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Raising Pain Tolerance Using Guided Imagery
Patients can derive not only symptomatic relief but actual physiologic healing in response to treatments that primarily work through beliefs and attitudes about an imagined reality. Read about how psychological treatments can be used for chronic pain patients.
Co-Morbid Psychological Disorders in Interventional Pain Management
Depression, anxiety, interpersonal issues, personality disorders, and cognitive decline may decrease the effectiveness of interventions.
Psychologists as Primary Care Providers
Psychologists are trained in advanced skills that intrinsically lend themselves to the management of chronic pain and complex health care problems.
Adjunctive Psychiatric Pain Management Treatment
The psychiatric/psychological modality is a crucial component of comprehensive treatment for chronic pain.
Reducing Pain and Anxiety During Reduction of a Fracture
A reduction of a fractured wrist—normally performed in an emergency department—was safely and successfully performed by an orthopedic surgeon at a soccer tournament medical facility with the benefit of psychological techniques and deep breathing.
The Biopsychosocial Approach
The biopsychosocial model has led to the development of the most therapeutic- and cost-effective interdisciplinary pain management programs and makes it far more likely for the chronic pain patient to regain function and experience vast improvements in quality of life.
Personality Disorders and the Bipolar Spectrum
Discussion of recognition and management of a variety of personality disorders in a pain clinic setting.
Thinking About Pain
In this article, you'll find out how psychologically based pain management can provide pain relief for pain patients.
Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain
Evaluating a chronic pain condition from a one-dimensional biological perspective is limiting, and often fails to fully explain the patient’s symptoms. Consequently, assessment requires not only the examination of the biological dimension, but of the psychological and social dimensions as well.
The Psychiatric Model of Treating Chronic Pain
This article discusses the psychiatric model of treating chronic pain, including a discussion of why psychiatric illnesses do not need to be present in order for the psychiatric model to be successfully used in achieving the multidisciplinary goal of biopsychosocial balance.
Chronic Pain and Biopsychosocial Disorders
The BHI™ 2 Approach to Classification and Assessment.
Group Psychotherapy for Chronic Pain Patients
Several years ago, I had quite limited time available for direct clinical work with patients with chronic pain. As the waiting time for a new appointment increased, so too did my discomfort with asking patients in urgent need of help to wait for treatment.
Effective Non-Drug Treatment of Depression
A review of the evolution in electrical and photo stimulation for effectively treating depression in chronic pain patients.
Considerations in Treating Intractable Pain
Intractable Pain (IP) patients not only present unique factors that differentiate them from other patient groups, but also each individual’s background, personality, coping skills, etc. requires additional adaptation.
Co-Existing Psychological Factors
The patient's personality and emotional state may adversely affect the use of medication such as opioids and treatment outcomes. Why it's important to consider the mental and emotional health of your chronic pain patients.