Somatic symptom disorders

Journal Article Annotations
2021, 1st Quarter

Somatic symptom disorders

Annotations by Mary Burke, MD
March, 2021

  1. Prevalence, Patterns, and Correlates of Pain in Medically Hospitalized Pediatric Patients With Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders.

    PUBLICATION #1 — Somatic symptom disorders

    Prevalence, Patterns, and Correlates of Pain in Medically Hospitalized Pediatric Patients With Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders.
    Patricia Ibeziako, Edin Randall, Areti Vassilopoulos, Christine Choi, Katharine Thomson, Monique Ribeiro, Serena Fernandes , Robyn Thom, Simona Bujoreanu

    Annotation

    The finding:
    Among hospitalized children/ youth with pain and SSD, there was a strong correlation between multiple pain syndromes and history of significant adverse childhood events, compared to those patients with fewer pain symptoms.

    Strength and weaknesses:
    This was a careful chart review. The Child Somatization Inventory was used to provide reliable assessment of somatic symptoms.

    Relevance:
    While the results are not surprising, this contributes to our recognition that SSD and related disorders are common manifestations of trauma conditions.  Educating ourselves in providing trauma-informed care is essential for CL psychiatrists; educating colleagues in pediatrics and medicine on the outcomes of trauma is an important part of our work.

    Type of study:
    Retrospective chart review