@article{ref1,
title="Pain in adolescent psychiatric patients",
journal="Child and adolescent mental health",
year="2006",
author="Reigstad, B. and Jørgensen, K. and Wichstrøm, L.",
volume="11",
number="4",
pages="185-191",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Little is known about the extent of pain among adolescent psychiatric patients, and the relationships with psychosocial factors and psychiatric symptoms. <br><br>METHOD: A representative sample of 129 adolescent patients were assessed with measures including the Youth Self-Report, the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire, and instruments assessing self-perceptions, coping styles, stresses, sociodemographic factors, and childhood abuse. <br><br>RESULTS: More than half of the adolescents (54%) reported to be bothered currently by frequent pain. Frequent pain correlated with depression, self-harm, suicide attempt, and with ruminative and emotion oriented coping. Adolescents suffering from frequent pain had more often experienced childhood abuse/neglect. A stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that depression, alcohol intoxication and childhood neglect were the strongest concurrent predictors of frequent pain. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians should ask child and adolescent psychiatric patients about pain, and be aware of possible connections with abuse/ neglect, depression and suicidality. © 2006 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1475-357X",
doi="10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00408.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00408.x"
}