A child presents with weight loss, fatigue, and stomach pain. Is the diagnosis psychological, as in an eating disorder? Might it be medical, as in a GI disorder? Could it be both?

A young adolescent is assessed to have a gastrointestinal disorder. Do you take puberty into account when planning treatment?

Complex overlapping of physical and psychological symptoms is a hallmark of cases such as these - and a major factor in making diagnosis and intervention difficult.

In Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disorders: Biopsychosocial Assessment and Treatment, authors Cunningham...