摘要：The objective of the present work was to evaluate what pediatrics Residents know about constipation and associated psychological factors.A cross-sectional, descriptive study was developed with 42 medical Residents from Salvador, Brazil, using a questionnaire on constipation diagnosis, therapy, complications and related factors.The results show that 95.2% mentioned diet as a triggering factor of constipation, 26.6% organic diseases, 38.0% parents emotional factors, and 23.8% childs emotional factors.Associated aspects included hostile family environment/sexual abuse (88.1%), parental crisis (66.7%), fear/anxiety (78.6%), maternal control (61.9%).Reasons for referring the patient to psychotherapy included psychoaffective aspects (76.1%).Regarding treatment, 97.6% performed dietary changes.All acknowledged the need for more information on Functional constipation (FC).Multidisciplinary educational programs should be developed from undergraduate level up to medical residency.
