Clinical Articles

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – a centrally mediated condition?

Dr Philip Finch·
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is often thought of as a peripheral condition with onset after injury (e.g. limb fracture, surgical procedure). The syndrome dates back at least to the American Civil War when neurologist Silas Weir Mitchell described the presentation of soldiers who developed severe neuropathic pain in a limb after low-velocity musket ball injuries. He coined the term, Causalgia. Read More...
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Keeping physical health in mind

Gordon Shymko and Louise Dobson·
Individuals with mental illness have higher rates of physical co-morbidity and mortality than the general population. The association between mental illness and mortality from physical health conditions increases with the severity of the mental illness. Those with severe mental illness have a life expectancy approximately 25 years less than the general population. Read More...
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