Chronic Pain and PTSD: Evolving Views on Their Comorbidity

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 295-304

  Brennstuhl, Marie Jo ^a   Tarquinio, Cyril ^a   Montel, Sebastien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Clinical practice; Comorbidity; PTSD; Review

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84945183515     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12093     Document Type: Article

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