Addressing Parental Stress and Reducing Avoidable Benzodiazepine Exposure in Children During Hospitalization in Pediatric Intensive Care Units to Improve Mental Health Outcomes

Abstract

In agreement with Aamir et al., and taking into account that the child's anxiety is modulated by the parents' anxiety [1], it seems necessary to consider involving parents in specific care programs in order to reduce their stress during their children's care, especially in case of child's intubation [2]. Such a goal required from us to structure psychological and psychiatric interventions in the PICU of Nice to establish an appropriate care pathway (from PICU to child/parents' home), with child psychiatrist/psychologist devoted to this activity.