Main description:

Many children with medical conditions fail to improve despite physicians' best efforts. Sometimes, we ascribe this failure to lack of adherence to therapy or to the severity of the condition. What we often fail to appreciate, however is that sometimes the lack of improvement can be explained by the patients' psychological states. The first section of Functional Symptoms in Pediatric Disease: A Clinical Guide teaches children's health care providers to recognize functional symptoms that can complicate organic disease as well as symptoms that are believed to be purely functional in origin. Literature reviews, case studies and quizzes are provided in each chapter, with video demonstrations included in some of the chapters. The second section of the book will help clinicians differentiate the patients for whom referral to a mental health provider is mandatory from those for whom other approaches may be useful. For the latter group, the book teaches clinicians to empower themselves by learning how to incorporate various therapies for functional disorders into their practice, including biofeedback, basic cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, hypnosis, acupressure, yoga and meditation. Practical strategies for obtaining training in these modalities are provided in the appendix. Useful for practicing clinicians including pediatricians, family practitioners, pediatric subspecialists, child psychiatrists, psychologists, other mental health care providers and practitioners of alternative and complementary medicine, Functional Symptoms in Pediatric Disease: A Clinical Guide is an important new book that will help children's health care providers consider the possible impact of functional contributions to the clinical presentation of their patients.

Contents:

Section I: Recognition of Functional Symptoms in Children

Ch. 1: Functional Symptoms In Young People: Conceptualizations, Definitions, Approaches

F. Ralph Berberich

Laurence Irwin Sugarman

Ch. 2: Functional Neurological Disorders: It Is All In The Head

Linda Thomson

Ch. 3: Chest Pain, Syncope and Palpitations in the Pediatric Patient

Frank Coshey Smith

Ch. 4: Functional Symptoms in Pulmonology: Taking your Breath Away

Ran D. Anbar

Ch. 5: Functional Symptoms in Gastroenterology: A Punch to the Gut

Arvind I. Srinath

Susan A. Turner

Eva Szigethy

Ch. 6: Functional Symptoms in Nephrology: Keeping It In and Letting It Out

Thomas R. Welch

Ch. 7: Functional Symptoms In Pediatric Dermatology: The Canary In The Coal Mine

Anna J. Nichols

Ted A. Grossbart

Ch. 8: Psychogenic Influences Associated with Allergic Disorders

Juan L. Sotomayor, Jr.

Ch. 9: Functional and Psychosocial Ramifications of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatric Endocrinology

Nicole L. Pilek

Harold S. Starkman

Ch. 10: Functional Somatic Symptoms in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Lamia P. Barakat

Lauren C. Daniel

Richard H. Sills

Ch. 11: Chronic Pediatric Rheumatologic Pain Syndromes

Murray H. Passo

Lara M. Hourani

Ch. 12: Functional Symptoms in Infectious Disease: Reading into Titers

Wendy A. Holz

Jana Shaw

Ch. 13: Functional Symptoms in Medical Genetics

Robert Roger Lebel

Ch. 14: Functional Symptoms in Children Who Have Developmental or Behavioral Differences

Paul G. Taylor

Ch. 15: Functional Symptoms in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Asalim A. Thabet

Ch.16: Functional Symptoms in Intensive Care: The Vicious Circle of Anxiety and Symptoms

Robert K. Kanter

Regina J. Lozito-Yorton

Ch. 17: Development Of Functional Symptoms In Children Exposed To Traumatic Events

Paula A. Madrid

Robert K. Kanter

Section II: Treatment of Functional Symptoms in Children

Ch. 18: When and how to refer a patient to a mental health care provider

Julie H. Linden

Ch. 19: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Functional Somatic and Internalizing Symptoms

Daniela B. Colognori

Kathleen Herzig

Laura C. Reigada,

Alycia Leiby

Carrie Masia Warner

Ch. 20: The Use of Biofeedback and Neurofeedback in Pediatric Care

Donald P. Moss

Ch. 21: Hypnosis for Treatment of Functional Symptoms in Children

Ran D. Anbar

Ch. 22: Guided Imagery for Functional Disorders

Moshe S. Torem

Ch. 23: Acupuncture for the Treatment of Functional Disorders in Children

Anjana Kundu

Rosalie F. Tassone

Ch. 24: Mindfulness Meditation for Children

Carisa K. Perry-Parrish

Erica M. S. Sibinga

Ch. 25: Adapting Yoga for Children and Adolescents with Functional Disorders

Lisa C. Kaley-Isley

Ch. 26: Pharmacotherapy of Functional Disorders in Children

Luke A. Probst

Jeni L. Burgess

Ch. 27: Music Therapy in Pediatrics: Clinical Indications for the Treatment of Functional Symptoms

Clare H. Arezina

Ch. 28: Play-Family Therapy: A Biobehavioral Team Approach to Chronic Medical Symptoms

Dottie Higgins-Klein