To evaluate the prevalence of somatic symptoms (SSs) in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders; the relationship between SSs and anxiety severity, impairment, and child global functioning; and the impact of fluvoxamine (FLV) versus pill placebo (PBO) on reducing SSs.
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. gginsbu@jhmi.edu