Understanding the psychiatric complications of pain disorders

G Ital Med Lav Ergon. 2000 Jan-Mar;22(1):64-6; discussion 82-3.

Abstract

This paper is helpful in evaluating pain disorder from a clinical and psychiatric perspective. Pain is one of the most recurrent symptom in the daily work of any physician. Epidemiology, diagnosis and two case reports are included in this article. Differential diagnoses and psychiatric complications of pain disorder are discussed in order to facilitate the physician to recognize fundamental sequalae of pain disorder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain / complications*
  • Pain / diagnosis