Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Child Patients Seen at a Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic

Psychiatric disorders and family functioning in children and adolescents with functional abdominal pain syndrome

“…In accordance with another report, children younger than 12 years were significantly more likely to have a diagnosis of depressive disorder than subjects who were 12 years of age and older 12 . In addition, current results do not support the finding that girls with FAPS are more likely to suffer from symptoms of depression, whereas boys have higher rates of anxiety 18 . There are some possible explanations for these differences in other studies.…”

“…12 In addition, current results do not support the finding that girls with FAPS are more likely to suffer from symptoms of depression, whereas boys have higher rates of anxiety. 18 There are some possible explanations for these differences in other studies. First, there is not a systematic referral or well-defined primary, secondary, and tertiary care system in Iran.…”

Why do children have chronic abdominal pain, and what happens to them when they grow up? Population based cohort study

“…In most cases no defined organic diagnosis can be found, and this has led researchers to seek psychosocial explanations for recurrent abdominal pain 4. Children presenting with abdominal pain may come from anxious families5-8 and from families in which one or more members suffer from physical health complaints 9-12. Most studies have drawn from relatively small clinical samples, which may introduce selection bias with, for example, the most severely symptomatic children and the most anxious parents being overrepresented.…”

The Misunderstood Child: The Child With a Nonverbal Learning Disorder

“…Advocating for the child with NLD is key. This may be the child who shows up in the school nurse's office a great deal with a variety of somatic symptoms (Woodbury, 1993). On the surface the child with NLD may seem articulate, with no apparent difficulties; however, the child with NLD is often criticized, reprimanded, and given negative feedback for behaviors resulting from lack of coordination, visual-spatial organization deficiencies, and failure to comprehend nonverbal communication (Thompson, 1997).…”