Biopsychosocial Functioning in Liver Patients of Alcoholic Etiology as a Function of Self-perceived Pain Level

Alcoholic cirrhotic male patients with a high level of self-perceived pain had the greatest biopsychosocial impairment, even exceeding the clinical threshold in the anxiety and depression scales; and the highest biopsychosocial well-being was associated with liver transplant recipients with a mild level of self-perceived pain.