Measurement of pain is a new area of study. This review is based on a survey of pain-depression literature of the 80s. In general terms, measurement of pain is a neglected field. In most of the studies reviewed here pain is either not measured or measured somewhat crudely. Only in a minority of studies is there evidence of recognition that pain-measurement is a critical part of the overall clinical evaluation of chronic pain patients.
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