title: Fifteen-minute consultation: Medically unexplained symptoms.
abstract: Medically unexplained symptoms are common and not always easy to manage. A wide range of symptoms may be presented and anxiety in the child, family and paediatrician about the possibility of a missed serious organic diagnosis may hamper effective management. Evidence-based approaches to a number of different presenting problems share a number of components. A model for assessment and management based on clinical experience and this evidence base is described.
authors.forename: David John
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cottrell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D000071896:Medically Unexplained Symptoms; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Child Psychiatry; Child Psychology; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; General Paediatrics; Pain