Association Between Bullying and Psychosomatic Problems Precis #1

In the article "Association between bullying and psychosomatic problems: A meta-analysis," authors Gianluca Gini and Tiziana Pozzoli discuss the correlation between the involvement of bullying and the psychosomatic complaints in the school-aged population. The authors design an experiment using bibliographies of existing studies, and qualitative reviews for studies that examined the association between involvement in bullying and psychosomatic complaints in children and adolescents. The purpose of this article is to identify and quantify the relationship between bullying and psychosomatic problems in adolescents and children. The intended audience of the article is mainly other doctors and psychiatrists and possibly families who are victims to bullying.