Exposure-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children with Abdominal Pain: A Pilot Trial.

BACKGROUND:Children with pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders (P-FGIDs) have an increased risk for school absenteeism, depression, anxiety and low quality of life. Exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has shown large treatment effects in adults with irritable bowel syndrome,...

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Main Authors: Maria Lalouni, Ola Olén, Marianne Bonnert, Erik Hedman, Eva Serlachius, Brjánn Ljótsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5063361?pdf=render