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- Title
Somatoform Disorders in Children and Adolescents.
- Authors
Mohapatra, Satyakam; Deo, Sardar J. K.; Satapathy, Ashirbad; Rath, Neelmadhav
- Abstract
Somatoform disorders remain one of the most neglected areas in child and adolescent psychiatry. Somatoform disorders among children and adolescents cause impairment in educational and social functioning and generate a great deal of psychosocial distress. Patients with these disorders typically present to general medical settings rather than to mental health settings. Early referral to mental health professional is required to avoid unnecessary investigations and delay in diagnosis of somatoform disorders in children
- Subjects
SOMATOFORM disorders in children; PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL skills; MENTAL health; MEDICAL personnel; SOCIOLOGY of disability
- Publication
German Journal of Psychiatry, 2014, Vol 17, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
1433-1055
- Publication type
Article