A comprehensive approach to understand somatic symptoms and their impact on emotional and psychosocial functioning in children.

INTRODUCTION:Somatic symptoms are frequently reported by children with significant impairment in functioning. Despite studies on adult populations that suggest somatic symptoms often co-occur with difficulties in identifying and describing feelings, little research has been done in childhood. This s...

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Main Authors: Rita Cerutti, Valentina Spensieri, Carmela Valastro, Fabio Presaghi, Roberto Canitano, Vincenzo Guidetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5298337?pdf=render