pain disorder 2011-09-07T01:42:46Z A somatoform disorder that involves chronic pain in one or more areas, and is thought to be caused by psychological stress. DOID:0060164 disease_ontology lschriml A somatoform disorder characterized by a chief complaint of severe chronic pain which is neither feigned nor intentionally produced, but in which psychological factors appear to play a major role in onset, severity, exacerbation, or maintenance. 307.89 F45.4 The pain cannot be fully attributed to a known medical disorder, and causes clinically significant distress, impairment, or both in social, academic, occupational, or other areas of functioning. Psychological factors are judged to play an important role in the onset, severity, exacerbation, or maintenance of the pain and the pain is not intentionally produced or better accounted for by a mood disorder, anxiety disorder, or psychotic disorder. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/914594-overview In most cases the pain has persisted for many years by the time the individual comes to the attention of the mental health profession. Important factors that appear to influence recovery from pain disorder are the individual's acknowledgment of pain. DSM-IV-TR (american Psychiatric Association) MFOMD_0000032 trastorno por dolor somatoform disorder