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Functional Symptoms In Young People: Conceptualizations, Definitions, Approaches -- Functional Neurological Disorders: It Is All In The Head -- Chest Pain, Syncope and Palpitations in the Pediatric Patient -- Functional Symptoms in Pulmonology: Taking your Breath Away -- Functional Symptoms in Gastroenterology: A Punch to the Gut -- Functional Symptoms in Nephrology: Keeping It In and Letting It Out -- Functional Symptoms In Pediatric Dermatology: The Canary In The Coal Mine -- Psychogenic Influences Associated with Allergic Disorders -- Functional and Psychosocial Ramifications of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatric Endocrinology -- Functional Somatic Symptoms in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology -- Chronic Pediatric Rheumatologic Pain Syndromes -- Functional Symptoms in Infectious Disease: Reading into Titers -- Functional Symptoms in Medical Genetics -- Functional Symptoms in Children Who Have Developmental or Behavioral Differences -- Functional Symptoms in Pediatric Emergency Medicine -- Functional Symptoms in Intensive Care: The Vicious Circle of Anxiety and Symptoms -- Development Of Functional Symptoms In Children Exposed To Traumatic Events -- When and how to refer a patient to a mental health care provider -- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Functional Somatic and Internalizing Symptoms -- The Use of Biofeedback and Neurofeedback in Pediatric Care -- Hypnosis for Treatment of Functional Symptoms in Children -- Guided Imagery for Functional Disorders -- Acupuncture for the Treatment of Functional Disorders in Children -- Mindfulness Meditation for Children -- Adapting Yoga for Children and Adolescents with Functional Disorders -- Pharmacotherapy of Functional Disorders in Children -- Music Therapy in Pediatrics: Clinical Indications for the Treatment of Functional Symptoms -- Play-Family Therapy: A Biobehavioral Team Approach to Chronic Medical Symptoms.

Many children with medical conditions fail to improve despite physicians' best efforts. Sometimes, we ascribe this failure to lack of adherence to therapy, or to the severity of the condition. What we often fail to appreciate, however, is that sometimes the lack of improvement can be explained by the patients' psychological states. The first section of Functional Symptoms in Pediatric Disease: A Clinical Guide teaches children's health care providers to recognize functional symptoms that can complicate organic disease, as well as symptoms that are believed to be purely functional in origin. Literature reviews, case studies and quizzes are provided in each chapter, with video demonstrations included in some of the chapters. The second section of the book will help clinicians differentiate the patients for whom referral to a mental health provider is mandatory from those for whom other approaches may be useful. For the latter group, the book teaches clinicians to empower themselves by learning how to incorporate various therapies for functional disorders into their practice, including biofeedback, basic cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, hypnosis, acupressure, yoga and meditation. Practical strategies for obtaining training in these modalities are provided in the appendix. Useful for practicing clinicians including pediatricians, family practitioners, pediatric subspecialists, child psychiatrists, psychologists, other mental health care providers and practitioners of alternative and complementary medicine, Functional Symptoms in Pediatric Disease: A Clinical Guide is an important new book that will help children's health care providers consider the possible impact of functional contributions to the clinical presentation of their patients.