... found in personswho remain passive or use coping strategies of catastrophizing, ignoring orreinterpreting pain sensations, diverting attention from pain, and praying orhoping for relief. In a ... a patient with burning pain in a particular dermatome isexamined and formulated as having the clinical syndrome of neuropathic pain.Further examination attempts to determine what pathology ... migraine, and sinusitis[Patten, 2001]. In 1,016 HMO members, the prevalence of depression was 12% in individuals with 3 or more pain complaints compared to only 1% in thosewith one or no pain...