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[Fibromyalgia: a disease of psychic trauma?].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 1 Nov 2006
El-Hage Wissam, Lamy Céline, Goupille Philippe, Gaillard Philippe, Camus Vincent
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Chronic unexplained pain may be a somatic manifestation of psychological distress - often untreated distress. The association between psychic trauma, posttraumatic symptoms, psychic dissociation, and somatoform disorders is currently well documented. When examining a patient with chronic pain syndrome, it is important to consider its psychic dimension early on and to look for a history of psychic trauma. This can...
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