Psychological distress and coping efficacy in children with disorders of gut-brain interaction.

Neha R SantucciCarlos Alberto Velasco-BenitezNatoshia CunninghamJesse LiLin FeiQin SunMiguel Saps

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility (2023)

Children with DGBIs had higher anxiety, emotional sensitivity, and somatization, and lower coping efficacy compared with healthy youth. This highlights the importance of appraising psychological distress characteristics as well as incorporating conflict resolution, assertiveness training, and resilience building during the treatment of DGBIs.

Keyphrases

young adults
social support
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
mental health
climate change
white matter
single molecule
combination therapy