"This book is dedicated to Giulio J. Barbero (1923-1997), mentor, friend, and colleague whose caring, energy, ability, love of learning, and creative leadership fostered the well-being of patients, trainees, and colleagues throughout his professional life. Dr. Barbero was one of the founders of the subspeciality of pediatric gastroenterology, a significant contributor to research in cystic fibrosis, a founding member of the national and international cystic fibrosis foundations, a pioneer, along with Dr. Eleanor Shaheen, in the description and clinical management of failure-to-thrive, an advocate for the care of children in developing countries, a tireless chairman of the Department of Child Health at the University of Missouri School of Medicine from 1972-1989."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Functional disorders of elimination -- 3. Functional vomiting disorders and patterns -- 4. Functional abdominal pain -- 5. Infant colic -- 6. Functional diarrhea (also known as chronic, nonspecific diarrhea of infancy and early childhood, and "infant/toddler diarrhea") -- 7. Failure to thrive.

Management of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children presents biopsychosocial theory with respect to six groups of functional disorders: disorders of elimination, vomiting disorders, abdominal pain, infant colic, chronic non-specific diarrhea of infants and toddlers, and failure to thrive. It illustrates, through numerous clinical examples, concepts of management developed during 45 years of practice. A satisfactory clinical outcome for pediatric gastrointestinal disorders often depends on the clinician's ability to discern not only the biological factors in illness, but also the unique cognitive and emotional needs that patients bring to the task of healing. This book provides guidelines for integrating the biopsychosocial model, an approach that has been under-emphasized in the literature until now. It includes naturalistic descriptions of functional gastrointestinal disorders, clinical goals, and the theoretical bases for management techniques. Offering numerous real-world examples and tips, this book serves as a valuable resource for pediatricians, family practitioners, pediatric mental health practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, as well as pediatric gastroenterologists -- Source other than Library of Congress.