Abstract
Pain is an emotional experience, as universal as anxiety. Probably, pain is the most common single symptom in clinical practice. However, when we discuss pain, we do it in relation to bodily complaints, and the pain is often discussed as if localized in some part of the body. Thus, pain is easily regarded as a sign of somatic disease, both by physicians and by patients.
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von Knorring, L., Johansson, F., Almay, B.G.L. (1982). The Importance of the Endorphin Systems in Chronic Pain Patients. In: Shah, N.S., Donald, A.G. (eds) Endorphins and Opiate Antagonists in Psychiatric Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1119-5_24
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