文摘
Nonspecific, functional and somatoform physical complaints affect approximately one third of children and adolescents and represents a population with a high utilization of all levels of medical treatment. The available data on prevalence are manifold but inhomogeneous (Campo et al., J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 38:1093–1101, 1999; Eminson, Clin Psychol Rev 27(7):855–871, 2007; Essau et al., Z Klin Psychol Psychother 29:97–108, 2000; Hessel et al., Funktionelle Somatoforme Störungen im Kindes-und –Jugendalter, 2003; King et al., Pain 152(12):2729–2738, 2011; Noeker, Funktionelle und Somatoforme Störungen im Kindes-und Jugendalter. Reihe: Klinische Kinderpsychologie, 2008; Perquin et al., Eur J Pain 7:551–559, 2003; Roth-Isigkeit, Monatsschr Kinderheilkd, 154:741–754, 2006). The prognosis is favorable if the diagnosis is timely and the therapy is adequate. The results indicate that the diagnostics and therapeutic steps are often not undertaken so that a chronic long-term course into adulthood occurs. For mild forms in childhood simultaneous biopsychosocial diagnostics are necessary and parallel clarification approaches should be considered. Physical and social activation is necessary. The requirement for an interdisciplinary approach increases with the severity of the disorder, Keywords Primary healthcare Pain Psychology Mental health services/utilization Mental disorders/etiology