title: Psychosocial aspects of chronic pain.
abstract: Chronic pain is a complex phenomenon that does not fit well within the normal conceptions of health and illness. Pain Management Programs are commonly used to train and support people to self-manage, however, the long-term impact of this biopsychosocial approach remains poorly understood. The social domain can impact on patients' quality of life more than any other aspect of chronic pain; however, it is rarely addressed by health services. This report is adapted from paineurope 2014; Issue 2, ©Haymarket Medical Publications Ltd, and is presented with permission. paineurope is provided as a service to pain management by Mundipharma International, LTD and is distributed free of charge to healthcare professionals in Europe. Archival issues can be accessed via the website: http://www.paineurope.com at which European health professionals can register online to receive copies of the quarterly publication.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: biopsychosocial; chronic; cognitive behavioral therapy; pain; psychology