Psychology
Dr Beth Darnall on Changing Mindset for Pain Relief
May 23, 2017A negative pain mindset - catastrophizing - undermines pain treatment effectiveness and facilitates structural brain changes that serve to maintain pain and distress.
A Psychologist's Advice for Dealing With Difficult Patients
March 17, 2017Anthony Mariano, PhD, provided guidance for clinicians for tapering patients off opioids.
Integrating Pain Psychology Into Training Programs, Continuing Education
August 09, 2016No-cost pain psychology curricula should be added to graduate and postgraduate psychology programs.
Clinical Pain Advisor Articles
- Cannabis May Be Effective for Migraine Treatment
- Medicinal Cannabis May Not Have Opioid-Sparing Effects in Chronic Noncancer Pain
- Replacing Sleep, Sedentary Behavior With Physical Activity Beneficial in Knee Osteoarthritis
- Depression May Partially Mediate the Relationship Between PTSD and Opioid Misuse
- Galcanezumab May Result in Functional Improvements in Migraine
- Ketamine: Mechanisms of Action, Uses in Pain Medicine, and Side Effects
- Cannabis May Be Effective for Migraine Treatment
- Medicinal Cannabis May Not Have Opioid-Sparing Effects in Chronic Noncancer Pain
- Integrating Psychological Interventions Into Chronic Pain Management
- Leveraging the Placebo Effect to Reduce Opioid Requirements
- Investigational Treatment Shows Promise in Chronic Low Back Pain
- Rheumatologist-Assessed vs Criteria for Inflammatory Back Pain in Psoriatic Arthritis
- Incorporating Guidelines Into Clinical Practice: An Interview With Gary L. LeRoy, MD
- Pain Severity May Partly Mediate the Association Between Depression and Physical Performance in Knee OA
- Rates of Concurrent Opioid, Sedative-Hypnotic Prescription Fills in Veterans
