Chronic Pain, Psychopathology, and DSM-5 Somatic Symptom Disorder
Chronic Pain, Psychopathology, and DSM-5 Somatic Symptom Disorder
J. Katz,Brittany N Rosenbloom,Samantha R. Fashler
2015 · DOI: 10.1177/070674371506000402
171 Citations
TLDR
The new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition overpsychologizes people with chronic pain; it has low sensitivity and specificity, and it contributes to misdiagnosis, as well as unnecessary stigma.