Somatoform disorders in adolescence
Tordjman, E.; Canouï, P.; Touati-Pellegrin, M.
La Revue du Praticien 64(4): 515-519
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-2640 PMID: 24855788 Document Number: 678905
Somatoform disorders are fairly common in adolescents. These disorders are frequently met by all professionals like pediatricians, neurologists and general physicians. Studies on adolescence encountered bias to evaluate frequency of these disorders because of variations in the diagnostic criteria used by different workers and diversity of units concerned. Actually, there is no consensus about taking care these patients. Paediatricians remain the first step and link for the care which is often complicated and needs multidisciplinary approach. The recognition of somatoform disorders requires two complementary diagnostic processes in order to propose a fitted treatment for adolescents for whom symptoms always are the reflection of a suffering that has to be identified, evaluated and cared.