Functional abdominal pain in childhood and long-term vulnerability to anxiety disorders

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 132; no. 3; p. 475
• Main Authors: Shelby, Grace D, Shirkey, Kezia C, Sherman, Amanda L, Beck, Joy E, Haman, Kirsten, Shears, Angela R, Horst, Sara N, Smith, Craig A, Garber, Judy, Walker, Lynn S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2013
• Subjects: Abdominal Pain - epidemiology; Abdominal Pain - psychology; Adolescent; Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis; Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology; Anxiety Disorders - psychology; Child; Chronic Disease; Depressive Disorder - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder - epidemiology; Depressive Disorder - psychology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastrointestinal Diseases - diagnosis; Gastrointestinal Diseases - psychology; Humans; Interview, Psychological; Male; Mental Disorders - diagnosis; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - psychology; Prospective Studies; Recurrence; Risk; Somatoform Disorders - diagnosis; Somatoform Disorders - epidemiology; Somatoform Disorders - psychology; Tennessee; Tennessee; functional gastrointestinal disorder; anxiety; depression; prospective; pediatric; psychiatric disorders
• ISSN: 1098-4275
• DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-2191

Cross-sectional studies link functional abdominal pain (FAP) to anxiety and depression in childhood, but no prospective study has evaluated psychiatric status in adulthood or its relation to pain persistence. Pediatric patients with FAP (n = 332) and control subjects (n = 147) were tracked prospecti...