms to be evaluated.. Anxiety - Sadness / Cries - Mutism / Apartness - Passiveness - Agitation / Panic / Disorganization - Somatization - Developmental regression / Excessive attachment to caregiver - Verbalization of fear - Sleep disorders All symptoms are assessed by scoring presence (1) or absence (0). The total score is calculated out of 9 and refers to the risk of later developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (0 = very low risk; 9 = very high risk) |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed