The term “nonsomatic pain” has been used interchangeably with other terms like “psychogenic pain” or “idiopathic pain” to describe pain experience for which there is no observable physiological substrate. Though “nonsomatic” is not often applied to contemporary descriptions of chronic pain, this term is widely used in describing emotional symptoms that are likely to accompany pain. Based on the somatic symptom disorder” (SSD) criteria, nonsomatic pain is best differentiated from somatic pain conditions by the presence and prominence of psychosocial distress as a component of the clinical presentation. Under a “braingenic” conceptualization of pain, treatment would involve medication for neuropathic pain as well as other interventions (e.g. exercise, psychological treatment for pain management, and mood) that have been shown to be effective for neuropathic pain.