Frequent Abdominal Pain in Childhood and Youth : A Systematic Review of Psychophysiological Characteristics
Joint Authors
Weimer, Katja
Gulewitsch, Marco Daniel
Schlarb, Angelika Anita
Müller, Judith
Schwille-Kiuntke, Juliane
Enck, Paul
Source
Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Frequent abdominal pain (AP) in children and adolescents is often designated as functional gastrointestinal disorder.
In contrast to research on psychological and social influences on the experience of AP in this population, psychophysiological features such as function of the autonomic nervous system, the central nervous system, or the endocrine system have rarely been studied.
Methods.
We conducted a systematic literature search for peer-reviewed journal articles referring to children with AP between 4 and 18 years.
Studies on experimental baseline characteristics or reactivity of psychophysiological outcome parameters (autonomous nervous system, central nervous system, and endocrine parameters) were included.
Key Results.
Twelve of 18 included studies found psychophysiological differences between children with AP and healthy ones.
These studies indicate a possible autonomic dysregulation and hypersensitivity of the central nervous system in children with AP following stimulation with stress or other intense stimuli.
Mainly conflicting results were found regarding baseline comparisons of autonomic and endocrine parameters.
Conclusions and Inferences.
Frequent AP in children may be associated with an altered psychophysiological reaction on intense stimuli.
It has to be considered that the current literature on psychophysiological characteristics of childhood AP is small and heterogeneous.
In particular, multiparameter studies using validated experimental paradigms are lacking.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gulewitsch, Marco Daniel& Müller, Judith& Enck, Paul& Weimer, Katja& Schwille-Kiuntke, Juliane& Schlarb, Angelika Anita. 2014. Frequent Abdominal Pain in Childhood and Youth : A Systematic Review of Psychophysiological Characteristics. Gastroenterology Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gulewitsch, Marco Daniel…[et al.]. Frequent Abdominal Pain in Childhood and Youth : A Systematic Review of Psychophysiological Characteristics. Gastroenterology Research and Practice No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gulewitsch, Marco Daniel& Müller, Judith& Enck, Paul& Weimer, Katja& Schwille-Kiuntke, Juliane& Schlarb, Angelika Anita. Frequent Abdominal Pain in Childhood and Youth : A Systematic Review of Psychophysiological Characteristics. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478526
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-478526