How to recognize and manage psychosomatic pain in the pediatric emergency department

• Main Authors: Giorgio Cozzi (Author), Annunziata Lucarelli (Author), Fabio Borrometi (Author), Ilaria Corsini (Author), Eva Passone (Author), Sara Pusceddu (Author), Giuliana Morabito (Author), Egidio Barbi (Author), Franca Benini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aim Children and adolescents affected by somatization and somatic symptom disorder commonly refer to emergency services. Due to the absence of specific guidelines for the emergency setting and to a possible lack of knowledge, these patients are at risk of being unrecognized and mismanaged....