title: [Psychosomatic Illness and Family Patterns of Children with Asthma].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Asthma is the most prevalent chronic illness in children and has been related to psychological aspects involved in its evolution.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To understand the types of relational patterns observed in families of children with this illness.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative analysis through intentional sample of children between the ages of 4 to 15 years with asthma and other mixed populations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The analysis shows families with diffuse limits between its members, tendency towards amalgamation, high levels of anxiety, and the presence of parental and parental-offspring conflicts.
authors.affiliation: Médico psiquiatra. Profesor asociado, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Social, Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: jose_garciandia@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: José Antonio Garciandía
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Imaz
authors.affiliation: Médica residente de tercer año de Medicina Familiar, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Social, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Adriana Marcela Ibarra
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Medina
keywords: Asma; Asthma; conflict; conflicto; depresión; depression; familia; family