Child and Parental Reports of Bullying in a Consecutive Sample of Children With Food Allergy

CONCLUSIONS:
Bullying is common in food-allergic children. It is associated with lower QoL and distress in children and their parents. Half of the bullying cases remain unknown to parents. When parents are aware of the bullying, the child’s QoL is better. It is important to proactively identify and address cases in this population.

Source: PEDIATRICS - January 1, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Shemesh, E., Annunziato, R. A., Ambrose, M. A., Ravid, N. L., Mullarkey, C., Rubes, M., Chuang, K., Sicherer, M., Sicherer, S. H. Tags: Allergy & Dermatology Article Source Type: research