Psychological aspects due to chronic pain
Rius Llorens, C.
Revista de Enfermeria 32(6): 44-49
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0210-5020 PMID: 19653528 Document Number: 633597
Chronic pain is a persistent pain which continues to afflict a patient despite treatment of the causes which originated that pain and which interferes in the normal everyday family and working life of that patient, developing at times into his/her only problem and conditioning his/her life and that of his/her family and acquaintances. Chronic pain is a worldwide disorder and it affects 23.4% of the population in Spain.