Attentional bias to activity of different parts of the body in children with functional abdominal pain: an experimental study.

Objectives: To investigate whether children with functional abdominal pain (FAP) show an attentional bias for their bodily activity, and whether receiving information about bodily activity influenced perception of bodily sensations.

Methods: A total of 30 children with FAP and 30 healthy children performed a dot-probe task, in which they were shown sham pictures about their bodily activity.

Results: Contrary to our hypotheses, no attentional bias for gut activity was found in either group.

Cognitive behavior therapy for pediatric functional abdominal pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: This randomized controlled trial investigated the effectiveness of a 6-session protocolized cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) compared with 6 visits to a pediatrician (intensive medical care; IMC) for the treatment of pediatric functional abdominal pain (FAP).

Methods: One hundred four children aged 7 to 18 were randomized to CBT or IMC. CBT was delivered primarily by trained master's degree students in psychology; IMC was delivered by pediatricians or pediatric gastroenterologists.

Patient satisfaction with the colonoscopy procedure: endoscopists overestimate the importance of adverse physical symptoms.

Background: Colonoscopy is a frequently performed procedure associated with a substantial burden for the patient. Most of what is known about patient satisfaction stems from surveys that target issues doctors believe to be important. It has been noticed that patients often focus on different aspects.

Educational paper: Detection of child abuse and neglect at the emergency room.

Unlabelled: The emergency room (ER) represents the main system entry for crises-based health care visits. It is estimated that 2% to 10% of children visiting the ER are victims of child abuse and neglect (CAN). Therefore, ER personnel may be the first hospital contact and opportunity for CAN victims to be recognised.

Evaluation of a psychoeducational intervention for adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.

Objectives: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), comprising Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and indeterminate colitis, often has its onset in adolescence. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a psychoeducational group intervention (aiming to enhance information seeking and giving about the disease, relaxation, social competence, and positive thinking) can strengthen the coping efforts of adolescents with IBD and have a positive effect on their Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL).

Methods: Adolescent IBD patients from the Emma Children's Hospital AMC and adolescent members of the Crohn and Ulcerative Colitis Association in The Netherlands, were invited to participate in The intervention study.