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Psychological and Psychiatric Treatment of Chronic Head and Face Pain

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Chronic head and facial pain is a multifaceted experience for patients, as it can pervasively affect the ability to function and ultimately hinder quality of life. Multidisciplinary approaches, including psychological and psychiatric interventions, for headache and facial pain are often necessary for successful treatment. Mood and anxiety symptoms, as well as deleterious health behaviors, can derail appropriate self-management, which then negatively affects medical management. This chapter will review cognitive-behavioral interventions, relaxation/biofeedback training, operant learning theory, the role of family support, and psychotropic medication options that can enhance health coping and effective head and facial pain management.

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  1. Center for Neurological Restoration, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Taylor E. Rush & Harold W. Goforth

  2. Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Center for Neurological Restoration, Section of Headache Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Harold W. Goforth

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    James Y. Suen

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

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Rush, T.E., Goforth, H.W. (2018). Psychological and Psychiatric Treatment of Chronic Head and Face Pain. In: Suen, J., Petersen, E. (eds) Diagnosis and Management of Head and Face Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90999-8_15

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