Review: DSM-IV and pain.
The American Psychiatric Association recently published the fourth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Although earlier editions included pain-related diagnosis, inherent problems in their construction limited their applicability. This article discusses how DSM-IV deals with pain, with a specific focus on the new diagnostic category of Pain Disorder.
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Department of Psychiatry, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA.
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