somatoform disorders

Storie di ordinaria isteria: quando una bambina dice che non vede

Nucci P.

2026/1 — pag. 57-58 — DOI

The case of Giulia, a nine-year-old girl with progressive visual difficulties in the absence of organic findings, illustrates a common functional presentation in paediatrics. The symptom, fluctuating and inconsistent with ocular pathology, serves a c...

L’autolesionismo non suicidario

Ronconi M

2026/1 — pag. 17-19 — DOI

This case study focuses on a 14-year-old girl presenting with self-harming behaviours, reported as a means to cope with deep emotional emptiness. Despite high academic achievement and advanced language skills, her clinical history reveals long-standi...

Il disturbo da conversione

Nardin B.

2025/10 — pag. 661-663 — DOI

A young girl arrives at the hospital unconscious, although her vital signs are stable, with no signs of neurological or metabolic damage. The father reports that she has recently shown signs of anxiety and sadness due to her mother’s illness. After a...

Non sentire i piedi e non essere capace di camminare

Guala A

2025/8 — pag. 211-212 — DOI

The paper reports the case of an 11-year-old boy with sudden onset of stocking-like anaesthesia and inability to walk, without objective neurological or systemic abnormalities. Laboratory and imaging studies were unremarkable. Following a suggestive ...

Giocare con i binomi assieme all’intelligenza artificiale: una nuova rubrica tra esperienza e innovazione

Tommasini A.

2025/2 — pag. 75 — DOI

Profilassi antibiotica e reflusso vescico-ureterale: saper e saper (non) fare Disturbo somatico: sofferenza, costi e ascolto Kawasaki: quattro in una Dal Perthes alla Stickler: ovvero quando una malattia deve far pensare a un’altra Diagnosi di polmonite: più clinica che Rx Confronti in Pediatria e Casi Indimenticabili

2023/8 — pag. 485-486 — DOI

La linea dei sintomi in un disturbo da sintomi somatici

Menghi A, Bellotto A, Addeo AM, Marchetti F

2023/7 — pag. 132-133 — DOI

The case of a 10-year-old boy affected by somatic disorder syndrome is presented. The graphic representation of symptoms and adverse events together with a timeline helped the mother to interpret her child’s disorder and to manage fears and anxieties...

Vulvodinia

Morra L

2023/2 — pag. 37-38 — DOI

The Author presents the case of a young girl complaining pain in her vulva (vulvodynia). After assessing the anamnestic data and the mother and girl's behaviours, a somatic pain disorder was diagnosed in the contest of Münchhausen-like syndrome. The ...

Screening del funzionamento psicologico: l’ottavo segno

Ghirigato E, Corona F, Cozzi G, Carucci S, Barbi E.

2023/1 — pag. 31-37 — DOI

Mental health problems are a significant cause of disability in children and adolescents. The most common are anxiety, depression, eating disorders and somatic symptom disorder. All these disorders have a negative impact on the child/adolescent funct...

Una bambina con lupus eritematoso sistemico che non vuole andare a scuola

Pastore S.

2022/9 — pag. 598-600 — DOI

The intriguing case of a girl affected by LES with a superimposed somatic pain syndrome (intractable, unexplained headache, prolonged school absence) is presented and discussed....

Indovina chi? Uno dei due “mente”

Sette C, Ricci M

2022/6 — pag. 136-136 — DOI

Two intriguing cases in which a somatic disease has been suspected are presented. The diagnosis of a functional disorder was confirmed for only one of them....

Una tosse… a clacson

Colussi L

2022/5 — pag. 113-113 — DOI

The case of a ten-year-old boy with persistent cough is presented. The diagnosis of bizarre disruptive honking cough was eventually made. The possible clinical features of the somatic cough are discussed....

Long-Covid nel bambino e nell’adolescente: virus, salute mentale e pandemia

Cozzi G, Troisi A, Iacono A, Marchetti F.

2022/1 — pag. 21-25 — DOI

Long-Covid is a typical condition of adults with a history of probable or confirmed SARS-Cov-2 infection in the previous 3 months with symptoms that last over 2 months and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis. Studies in paediatric age are h...

Bambino e adolescente con sindrome dolorosa? Pensa disforia di genere Case pericolose: Cannabis libera e… gocce per la tosse e il raffreddore Covid-19… in bianco e nero Miocardite dopo vaccinazione anti-Covid a mRNA negli adolescenti: rar(issim)a e buona Se è di bell’aspetto… si può Pediatria in sigle associate: MICI e CRMO MICI e infezioni

2021/9 — pag. 555-556 — DOI

Il bambino che non va a scuola

Cozzi G, Barbi E, Ventura A

2021/4 — pag. 232-236 — DOI

Chronic school absenteeism is relatively common in childhood and adolescence. Most of the children with this behaviour remain at home with the awareness of their parents and complain physical symptoms as the reason for their behaviour. Paediatricians...

Sequele post-acute da SARS-CoV-2 (PASC): ovvero il lungo inverno del Covid-19

Peri F, Tommasini A

2021/4 — pag. 211-212 — DOI

Non è il problema che lascia il bambino, ma il bambino che lascia il pediatra: più matti che malati crescono

A.A. Occhipinti

2020/10 — pag. 659-660 — DOI

The paper reports the cases of three adolescents affected by somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and serious social dysfunction. In one case a depressive disorder was also present that improved with a targeted pharmacologic treatment. The Author underl...

Il peso del catastrofismo nell’esito disfunzionale nel bambino con sindrome dolorosa

E. Parisotto

2020/5 — pag. 113-113 — DOI

Covid-19 e salute mentale in età evolutiva: l’urgenza di darsi da fare

G. Abbracciavento, M. Cognigni, G. Riccio, M. Carrozzi

2020/4 — pag. 237-240

The coronavirus outbreak has shocked health systems worldwide. It is a serious situation that will pervade the entire population in their bodies and minds. Long-term implications on mental health will persist even when the outbreak will have worn off...

Naso sempre chiuso, disturbi somatoformi

2020/2 — pag. 131

Anafilassi sì o anafilassi no? Questo è il problema

P. Paganin

2019/3 — pag. 193-195

Il bambino che non funziona: cosa deve sapere e saper fare il pediatra

G. Cozzi, E. Barbi

2018/1 — pag. 21-26

Epidemiological studies show that a considerable proportion of children and adolescents complains of physical symptoms associated with a great functional disability. At least a part of them fulfil the diagnostic criteria for a somatic symptom disor...

Adolescenti perduti: la storia di Nino

F. Fusco

2018/1 — pag. 53-54

Adolescenti perduti e madri catastrofiche

D. Sambugaro

2018/1 — pag. 53-54

“Più matti che malati”: chi, quanti, cosa succede di loro

G. Morabito, G. Cozzi, C. Bertolini, S. Ghirardo, E. Barbi, A. Ventura

2018/1 — pag. 27-34

Functional and somatic disorders are common in childhood and can become long-lasting and disabling. This study showed a 6.9% prevalence of children with emotional distress and/or mental disorders among children admitted to a third level paediatric ...

Dolore e funzione: il ruolo del catastrofismo

E. Parisotto, G. Morabito, G. Cozzi, F. Fusco, D. Sambugaro, R. Cavallo, E. Barbi, A. Ventura

2018/1

Era entrato quasi in barella

T. Montini

2017/9

Capogiri e testa vuota

G. Morabito

2017/8

I love (doctor) shopping…

F. Belcari, S. Agostiniani, G. Rossi, M.C. Caparello, R. Consolini

2016/5

A thirteen-year-old boy presented with recurrent fever for two years and was checked up in several hospitals with the only outcome of hypogammaglobulinemia. He could not go to school for 90 days. He underwent clinical examination and lab tests that s...

Un mal di pancia bigoloso

G. Facchina

2016/3

I dintorni della Münchausen attraverso i casi

E. Panontin, S. Nider, M. Tubaro, V. Vellante

2014/8 — pag. 497-510

Miracoli

S. Lega

2014/5

Il dolore che c’è ma non si vede. O almeno non è dove lo cerchiamo

A. Maietta, A. Lora

2014/3

Matteo… ci è o ci fa?

M. Torresin, C. Gatto, M.C. Lia, A. Tonetto, I. Giuseppin, V. Calabrese, T. Guerrera, A. Camolese, M. Ranieri, D. Maschietto, P.G. Flora

2014/2 — pag. 104-105

Chi la fa l’aspetti.. e chi non la fa?

C. Tuoni, S. Ghione, R. De Tata, F. Dini, A. Petracchi, I. Vannozzi, F. Vierucci, G. Palla, G. Maggiore

2012/9

Il sintomo somatico di natura non organica

P. Costa, C. Zanus

2011/5 — pag. 296-300

Physical symptoms without evidence of somatic aetiology are common events in children and adolescents; sometimes they may be challenging for the paediatrician. The diagnosis usually comes when an organic pathology has been excluded and must be rein...

Chi si ferma è perduto

P. Abate, L. Sebastiani

2011/5

Troppo amore a volte fa impazzire

F. De Cesaris, M. Barrani, T. Vanacore, S. Lunar, V. Madrigali, L. Galli

2009/5

Il disturbo somatoforme e fittizio

F. Marchetti, M. Lazzerini, R. Aliverti, A. Ventura

2004/6 — pag. 377-381

Somatoform disorders are common among children and adolescents. The authors describes the clinical history of 4 out of 8 cases with somatoform or factitious disorders referred to the Hospital during a period of one year (total number of admission: ...

I disturbi somatoformi

R. Aliverti

2004/6 — pag. 373-381

Our current understanding of somatoform disorders and their consequences is limited. The article defines the concept of paediatric and adolescent somatoform disorder and presents a model for case management based on the collaboration between mental...

NEUROPSICHIATRIA QUOTIDIANA PER IL PEDIATRA DI FAMIGLIAPsicosomatica: molecole, strutture, interpretazioni

F. Panizon

2004/6 — pag. 368-381

The relationship between physiological responses to stressful stimuli and the onset of psychosomatic illnesses has been an area of intense interest for many years. Subtle disregulations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis have been pro...

Guarire con le parole: il dolore “senza causa”

L. Peratoner

2003/10 — pag. 657-662

The Author offers an overview of the problem of pain with no apparent cause in children and adolescents. Two such cases, the first of fibromyalgia and the second of headache, are reported. In such cases the quality of the communication with the fam...

Il Malingering come causa di ricovero ospedaliero

R. Cerchio, C. Brondello, A. Lenhardt, A. Gagliardo, E. Barbi, A. Renata, F. Marchetti

2002/6

I dolori senza causa

P. Malleson, H. Connel, S. Bennett, C. Eccleston

2001/5 — pag. 312

Il bambino che non ha niente, ovvero della paura di avere qualcosa

F. Panizon

2000/9 — pag. 571-575

Moving from a description of a variety of “no disease” syndromes, all frequently encountered in the paediatric practice, the Author provides an overview of the neuropsychology and physiology of fear, and suggests to incorporate this knowledge to pr...

I dolori addominali ricorrenti

C. Milocco, S. Facchin, M. Pocecco

2000/3 — pag. 185-187

Una bambina con le stigmate

M.C. Alberelli, L. Pavanello, M. Corazza

2000/2 — pag. 111-112

Una strana epidemia scolastica

E. Bonifazi

1999/9 — pag. 592

I disturbi somatoformi

F. Panizon

1999/5 — pag. 323-325

Una strana macroematuria

G. Nassimbeni, T. Basso, P. Brovedani, F. Fior, R. Pettarin, A. Calligaris

1998/7 — pag. 465-466