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. 2020 Mar;24(3):477-480.
doi: 10.1002/ejp.1525. Epub 2020 Jan 8.

Emotional distress: Specifying a neglected part of chronic pain

Antonia Barke  1 , Helen Koechlin  2   3 , Beatrice Korwisi  4 , Cosima Locher  2   3   5
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Emotional distress: Specifying a neglected part of chronic pain

Antonia Barke et al. Eur J Pain. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

We argue that in all randomized controlled trials that investigate treatments for chronic pain emotional distress should be reported. In a majority of cases, pain intensity and pain-related disability are measured, yet-despite guidelines to the contrary-pain-related distress is not included. We suggest that the new extension code for chronic pain as incorporated in the ICD-11 will be well suited to fill this gap at minute additional effort for the participants.

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