TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Conversion and Pain Disorders A1 - Storrs, Ashley K. A1 - Ibeziako, Patricia I. A2 - Zaoutis, Lisa B. A2 - Chiang, Vincent W. PY - 2017 T2 - Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e AB - The assessment and management of children and adolescents who present with medically unexplained symptoms or symptoms in excess of what would be expected for a particular medical illness can be difficult task. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed. (DSM-5), illnesses previously referred to as somatoform disorders are defined as somatic symptom and related disorders.1 These disorders are classified on the basis of distressing somatic symptoms and excessive thoughts, feelings, or behaviors in relation to these symptoms. Somatic symptom and related disorders form a continuum that can range from pain to disabling neurological symptoms. The physical symptoms are not explained better by another mental illness, are spontaneous in nature, and are not contrived by the child or adolescent.2 In addition, a medical condition if present does not fully account for the level of impairment the child is displaying.2 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146121699 ER -