Citation

De Nardi L, Abbracciavento G, Cozzi G, Ronfani L, Viola I, Bigolin L, Barbi E, Trombetta A. Acta Paediatr. 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/apa.15877

PMID

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Abstract

Adolescents with mental health disorders are a high-risk population and problems during COVID-19 lockdowns have included increasing, widespread anxiety, fear, anger and uncertainty. Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is characterised by disproportionate thoughts, feelings and behaviours about physical symptoms associated with the distress and disruption of everyday functioning. SSD accounts for 15-25% of adolescent mental health cases in primary care paediatric settings,(3) and 8.6% of non-traumatic adolescent pain in emergency departments.(4).

Language: en