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Clinical Pain in Schizophrenia: A Forgotten Area

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Results from several studies suggest that pain experience is diminished in people with schizophrenia. A reduced sensitivity for pain would have implications for treating people for painful conditions in clinical practice. In this chapter, a short overview of pain in schizophrenia is provided along with discussion of some theoretical suggestions concerning the neuropathology of schizophrenia in pain-processing areas. Additionally, we mention possible confounders for pain research in persons with schizophrenia.

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  1. Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Vu University, Van der Boechorststraat 1, Amsterdam, 1081 BT, The Netherlands

    Gwenda Engels MSc & Erik Scherder PhD

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Engels, G., Scherder, E. (2015). Clinical Pain in Schizophrenia: A Forgotten Area. In: Pickering, G., Gibson, S. (eds) Pain, Emotion and Cognition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12033-1_14

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