SOMATIC COMPLAINTS IN ANXIOUS CHILDREN
SOMATIC COMPLAINTS IN ANXIOUS CHILDREN
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DOI：
10.1007/bf00918905
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发表时间：
1991-12-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
LONG, PJ
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作者：
BEIDEL, DC;CHRIST, MAG;LONG, PJ
虽然胃痛和头痛被认为是焦虑症儿童的特征，但有越来越多的证据表明，更广泛的躯体症状可能与儿童的焦虑表达有关。本研究的目的是确定焦虑儿童躯体主诉的患病率。结果表明，患有焦虑症的儿童认可许多不同的躯体症状的存在，与临床直觉相反，胃痛和头痛并不是最常见的症状。此外，与正常对照组相比，焦虑儿童认可了更多的躯体抱怨。此外，焦虑儿童报告的症状模式表明存在通常与惊恐发作相关的躯体和认知成分，尽管没有一个儿童符合惊恐障碍的诊断标准。结果进行了讨论的躯体症状的理解儿童焦虑症的贡献。
Although stomachaches and headaches are considered characteristic of children with anxiety disorders, there is converging evidence that a broader range of somatic symptoms may be associated with children's expressions of anxiety. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of somatic complaints in anxious children. The results indicated that children with anxiety disorders endorsed the presence of many different somatic complaints, and that contrary to clinical intuition, stomaches and headaches were not among the most commonly reported symptoms. In addition, the anxious children endorsed significantly more somatic complaints when compared to normal controls. Furthermore, the symptom pattern reported by anxious children indicated the presence of both the somatic and cognitive components usually associated with panic attacks, although none of the children met diagnostic criteria for panic disorder. The results are discussed in terms of the contribution of somatic symptoms to the understanding of anxiety disorders in children.