title: Behavioral and psychological approaches to the assessment and treatment of chronic pain.
abstract: This article briefly reviews behavioral and psychologic methods currently used to assess chronic pain patients. Assessment techniques designed to measure pain report, overt behavior patterns, and psychologic functioning are described. A variety of behavioral treatment procedures for chronic pain are also discussed. Treatment techniques can be grouped into two major categories: operant conditioning methods, and self-management strategies. Critical needs for future research are briefly identified.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003071:Cognition; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D012803:Sick Role