title: [The placement of young children on medical advice. Psychological and social aspects (author's transl)].
abstract: The various aspects of the placement of young children on medical indications are considered on the basis of a pediatric and psychiatric study carried out in the Indre et Loire French department. The aim of the study is not to criticize the personnel in charge of the placements or the quality of the institutions, but to show how a generally satisfactory practice may also entail unrecognized risks. At present, placements solely for medical indications are unusual, and the reasons for such placements are largely psychological and/or social. Supervision of placement decision should be entrusted to competent services, and all decisions should be taken according to the best interest of the children.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D002674:Child, Institutionalized / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012112:Residential Facilities; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric
vernacular_title: Les placements de jeunes enfants pour raisons médicales. Aspects psychologiques et sociaux.