title: Patients with psychogenic pain.
abstract: This article describes characteristics of groups of patients with a high probability of having pain complaints on an emotional basis. An approach to patients with psychogenic pain, including management suggestions, is emphasized, with particular reference to the use of extensive history for their identification and the importance of minimizing unnecessary medical and surgical procedures.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007046:Hysteria / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012782:Shoulder; D013909:Thorax