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Neurasthenia was defined over a century ago. In view of a questionable clinical validity, it was omitted from the 3rd edition of the American Psychiatric Association's DSM, while it remains as an own diagnostic category in the WHO's ICD-10. The purpose of this study was, therefore, to examine the clinical validity of ICD-10 neurasthenia in a consecutive sample of chronic pain patients.
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