title: [The psychological characteristics of the patents presenting with pain syndrome].
abstract: The psychological characteristics of 336 patients presenting with chronic somatic diseases and long-standing pain syndrome were analysed. It was found that the severity of pain is related to the combination of hypochondriacal, anxious and depressive disorders with rigidity and the tendency toward the formation of various fixations. The impaired quality of life in these patients was attributable to their dissatisfaction about limitations of daily physical activity and communication, as well as to the attitude of the relatives that changed after the disease was confirmed.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Aĭvazian
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Zaĭtsev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013577:Syndrome