TY - JOUR T1 - Fifteen-minute consultation: Medically unexplained symptoms JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 114 LP - 118 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309344 VL - 101 IS - 3 AU - David John Cottrell Y1 - 2016/06/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/101/3/114.abstract N2 - Medically unexplained symptoms are common and not always easy to manage. A wide range of symptoms may be presented and anxiety in the child, family and paediatrician about the possibility of a missed serious organic diagnosis may hamper effective management. Evidence-based approaches to a number of different presenting problems share a number of components. A model for assessment and management based on clinical experience and this evidence base is described. ER -