Open AccessPsychogenic orofacial pain: literature review, development of a diagnostic questionnaire and three cases report.
Author(s) -
Omar Franklin Molina,
Zeila Coelho Santos,
Natalia de Paula e Silva,
Karla Regina Gama,
Rogério Ferreira Marchezan,
Sérgio Elias Vieira Cury,
Jamil Elias Dib
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cadernos unifoa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1980-3567
pISSN - 1809-9475
DOI - 10.47385/cadunifoa.v7i19.1105
Subject(s) - psychogenic disease , somatization , depression (economics) , psychology , headaches , medicine , facial pain , orofacial pain , physical therapy , clinical psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , surgery , economics , macroeconomics
Objectives: Review the literature on psychogenic face or head pain, develop a diagnostic questionnaire for psychogenic head and face pain and present three clinical cases presenting psychogenic pain. Material and Methods: Review of 18 papers on psychogenic pain to develop a diagnostic questionnaire with questions to be answered by patients that presented these three clinical cases. Results: The common things observed in three patients presenting psychogenic pain were higher scores in bruxing behavior, depression, somatization, severe pain and the presence of psychic conflict. Conclusions: Various types of other face and headaches occur in subjects with psychogenic face and head pain. Psychogenic pain individuals usually present severe pain associated with depression. Psychic conflict, somatization and depression are usually associated with psychogenic pain.