Journal Title
Title of Journal: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry
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Abbravation: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
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Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Authors: Marit Skrove Pål Romundstad Marit S Indredavik
Publish Date: 2014/08/20
Volume: 24, Issue: 5, Pages: 503-515
Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of chronic multisite pain with high disability in relation to emotional or behavioral problems and resilience factors in adolescence A second aim was to investigate if resilience factors could attenuate the associations between psychiatric symptoms and chronic multisite pain The study was based on a large crosssectional study carried out in Norway between 2006 and 2008 and included 7070 adolescents aged 13–19 years Chronic multisite pain was defined as pain at least once a week during the last 3 months scoring high on a disability index and occurring in three or more locations Chronic multisite pain was prevalent among adolescents with high scores 85 for anxiety/depression social anxiety conduct or attention problems 228–310 for girls 88–190 for boys Several coexistent psychiatric symptoms increased the prevalence of chronic multisite pain for both girls and boys Resilience factors including high selfesteem seldom feeling lonely and high scores for family cohesion or social competence were associated with a lower prevalence and markedly attenuated the association between psychiatric symptoms and chronic multisite pain Psychiatrists should be careful to assess and treat comorbid chronic pain in adolescents with emotional or behavioral problemsThis study was funded by the Department of Child and adolescent psychiatry St Olav’s University Hospital the Regional Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health the Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU and the Liaison Committee between the Central Norway Regional Health Authority RHA and the NTNU Samarbeidsorganet We thank the adolescents who participated in the YoungHUNT study The YoungHUNT study is performed in collaboration between the HUNT Research Centre The Faculty of Medicine NTNU The Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the NordTrøndelag County Council
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