Psychological pain management

Cancer pain: psychological management using hypnosis.

In the treatment of cancer, particularly when pain is a serious symptom, psychological support of a patient is important and can, in fact, facilitate ongoing oncologic treatment. Hypnosis represents a psychological technique of great potency for reducing pain, increasing patients' life-enhancing attitudes, and helping patients deal with death and separation. Ultimately, the value of hypnosis li...

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...

Psychological approaches to chronic pain management: evidence and challenges.

Psychological interventions are a mainstay of modern pain management practice and a recommended feature of a modern pain treatment service. Systematic reviews for the evidence of psychological interventions are reviewed in this article. The evidence for effectiveness is strongest for cognitive behavioural therapy with a focus on cognitive coping strategies and behavioural rehearsal. Most eviden...

Application of Psychological Strategies for Pain Management in Primary Care

• Objective: To review behavioral and cognitive behavioral strategies for pain management and describe their application in the primary care setting. • Methods: The biomedical model, gate-control/ neuromatrix theories, and biopsychosocial model for understanding chronic pain are discussed followed by a review of behavioral, self-regulatory, and cognitive behavioral treatments and research suppo...

Psychological Strategies in Pain Management: Optimizing Procedures in Clinics