Measurement of chronic pain in pain-depression literature during the 1980s: a review.
Measurement of pain is a new area of study. This review is based on a survey of pain-depression literature of the 80s. In general terms, measurement of pain is a neglected field. In most of the studies reviewed here pain is either not measured or measured somewhat crudely. Only in a minority of studies is there evidence of recognition that pain-measurement is a critical part of the overall clinical evaluation of chronic pain patients.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D013577:Syndrome