THE PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF CHRONIC ABDOMINAL PAIN IN FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS - CLINICAL AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES

• Main Authors: Anamaria Ciubara (Author), Roxana Chirita (Author), Gabriela Paduraru (Author), Dania Andreea Radu (Author), Claudia Adriana Olaru (Author), Ilinca Untu (Author), Lucian Stefan Burlea (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Both functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome are common causes of chronic abdominal pain in children and adolescents. Addressing these nosological entities is done according to the biopsychosocial model of functional gastrointestinal disorders, given their effect on quality of life an...