TY - JOUR
T1 - Noncardiac chest pain in children and adolescents
T2 - a biopsychosocial conceptualization.
AU - McDonnell, Cassandra J.
AU - White, Kamila S.
AU - Grady, R. Mark
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge Brian Vandenberg, PhD, Tara Galovski, PhD, and Dawn Garzon, PhD for providing input on an earlier draft of this manuscript. The University of Missouri-Saint Louis Dissertation Fellowship (awarded to C.J.M.) and the University of Missouri-Saint Louis (awarded to K.S.W.) supported this research.
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - Pediatric NCCP may be characterized by recurrent pain accompanied by emotional distress and functional impairment. This paper reviews and critiques literature on pediatric noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) and introduces a theoretical conceptualization to guide future study of NCCP in children and adolescents. A developmentally informed biopsychosocial conceptualization of NCCP etiology is proposed based on a synthesis of empirical evidence and clinical observations of pediatric NCCP within the context of relevant findings from the broader pediatric pain and anxiety literature. Multiple factors from biological, psychological, social, familial, and developmental domains are potentially relevant to the etiology of this ailment. This article concludes with directions for future research and clinical implications.
AB - Pediatric NCCP may be characterized by recurrent pain accompanied by emotional distress and functional impairment. This paper reviews and critiques literature on pediatric noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) and introduces a theoretical conceptualization to guide future study of NCCP in children and adolescents. A developmentally informed biopsychosocial conceptualization of NCCP etiology is proposed based on a synthesis of empirical evidence and clinical observations of pediatric NCCP within the context of relevant findings from the broader pediatric pain and anxiety literature. Multiple factors from biological, psychological, social, familial, and developmental domains are potentially relevant to the etiology of this ailment. This article concludes with directions for future research and clinical implications.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10578-011-0240-7
DO - 10.1007/s10578-011-0240-7
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21701910
AN - SCOPUS:84861792730
SN - 0009-398X
VL - 43
SP - 1
EP - 26
JO - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
JF - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
IS - 1
ER -