Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease.

Andrew M HeitzerJennifer LongoriaJerlym S PorterErin MacArthurBrian PotterJuan DingJeffrey GossettGuolian KangJane S Hankins

Published in: Journal of pediatric psychology (2022)

Adolescents with SCD do not report elevated internalizing symptoms compared to normative expectations. Further research is needed to examine the trajectory of internalizing symptoms and the bidirectional relationship between pain and psychosocial functioning in SCD.

Keyphrases

young adults
physical activity
chronic pain
mental health
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
postoperative pain