Abstract
In a 2002 systematic review of pediatric clinical trials Eccleston et al. [1] found that psychological therapies had a significant effect on pain reduction. Although that review sought to include all pain conditions, the available studies at the time focused almost exclusively on treatment of pediatric headache. In recent years, randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have been published on other pediatric pain conditions, including abdominal pain and fibromyalgia. In addition, effects of psychological therapies on clinical outcomes beyond pain reduction, such as functional disability and emotional distress were examined. In this issue of Pain, Palermo et al. [4] present a timely meta-analytic review paper that reflects on these new developments.
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