Interesting interview of WSJ about chronic pain

At last someone is recognising the scale of the problem and offering some answers:
http://uk.screen.yahoo.com/why-women-suffer-more-chronic-143204015.html

So it is best to present our symptoms in a cold, unemotional way? I wonder what you think about such approach and if this is something you have experienced yourself in your dealings with doctors.
I hope you might find the interview also quite interesting.