[Physical and psychic elements in chronic pain]

Recenti Prog Med. 2007 Apr;98(4):239-42.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Chronic pain is a widespread problem in general medicine and in psychiatry. It consists in physical and psychic elements. The pain has a specific role, a different frequency and a different intensity in each mental illness. Medical treatments can get benefit from psychiatric drugs.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Chronic Disease
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / drug therapy
  • Mental Disorders / physiopathology*
  • Mental Disorders / psychology*
  • Pain / drug therapy
  • Pain / etiology
  • Pain / physiopathology*
  • Pain / psychology*
  • Pain Measurement
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents