pain disorder
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By: Matt Kelley
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Patients feel chronic pain in one or more areas of the body.
This pain is caused by psychological stress and/or the over exaggeration of an injury.
Pain disorder is part of the category of somatoform disorders.
Somatoform means that pain and symptoms are caused by psychological factors.
This pain can cause more problems such as distress and/or impairment.
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Common places of pain is in the back, chest, abdomen, and head.
The causes of the pain changes according to the area of the pain.
There is no explanation for the duration and the severity of the pain.
The main cause is psychological stress.
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Negative or distorted cognition
Disability, inactivity, and/or passivity
Insomnia and fatigue.
Disrupted social relationships with friends, family, and/or work.
Depression and anxiety.
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A psychiatrist will ask some questions and will make the decision.
The psychiatrist will determine the cause of the pain and/or the severity of the pain.
They will also determine whether the pain is acute or chronic.
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Medicine Psychotherapy Therapy-behavioral, physical, hypnosis,
and/or occupational The treatment may change according to
the severity of the pain. Acute pain- goal is to relieve pain with
medicine Chronic pain-combination of medicine
and therapy
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http://www.minddisorders.com/Ob-Ps/Pain-disorder.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_disorder