title: Psychosocial therapies for neck pain.
abstract: The biopsychosocial approach provides the necessary framework for understanding and treating chronic pain. Through education, cognitive-behavioral therapy, relaxation training, and active adaptation, the biopsychosocial approach allows patients to learn to control their internal environments (pain-related thoughts and emotions) and to influence their responses to the external environment (physical condition, work, significant others, and other stresses). This education-based model of therapy combines naturally with the medical model and medical care.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California Pain Center, 1510 San Pablo Street, Suite 233, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. lvictor@usc.edu
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Victor
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Richeimer
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012064:Relaxation Therapy