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ArticleClinical pediatrics2026

Felt Stigma in Youth With Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction: Implications for Abdominal Pain, Sleep, and Mood.

Tolulope Adetayo, Corinne T Evans, Divya H Patel, Molly Barr, Reed A Dimmitt, Marissa A Gowey, Demario S Overstreet, Emily O Wakefield, Aaron D Fobian, Burel R Goodin

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Tolulope AdetayoDepartment of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-4601-0917
Corinne T EvansDepartment of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Divya H PatelDepartment of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Molly BarrDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Reed A DimmittPediatric Gastroenterology, Dothan Pediatric Subspeciality Clinic, Dothan, AL, USA.
Marissa A GoweyDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Demario S OverstreetDivision of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Emily O WakefieldDivisions of Pain and Palliative Medicine and Pediatric Psychology, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA.
Aaron D FobianDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9974-8534
Burel R GoodinDepartment of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

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CTSA Predoctoral T32 at the University of Alabama at BirminghamT32TR004767 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Jennifer S Pollock · 2024 to 2026
$1.7M
NCATS NIH HHS T32 TR004767
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Abstract

Children with painful disorders of gut-brain interactions (DGBIs) endorse pain-related stigmatization. However, little is known about how stigma may be associated with pain intensity. Consequently, we conducted a cross-sectional study to identify a potential pathway between felt stigma and abdominal pain in youth with DGBIs. 120 youth completed measures of health-related stigma, depressive symptoms, sleep disturbances, and pain severity. As expected, greater felt stigma was significantly correlated with greater depressive symptoms, sleep-related impairments, and abdominal pain. Furthermore, a sequential mediation analysis revealed a significant indirect effect of stigma on abdominal pain via higher depressive symptoms and greater sleep-related impairments. Results suggest potential considerations for modifying current treatments for DGBIs targeting abdominal pain. More specifically, providers should incorporate screening for and addressing felt stigma, sleep-related impairment, and depressive symptoms into their treatment planning. Involving pediatric behavioral health providers may help facilitate this aspect of DGBI intervention.

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Abdominal PainBrain-Gut AxisDepressionSleep Wake DisordersSocial StigmaAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleabdominal paindepressionDGBIdisorders of gut–brain interactionmoodsleepstigmayouth

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PMID41566635
PMCPMC13492016

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