Children's Beliefs about Pain: An Exploratory Analysis

• Main Authors: Lindsay T. Ives (Author), Kate Stein (Author), Alannah M. Rivera-Cancel (Author), Julia K. Nicholas (Author), Kristen Caldwell (Author), Nandini Datta (Author), Christian Mauro (Author), Helen Egger (Author), Eve Puffer (Author), Nancy L. Zucker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Functional abdominal pain (FAP) is one of the most common childhood medical complaints, associated with significant distress and impairment. Little is known about how children understand their pain. Do they attribute it to personal weakness? Do they perceive pain as having global impact, affecting a...