Functional Symptoms in Pediatric Disease

Dr. Anbar is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary and Cystic Fibrosis Center at the SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y. He has been certified as an Approved Consultant in hypnosis by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH). He is a Past President of ASCH, and is a member of the ASCH Scientific Task Force. His research interests include new therapies for cystic fibrosis, asthma epidemiology and hypnotherapy to treat respiratory disease. He has participated in more than 60 investigator initiated and multi-center research trials involving children with cystic fibrosis and other pulmonary disease.  He has published over 50 articles, abstracts, editorials and book chapters relating to pediatric hypnosis, and was editor of the 2012 book, Functional Respiratory Disorders: When Respiratory Symptoms do not Respond to Pulmonary Treatment.

Functional Symptoms In Young People: Conceptualizations, Definitions, Approaches.- Functional Neurological Disorders: It Is All In The Head.- Chest Pain, Syncope and Palpitations in the Pediatric Patient.- Functional Symptoms in Pulmonology: Taking your Breath Away.- Functional Symptoms in Gastroenterology: A Punch to the Gut.- Functional Symptoms in Nephrology: Keeping It In and Letting It Out.- Functional Symptoms In Pediatric Dermatology: The Canary In The Coal Mine.- Psychogenic Influences Associated with Allergic Disorders.- Functional and Psychosocial Ramifications of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatric Endocrinology.- Functional Somatic Symptoms in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology.- Chronic Pediatric Rheumatologic Pain Syndromes.- Functional Symptoms in Infectious Disease: Reading into Titers.- Functional Symptoms in Medical Genetics.- Functional Symptoms in Children Who Have Developmental or Behavioral Differences.- Functional Symptoms in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.- Functional Symptoms in Intensive Care: The Vicious Circle of Anxiety and Symptoms.- Development Of Functional Symptoms In Children Exposed To Traumatic Events.- When and how to refer a patient to a mental health care provider.- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Functional Somatic and Internalizing Symptoms.- The Use of Biofeedback and Neurofeedback in Pediatric Care.- Hypnosis for Treatment of Functional Symptoms in Children.- Guided Imagery for Functional Disorders.- Acupuncture for the Treatment of Functional Disorders in Children.- Mindfulness Meditation for Children.- Adapting Yoga for Children and Adolescents with Functional Disorders.- Pharmacotherapy of Functional Disorders in Children.- Music Therapy in Pediatrics: Clinical Indications for the Treatment of Functional Symptoms.- Play-Family Therapy: A Biobehavioral Team Approach to Chronic Medical Symptoms.