Children with recurrent abdominal pain and their parents: More somatic complaints, anxiety, and depression than other patient families?

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 231-243

  Walker, Lynn S ^a   Greene, John W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Recurrent abdominal pain; Somatization; Ulcers

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOMATIZATION; ULCER;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RECURRENCE; SICK ROLE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024358499     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/14.2.231     Document Type: Article

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