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. 2020 Sep 30;16(708):1796-1800.

[Top 5 somatic problems of people suffering from mental disabilities with behavioral disorders]

[Article in French]
Marieme Ba #  1 , Anna Daniluk #  1 , Julien Salamun  1 , Dagmar M Haller  2 , Anne-Chantal Héritier Barras  3
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[Top 5 somatic problems of people suffering from mental disabilities with behavioral disorders]

[Article in French]
Marieme Ba et al. Rev Med Suisse. .

Abstract
in English, French

Behavioural disorders in adults with mental disabilities are very common and represent a diagnostic challenge. In fact, they often hide a somatic problem, which is more frequent in this population compared to the general population. These somatic symptoms may cause or enhance psychiatric symptoms. People with mental disabilities often have difficulties expressing their pain, which often manifests itself as mood changes. Consequently, it is important to be able to identify the pain as a priority and to treat it. The general practitioner should therefore check for the most common somatic complaints in people with mental disabilities, with the help of the acronym DODUGO (Dental, Otic, Digestive, UroGenital, Orthopaedic).

Les troubles du comportement chez les adultes en situation de handicap mental sont très fréquents et représentent un défi diagnostique. En effet, ils cachent souvent un problème somatique, par ailleurs plus fréquent dans cette population comparée à la population générale. Ces causes somatiques peuvent provoquer ou aggraver des troubles du comportement. Les personnes en situation de handicap ont souvent des difficultés à exprimer leur douleur, qui peut se manifester par un changement d’humeur. Il est donc important de pouvoir en priorité identifier la douleur et la traiter. Il s’agit aussi pour le médecin de premier recours de rechercher les affections somatiques les plus fréquentes chez les adultes en situation de handicap mental, en s’aidant de l’acronyme DODUGO (Dentaire, ORL, Digestif, Urogénital, Orthopédique).

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