Somatization in children: teaching a difficult subject to medical students.
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-165990
ABSTRACT
The article describes a specific teaching / learning assignment for medical undergraduates on somatization in children. The setting for learning for the students was a non-specialist paediatric outpatient service. The students followed a selected working definition in identifying their cases for study and used a semi-structured questionnaire to further investigate the presenting complaints, possible aetiology and the impact of symptoms in the child’s life. The students then presented their findings at a seminar with an ensuing discussion to understand the relevant diagnoses, psycho-physiological processes in symptom generation and the clinical management. The challenges in learning about somatization for the undergraduate and in applying this learning to clinical practice are discussed.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Language:
English
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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