title: [Childhood trauma and chronic pain].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chronic pain is a complex, multidimensional phenomenon. Medical intervention has often little effect.
  
  
  METHODS
  The case histories of 100 patients evaluated by the multidisciplinary pain clinic team at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway were examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  44% of the patients reported serious trauma long before the development of pain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Chronification of pain appears to be related to childhood trauma.
authors: Smerteklinikken Anestesi- og intensivavdelingen Haukeland Sykehus, Bergen. rbel@haukeland.no
authors: R F
authors: RF
authors: Bell
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Schjødt
authors: A G
authors: AG
authors: Paulsberg
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012940:Social Problems; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors