Profile of persons placed under guardianship in the psychiatric department of Monastir

Introduction The legally incapacitated major is any person who, having acquired the legal majority, should therefore enjoy his rights, and face social duties, but because of an alteration physical or mental faculties, not able to provide alone for safeguarding interests, nor obligations; there is, therefore, a need protection which placing under guardianship. Objectives To describe clinical sociodemographic profile subjects put guardianship in psychiatric services Monastir. Methods This retrospective descriptive study that focused on 71 files examined context expertise department Fattouma Bourguiba Monastir during period from 10-02-2016 08-06-2022. Results In total, we included who were framework expert assessments average age was 53 years. predominance males noted with sex ratio M/F = 1.5. Most patients urban origin; more than half (54.9%) single socioeconomic level most (81.7%); 53.5% illiterate only 11.3% had higher education level. Among somatic antecedents our population, 40.9% neurological pathologies: stroke 8.5%, epilepsy 7%, dementia 9.9%. history (71.8%) marked by intellectual disability (47.9%) followed schizophrenia (28.2%). Neuropsychiatric comorbidity 25.4%. diagnoses retained at time were: (47%), psychosis similar percentages 21%. duration evolution symptoms population varied between 1 year 60 years 22.56 request made siblings 40.8% cases, ascendants 21.1%. All took place hospital pre-arranged appointment formulated French language. Conclusions knowledge specificities different Tunisian laws governing essential meticulous drafting reports requires adapted training, be basic training modules psychiatrists. Disclosure Interest None Declared