Paediatric functional abdominal pain disorders, currently referred to as disorders of gut–
brain interaction, comprise irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia, abdominal …

Primary pain disorders (formerly “functional pain syndromes”) are common, under-
diagnosed and under-treated in children and teenagers. This manuscript reviews key …

OBJECTIVES: We previously showed that gut-directed hypnotherapy (HT) is highly effective
in the treatment of children with functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel …

Chronic abdominal pain is one of the most common clinical syndromes encountered in day
to day clinical paediatric practice. Although common, its definition is confusing, predisposing …

OBJECTIVE: This randomized controlled trial investigated the effectiveness of a 6-session
protocolized cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) compared with 6 visits to a pediatrician …

Importance Individual gut-directed hypnotherapy (HT) is effective in pediatric irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS) and functional abdominal pain or functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAP …

Background Pediatric functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) are disorders of brain‐
gut dysregulation. Psychological factors are known to be related to etiology, maintenance …

Objectives: Cognitive-behavioral (CB) interventions improve outcomes for many pediatric
health conditions, but little is known about which mechanisms mediate these outcomes. The …

Background & Aims Little is known about the natural history of childhood recurrent
abdominal pain (RAP). We investigated the prevalence and progression of childhood RAP …

Considerable research links chronic pain to autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction,
specifically low heart rate variability (HRV) mediated by reduced parasympathetic activity …