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Psychological Treatments to Improve Outcomes

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The biopsychosocial model applies to pain medicine. There are complex psychological and social factors inherent in the pain experience which interacts with biological forces. Patients with chronic pain have a high incidence of psychological symptoms and distress leading to the diagnosis of mental disorders. Evaluation of the psychological state of a patient for purposes of treatment planning is essential and especially so when interventional pain treatments are considered. These steps ensure good patient care. There are many mental health treatment options for pain patients. Inclusion of a psychological component for patients with pain will improve outcomes of medical care and may limit further progression of the pain disorder.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Marilyn S. Jacobs

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  1. The Spine and Nerve Center of the Virginias, Charleston, WV, USA

    Timothy R. Deer

  2. Evolve Restorative Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA

    Jason E. Pope

  3. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Tim J. Lamer

  4. Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care, Sewickley, PA, USA

    David Provenzano

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Jacobs, M.S. (2019). Psychological Treatments to Improve Outcomes. In: Deer, T., Pope, J., Lamer, T., Provenzano, D. (eds) Deer's Treatment of Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12281-2_16

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