title: Biopsychosocial Approach to Assessing and Managing Patients with Chronic Pain.
abstract: Chronic pain affects nearly one-third of the American population. Chronic pain can lead to a variety of problems for a pain sufferer, including developing secondary medical problems, depression, functional and vocational disability, opioid abuse and suicide. Current pain care models are deficient in providing a necessary comprehensive approach. Most patients with chronic pain are managed by primary care clinicians who are typically ill prepared to effectively and efficiently manage these cases. A biopsychosocial approach to evaluate and treat chronic pain is clinically and economically efficacious, but unique delivery systems are required to meet the challenge of access to specialty care.
authors.affiliation: Center for Studies of Addiction, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: cheatle@mail.med.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Martin D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cheatle
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D029181:Spirituality; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid
keywords: Biopsychosocial; Chronic pain; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; E-Health; Primary care