Open AccessPsychosocial mechanisms for the transmission of somatic symptoms from parents to children
Author(s) -
Miranda A.L. van Tilburg,
Rona L. Levy,
Lynn S. Walker,
Michael Von Korff,
Lauren D. Feld,
Michelle D. Garner,
Andrew D. Feld,
William E. Whitehead
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5532
Subject(s) - psychosocial , distress , irritable bowel syndrome , coping (psychology) , medicine , checklist , clinical psychology , psychological distress , psychiatry , anxiety , psychology , cognitive psychology
To examine familial aggregation of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) via parental reinforcement/modeling of symptoms, coping, psychological distress, and exposure to stress.