Pain Disorder

Aka: Pain Disorder

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II. Diagnosis: DSM-V

  1. Pain Disorder is now part of Somatic Symptom Disorder

III. Symptoms

  1. Significant use of medical resources (frequent office visits, phone calls, ER visits)
  2. Overuse of Pain Medications
  3. Results in increasing inactivity and isolation

IV. Associated Conditions (often as a complication of the Pain Disorder)

  1. Major Depression
  2. Anxiety Disorder
  3. Substance Abuse

V. References

  1. Oyama (2007) Am Fam Physician 76(9):1333-8 [PubMed]

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