Somatization in children: teaching a difficult subject to medical students.
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2008-06
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South East Asia Regional Association for Medical Education.
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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Perera Hemamali. Somatization in children: teaching a difficult subject to medical students. South East Asia Regional Association for Medical Education. 2008 June; 2(1): 38-41.