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Children with Psychogenic Abdominal Pain and Their Families

Management during Hospitalization

Michael C. Hughes

2801 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Cables, FI. 33134

Robert Zimin

Research Fellow in Child Development, Department of Psychiatry, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Children hospitalized with psychogenic abdominal pain and the children's families are discussed from the perspective of a child psychiatrist working within the pediatric hospital. Psychosocial and emotional difficulties for the child and parents are noted as families use somatic symptoms to deal with psychic distress. Principles for management are emphasized, utilizing a comprehensive team approach by physicians, nurses, and other health professionals. Through constructive use of hospitalization and informed fol low-up, these children and their parents can be helped toward symptomatic improvement and a more meaningful understanding and resolution of their underlying emotional difficulties.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 17, No. 7, 569-573 (1978)
DOI: 10.1177/000992287801700705
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