[Psychogenic pain in children].

Children present many relations between psychic and somatic processes. The most important clinical aspect is the pain that cannot be attributed to any medical condition and occurs in at least one organ. Psychogenic pain is frequent in the pediatric population and its incidence is increasing. The authors present some of the most debated theories on the mechanisms of psychosomatic pain and some types of such pain, underlining the importance of full investigations. The pain is diagnosed as psychogenic after the exclusion of a potentially lethal disease.