Pain Insensitivity in Schizophrenia: A Neglected Phenomenon and Some Implications

摘要: The literature on insensitivity to pain in schizophrenia is reviewed. Numerous reports indicate that, relative normals, individuals with are insensitive physical associated illness and injury. In addition, of various sorts administered experimental studies has been reported frequently this population. This extensive diverse clinical suggests that many less sensitive than normal individuals. However, because the studies—almost all which were conducted before 1980— suffer from a variety methodological limitations, research provides neither satisfactory characterization nor an adequate explanation . It argued widely but currently neglected phenomenon important implications for health, selfmutilation, homelessness, premorbid development, affective flattening schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 20(2): 235-248, 1994.