Psychological aspects of chronic musculoskeletal pain

Understanding psychological aspects of chronic pain in interventional pain management.

There is no doubt that chronic pain is recognized as a biopsychosocial phenomenon in which biological, psychological, and social factors dynamically interact with each other. Thus, the role of psychological factors and understanding chronic, persistent disabling pain has been well recognized, but poorly understood. Approximately 1/2 to 2/3 of all patients diagnosed with chronic pain manifest to...

Comparing the co morbidity of psychological disorder among women and men with chronic musculoskeletal pain

Introduction: Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons for referring to elderly medical centers. About 20 -25 percent of patients with chronic pain experience significant psychological symptoms. The current study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of depression, anxiety in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain referred to pain clinic of Imam Hossein hospital. Methods: In ...

Psychological aspects of pain.

Psychological aspects of pain.

INTRODUCTION Pain is defined "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage". Pain is a sensation of the body, and is always an unpleasant emotional experience. The role of psychology is auxiliary and supplemental to medicine. This is an aid addressed to the patient, physician and patient's caregivers: prof...

Psychological aspects of the management of chronic pelvic pain

ee front matter & 2005 urobgyn.2005.06.002 ng author. Tel.: +44 0 1 ess: [email protected] Summary This article outlines the main psychological issues involved in the management of chronic pelvic pain. It argues for an integrated process of care that acknowledges the role of psychological factors in all experiences of pain and attempts to help the patient to understand this from the inception...