ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION. A review of the social, psychological and medical issues of chronic pain syndromes in children and adolescents. The impact of chronic pain on daily activity, academic performance and morbidity in adulthood in this category of patients is analyzed.

MATERIAL AND METHODS. A systematic search was conducted on the RSCI and PubMed database for the period from 2000 to 2023 on the topic of chronic pain syndromes in children and adolescents, which yielded 761 matches on key features, of which we analyzed 24 sources.

DISCUSSION. The review presents information according to which, in the pathogenesis of chronic pain syndromes in children and adolescents, a significant role is given to both the characteristics of the antinociceptive system and socio-psychological aspects. The main factors involved in the formation of chronic pain syndromes are presented.

CONCLUSION. Chronic pain in children and adolescents has its own medical, psychological and social characteristics, which affect not only the current state of health, but also has a significant impact on later life.

KEYWORDS: children, adolescents, chronic pain, medicalization of pain, depression

For citation: Kurushina O.V., Barulin A.E. Medical and Social Features of Chronic Pain Syndromes in Children and Adolescent. Comorbidity Neurology. 2024; 1 (1): 69–74. https://doi.org/10.62505/3034-185x-2024-1-69-74 (In Russ.).

*For correspondence: Olga V. Kurushina, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor, Head of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Medical Genetics Department, Volgograd State Medical University, Volgograd, Russia, e-mail: ovkurushina@mail.ru.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Olga V. Kurushina, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor, Head of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Medical Genetics Department, Volgograd State Medical University, Volgograd, Russia. E-mail: ovkurushina@mail.ru. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4364-0123

Aleksandr E. Barulin, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor, Head of Neurology, Psychiatry, Manual Medicine, Medical Rehabilitation Department, Volgograd State Medical University, Volgograd, Russia. E-mail: barulin23@mail.ru. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7264-3580

Author contributions. All authors confirm the compliance of their authorship, according to international ICMJE criteria (all authors made a significant contribution to the development of the concept, research and preparation of the article, read and approved the final version before publication).

Funding. This study was not supported by any external sources of funding. 

Disclosure. The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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©2024. Olga V. Kurushina, Aleksandr E. Barulin