SESSIONE EXTRA
The management of pediatric IBD:focus on psychological aspects
Simona Gatti, Martina Vallorani, Alessandra Palpacelli
SOD di Clinica Pediatrica,Università Politecnica delleMarche, Ospedale pediatricoG. Salesi, Ancona
Children with Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of developing a psychosocial disturbance. Furthermore the presence of a psychological disorder can negatively influence disease activity, which stresses the importance of monitoring psychosocial functioning as part of clinical care. Standardised psychological therapies seems promising for addressing psychosocial difficulties in pediatric IBD, however strong recommendations in this area are still lacking.