The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: Chronic primary pain

Michael Nicholas, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, Winfried Rief, Antonia Barke, Qasim Aziz, Rafael Benoliel, Milton Cohen, Stefan Evers, Maria Adele Giamberardino, Andreas Goebel, Beatrice Korwisi, Serge Perrot, Peter Svensson, Shuu Jiun Wang, Rolf Detlef Treede*

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Abstract

This article describes a proposal for the new diagnosis of chronic primary pain (CPP) in ICD-11. Chronic primary pain is chosen when pain has persisted for more than 3 months and is associated with significant emotional distress and/or functional disability, and the pain is not better accounted for by another condition. As with all pain, the article assumes a biopsychosocial framework for understanding CPP, which means all subtypes of the diagnosis are considered to be multifactorial in nature, with biological, psychological, and social factors contributing to each. Unlike the perspectives found in DSM-5 and ICD-10, the diagnosis of CPP is considered to be appropriate independently of identified biological or psychological contributors, unless another diagnosis would better account for the presenting symptoms. Such other diagnoses are called "chronic secondary pain" where pain may at least initially be conceived as a symptom secondary to an underlying disease. The goal here is to create a classification that is useful in both primary care and specialized pain management settings for the development of individualized management plans, and to assist both clinicians and researchers by providing a more accurate description of each diagnostic category.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-37
Number of pages10
JournalPain
Volume160
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019

Keywords

  • CRPS
  • CWP
  • Chronic pain
  • Chronic primary pain
  • Classification
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Functional pain
  • Headache
  • ICD-11
  • Idiopathic pain
  • Musculoskeletal pain
  • Orofacial pain
  • Visceral pain

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