Open AccessPsychiatric morbidity, pain perception, and functional status of chronic pain patients in palliative care
Author(s) -
V Rajmohan,
Suresh Kumar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.121527
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , chronic pain , psychiatry , palliative care , anxiety , mood , checklist , rating scale , psychology , developmental psychology , nursing , economics , cognitive psychology , macroeconomics
Psychological factors, such as that exist when we experience pain, can profoundly alter the strength of pain perception.