title: [Psychophysiology of pain].
abstract: Approximately 80% of all patients with chronic pain report current or past psychological impairment. That is why psychologists or psychosomatic specialists necessarily have to play a role in pain management. Decided psychological pain treatment is indicated depending on somatic and psycho-social findings. For psychological evaluation it is important to use adequate questionnaires, to take a thorough history and to observe behaviour patterns. A lot of different therapeutic approaches are used in clinical practice. Today the best evidence exists for relaxation techniques, behavioural therapy and analytical psychotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freien Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kautzsch
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011603:Psychophysiology; D012064:Relaxation Therapy