title: [Psychiatric emergencies in adolescents].
abstract: Psychiatric emergencies in adolescents, apart from difficulties also found in adults, present specific difficulties linked to psychological characteristics of this period of life and to importance of familial interactions. "Real" emergencies or situations felt to be emergencies, they all need that we take time for serious assessment. Drugs and hospitalization are possible responses but must be challenged with much care. After some general aspects of these emergencies, we detail the most frequent clinical situations.
authors.affiliation: Service universitaire de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent Centre hospitalier Henri Laborit 86021 Poitiers.
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berthaut
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marcelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D004358:Drug Therapy; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D005195:Family Relations; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans