Somatization, secondary gain, and chronic pain: Is there a relationship?
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Current Review of Pain
- Publisher
- Current Medicine Group
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1998
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 101–108
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.1007/s11916-998-0053-y
- Source
- Springer Nature
- Keywords
- License
- Yellow
Abstract
This article reviews the concept of somatization and its importance to chronic pain patients. In addition, this article addresses the hypothesis that some chronic pain patients may be using somatization for secondary gain. Evidence for this hypothesis is reviewed, and I conclude that there is very little scientific evidence to support this hypothesis now.
