Psychopathological comorbidity in patients with chronic pain and the need for greater collaboration between specialists.

Lorenzo  Pelizza; Simona Pupo; Camilla Barbi; Marika Alessia Incardona; Giovanni Musetti; Marco Menchetti

doi:10.23750/abm.2026.18178

Psychopathological comorbidity in patients with chronic pain and the need for greater collaboration between specialists.

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Lorenzo Pelizza Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum Università degli Studi di Bologna, Bologna, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4746-2061
Simona Pupo Pain Therapy Service, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
Camilla Barbi Department of Medicine, Surgery and Morphological Sciences, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Marika Alessia Incardona Department of Humanistic, Social and Cultural Disciplines, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy
Giovanni Musetti Pain Therapy Service, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
Marco Menchetti Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum Università degli Studi di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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26-06-2026

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Pelizza L, Pupo S, Barbi C, Incardona MA, Musetti G, Menchetti M. Psychopathological comorbidity in patients with chronic pain and the need for greater collaboration between specialists. Acta Biomed. 2026;97(3):18178. doi:10.23750/abm.2026.18178