Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Children With Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Exclusion Criteria

• •Concurrent serious medical condition or gastrointestinal symptoms likely caused by an organic disorder.
• •Psychiatric disorder more urgent to treat than the abdominal pain.
• •On-going psychological treatment.
• •Absence from school more than 40 %.
• •Ongoing maltreatment, violence or severe parental psychiatric illness.
• •Pronounced language or learning difficulties that hinder the child to benefit from the treatment.