title: Aspects of illness behavior in patients with facial pain.
abstract: Results of recent studies have suggested that factors other than clinical signs and symptoms have a significant role in determining whether people seek treatment for perceived facial pain and mandibular dysfunction. The concept of "illness behavior" can be used to investigate this problem. Knowledge of a patient's illness behavior patterns helps enable the dentist to understand who seeks care for symptoms of facial pain and mandibular dysfunction; why the care is sought; the meaning of the symptoms to the patient; and the patient's response to treatment.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003469:Culture; D005006:Ethnicity; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012803:Sick Role; D012923:Social Class; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis