Treating Functional Abdominal Pain In Children: A Clinical Guide Using Feeling And Body Investigators (FBI)

Part I. The Background Science and Behind Feeling and Body Investigators:
1. Becoming a feeling and body investigator – pain division
2. Visceral sensitivity as a superpower
3. Responsive parenting and creating safety
4. Discriminating safe from threatening body sensations: the science of interoceptive exposures
5. The medical evaluation of abdominal pain in children, one general pediatrician's approach
Part II. A Session by Session Guide to Feeling and Body Investigators:
6. Initiation into feeling and body investigators
7. The eats
8. The explosions
9. The zoomies and shakies Part I
10. The Blahs
11. The ouchies
12. Session 7: The drowsies
13. Session 8: The zoomies and shakies Part 2
14. Session 9: the soothies
15. FBI-Pain division chapter 15: session 10, the celebration…and the next leg of our journey..
Part III. Sample Workbook Pages, Handouts, and Additional Resources for Feeling and Body Investigators:
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3.

This playful and practical handbook presents one of the first clinically tested treatment protocols for Functional Abdominal Pain (FAP) in young children. Created and tested by Dr. Nancy Zucker with support from the National Institutes of Health, this intervention teaches children to become “FBI agents” (Feeling and Body Investigators) – detectives who investigate and learn to manage their symptoms. Kids develop a newfound trust in their bodies by using strategies that transform fear and confusion into curiosity and humor. This clinical manual provides a detailed step-by-step guide to treatment, including session plans, worksheets and activities, and is supplemented by diagrams, excerpts from case dialogues, references and cartoons. Downloadable full color materials are available online to print and use in individual or group sessions. Offering an effective and fun approach firmly rooted in science, this manual guides clinicians in implementing FBI in their own practices, enabling more children to access this novel treatment.

• Offers a playful approach to treat childhood pain that is easy to understand and fun to implement, featuring session by session guides to support any mental or physical health provider as they implement this intervention in a variety of healthcare settings
• The first treatment for functional abdominal pain developmentally tailored to the emotional needs and learning style of young children, providing access to charming and beautiful materials that are not only suitable for pain management, but also help children learn how amazingly smart their bodies are
• Comprises three resources in one book: the science behind functional abdominal pain in children, a session-by-session treatment manual, and a full workbook and worksheets for implementation. This 3-part design allows professionals to dive in at the level of their interest or time constraints

Nancy L. Zucker, Duke University Medical Center, Durham
Nancy L. Zucker is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University, and Founder and Director of the Duke Center for Eating Disorders in Durham, North Carolina.

Katharine L. Loeb, Chicago Center for Evidence Based Treatment
Katharine L. Loeb is Director of Research and Training at the Chicago Center for Evidence Based Treatment, Illinois. She is a Fellow in the Academy for Eating Disorders and in the Association for Psychological Science.

Martha E. Gagliano, Duke University Medical Center, Durham
Martha E. Gagliano is a retired pediatrician in Durham, North Carolina. She completed her internship, residency, and a Robert Woods Johnson Fellowship in Academic General Pediatrics at Duke, then worked for thirty-five years as a general pediatrician at Durham Pediatrics, part of the Duke University Health System. In retirement she continues to volunteer at the American Board of Pediatrics.