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Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to the Management of Chronic Pain

Dr. Jennifer F. Kelly

Over the past decade, pain practitioners have increasingly acknowledged the benefit of cognitive-behavioral approaches in the management of chronic pain, and have incorporated the intervention into their practice. This is directly related to positive outcomes with the approach, both experimentally and clinically.

There are a wide variety of cognitively-based interventions, but they all have basic commonalities. Bradley (1996) described assumptions underlying the cognitive approaches:Individuals actively process information regarding environmental events and internal stimuli. Using their...

Psychological Approaches to Management of Chronic Pain

Dr. Jennifer F. Kelly

INTRODUCTION

This chapter will discuss the various psychological approaches used to manage chronic pain. Chronic pain is a condition that affects a person physically, psychologically, and environmentally. These factors, in turn, interact with each other to impact the pain. It appears logical that all these factors should be addressed in treatment. Medical intervention, that is, treatment that focuses on the physical aspects of the pain, has traditionally been considered to be the primary method of managing and controlling pain. In many cases, the psychosocial issues are usually only...

Stress Management

Dr. Jennifer F. Kelly

Stress - we are all familiar with it and encounter it in our lives. In fact, stress seems to have become a modern day epidemic. Advances in technology have contributed to improvements in life for many; however, these same advances have also resulted in a more stressful lifestyle. The Internet, email, fax machines, blackberries and cellular telephones are commonplace in today’s world. Unfortunately, the conveniences that make communication easier also contribute to our stressful existence. Do you know that over 80 percent of Americans feel they experience too much stress in...

Atlanta Center for Behavioral Medicine - Dr. Jennifer F. Kelly

Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to the Management of Chronic Pain

Psychological Approaches to Management of Chronic Pain

Stress Management

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