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The main goal of this chapter is to present general treatment aspects of children suffering both a pain disorder and a mental disorder. We pinpoint the specifics for paediatric pain therapy in children with a pain disorder and concomitant depressive symptomatology, anxiety disorder, trauma disorder, or adjustment disorder. We furthermore discuss the specific therapeutic needs of children who are accused of school truancy or who actually have learning disabilities or intellectual giftedness. Finally, we discuss children with chronic pain also suffering a severe somatic disease or living in highly burdening family systems.
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Dobe, M., Zernikow, B. (2013). Specifics of Pain Therapy in Children with Mental Disorders, Severe Somatic Diseases, or Psychosocial Stress Factors. In: Dobe, M., Zernikow, B. (eds) Practical Treatment Options for Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37816-4_7
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