title: [Psychological profile of children with neurogenic syncope].
abstract: At present, syncope is still a matter of great concern and anxiety for both parents and children. Neurocardiogenic syncope is the most common type of syncope in children with an incidence of 70%. It usually has a benign etiology, with rapid loss of consciousness and spontaneous resolution. In case of neurocardiogenic syncope, it is important to assess the emotional and/or adaptive capacity of the patient. From a psychological point of view, the presence of a traumatic area of development has been reported in pediatric patients with syncope. This area is characterized by symptoms of anxiety and/or depression, self-withdrawal, somatic complaints and dissociation. Neurocardiogenic syncope in pediatric age can be the expression of a psychosomatic disorder underlying psychopathological vulnerability.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vallone
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Placidi
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pennacchia
authors.forename: Simonetta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Drago
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D019462:Syncope, Vasovagal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*