title: [Role of specialized care units in the psychiatric approach of very young children].
abstract: Among the various means of answering psychiatric problems in young children, specialized care units for the very young, such as the one set up at psychiatric department for children and adolescents at the Salpêtrière Hospital, appear to be helpful in some situations which are psychologically highly dangerous as well as life-threatening. The modalities of the reception and therapy of the child and its family are described and discussed. It seems that this type of hospitalization may contribute to the resuming of dynamic developing processes in the child and of positive relationships between child and family, particularly the mother.
mesh_terms: D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*
vernacular_title: La place d'une unité de soins spécialisée dans l'abord psychiatrique de très jeunes enfants.