title: Psychological aspects of chronic pain.
abstract: This paper summarizes psychological factors which can influence a patient's experience of chronic pain--namely personality and social variables, mood disturbance, hysteria and others. Psychological treatments which are available for pain management, including behavioural-cognitive therapies and relaxation, and the functions of multidisciplinary pain units are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, Glasgow University, Great Britain.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*