title: Psychosomatic Problems in Adolescents.
abstract: Many adolescents see physicians for diagnosis and treatment of symptoms that are found to have little or no organic basis. Definition, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of psychosomatic symptoms are presented, with special attention to recurrent abdominal pain, which is one of the most common somatoform syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Adolescent Health Services, Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205-2696, USA.
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Brown