13.5 Clinical Interventions and Resources to Help Children and Families Move From Confusion to Recovery

The physical experience of emotional stress is a hallmark of somatic symptom and related disorders (SSRDs). Such physical experiences are involuntary, common, and adaptive over the course of development. However, for 8 –12% of youth, physical symptoms cause significant distress and severe impairments in attending school, exercising, and socializing.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research