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Article: Psychological issues in the assessment and management of chronic pain: the multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment approach to the patient suffering with chronic pain is widely practiced today and considered to be the standard of care.
- Article from:
- Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association
- Article date:
- May 1, 2002
- Author:
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Abstract
The objectives of the psychological evaluation of the patient with chronic pain are reviewed. The standard pain center evaluation protocol utilizes a pain questionnaire, a structured clinical interview, pain assessment measures that include pain intensity rating scales and the McGill Pain Questionnaire, and a psychological evaluation of the patient. As pain management has become more technologically sophisticated and aggressive in its approach, one of the more common uses of the psychological evaluation has been to determine the appropriateness of a potential candidate for interventional techniques. The psychological intervention with the patient who has ...
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