TY - JOUR
T1 - Noncardiac Chest Pain in Children and Adolescents: A Biopsychosocial Conceptualization.
AU - McDonnell, Cassandra J.
AU - White, Kamila S.
AU - Grady, R. Mark
N1 - Cassandra J. McDonnell Kamila S. White R. Mark Grady Substantive/Theoretical Review 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.
PY - 2012/2/1
Y1 - 2012/2/1
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.
UR - https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10578-011-0240-7.pdf
U2 - 10.1007/s10578-011-0240-7
DO - 10.1007/s10578-011-0240-7
M3 - Article
VL - 43
JO - Child Psychiatry & Human Development
JF - Child Psychiatry & Human Development
ER -