Psychological characteristics of Japanese patients with chronic pain assessed by the Rorschach test

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The increasing number of patients with chronic pain in Japan has become a major issue in terms of the patient's quality of life, medical costs, and related social problems. Pain is a multi-dimensional experience with physiologic...

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Main Authors: Abe Tetsuya, Mizuno Yasuyuki, Ban Ikumi, Mutsuura Hiromi, Kanbara Kenji, Yamamoto Kazumi, Yoshino Maki, Tajika Aran, Nakai Yoshihide, Fukunaga Mikihiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BioPsychoSocial Medicine
Online Access:http://www.bpsmedicine.com/content/4/1/20