title: [Somatoform disorders in adolescence].
abstract: Somatoform disorders are fairly common in adolescents. These disorders are frequently met by all professionals like pediatricians, neurologists and general physicians. Studies on adolescence encountered bias to evaluate frequency of these disorders because of variations in the diagnostic criteria used by different workers and diversity of units concerned. Actually, there is no consensus about taking care these patients. Paediatricians remain the first step and link for the care which is often complicated and needs multidisciplinary approach. The recognition of somatoform disorders requires two complementary diagnostic processes in order to propose a fitted treatment for adolescents for whom symptoms always are the reflection of a suffering that has to be identified, evaluated and cared.
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tordjman
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Canouï
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Touati-Pellegrin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015897:Comorbidity; D003663:Decision Trees; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*