title: Psychological Approaches to Coping with Pain in Later Life.
abstract: A psychological model of coping with the demands of aging is outlined. Chronic pain is conceptualized as a challenge to normal aging, because it threatens identity, risks affective disorder (depression), and interferes with action. The sparse evidence for psychological interventions is reviewed, and a case is made for the types of interventions that should be developed to address the specific presentation of geriatric pain management.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Pain Research, The University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. Electronic address: c.eccleston@bath.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eccleston
authors.affiliation: Centre for Pain Research, The University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
authors.forename: Abby
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tabor
authors.affiliation: Centre for Pain Research, The University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
authors.forename: Rhiannon Terri
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Centre for Pain Research, The University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
authors.forename: Edmund
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Keogh
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Cognitive behavioral therapy; Coping; Evidence; Older adults; Psychology