title: Coping strategies in chronic pain.
abstract: Patients with chronic pain need strategies to manage their pain and its impact, also known as coping. Coping is not restricted to one dimension of functioning; it involves virtually every dimension of human functioning: cognitive, affective, behavioral, and physiological. We review the literature on coping strategies for chronic pain, including concept and types of coping (eg, religious, social, psychological), as well as coping-with-pain questionnaires, studies available, other topics of interest, interventions to enhance coping with pain, and future directions in this field.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa, Albert Einstein Hospital, Alameda Joaquim Eugênio de Lima, and Department of Neurology, Federal University of São Paulo, 881, São Paulo, SP, 01403-001, Brazil. marioperes@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mario F P
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Peres
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lucchetti
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D012067:Religion; D012919:Social Behavior