Somatic symptoms in pediatric patients with chronic pain: Proposed clinical reference points for the Children's Somatic Symptoms Inventory (formerly Children's Somatization Inventory)

Somatic symptoms across multiple body systems frequently co-occur with chronic pain in both pediatric and adult populations1,9 In youth with chronic pain, elevated somatic symptoms have been associated with greater pain severity and pain-related functional disability, negative pain cognitions, emotional distress, and the persistence of chronic pain into adulthood.6,19,23,26,35 Thus, it is possible that elevated somatic symptoms in pediatric patients with chronic pain could be useful information for their health care provider, serving as a red flag for poor adaptation to pain and poor prognosis.

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