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Pain disorder

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

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Definition
Pain disorder is one of several somatoform disorders described in the revised, fourth edition of the mental health professional’s handbook, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(known asDSM-IV-TR). The term “somatoform” means that symptoms are physical but are not entirely understood as a consequence of a general medical condition or as a direct [...]