Mental Disorders in Chronic Pain Patients

Prominent and distressing emotions, cognitions, and behaviors frequently accompany chronic pain. In many cases, these psychological symptoms will be sufficiently severe to qualify the patient for a diagnosis of a mental disorder, as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder...

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Published in:Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy 2007, Vol.21 (4), p.13-19
Main Author: Twillman, Robert K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety Disorders - complications
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Chronic Disease
chronic pain
comorbidity
Depression - complications
Depression - diagnosis
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
DSM-IV-TR
Humans
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - complications
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Pain - complications
Pain - psychology
Personality Disorders - complications
Personality Disorders - diagnosis
prevalence
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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Summary:Prominent and distressing emotions, cognitions, and behaviors frequently accompany chronic pain. In many cases, these psychological symptoms will be sufficiently severe to qualify the patient for a diagnosis of a mental disorder, as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). This article introduces mental disorders that are frequently diagnosed in patients with chronic pain. Mental disorders are common co-morbidities with chronic pain. This paper presents an overview of the extent and nature of comorbidity between mental disorders and chronic pain, as well as an outline of the structure of DSM-IV-TR, especially with respect to its use of a five-axis system for structuring mental disorder diagnoses.
ISSN:1536-0288
1536-0539
DOI:10.1080/J354v21n04_04