2019 Volume 59 Issue 5 Pages 449-454
Mental health problems in children and adolescents such as developmental disorder and school absenteeism have been increasing in recent years. Moreover, there are problems that general pediatricians are not accustomed to mental health problems and the number of specialists in mental health problems in children is small. In addition, their parents often have some sort of mental health problems. Therefore, comprehensive medical practice for mental health problems in parents and children is required. In Fukuo Pediatric and Allergy Clinic, pediatrician and psychosomatic doctors collaborate to cope with early detection and prevention of mental health problems in parents and children. There were many cases that led to improvement of mental health conditions in children through support to their parents at the early stages. Comprehensive medical practice for mental health problems in parents and children requires effort to promptly find their respective psychosomatic complaints and behavior problems early from the point of general medical examination. In the future, pediatrics and psychosomatic medicine are expected to deepen their collaboration in various areas and contribute to the mental health problems in parents and children.
