Psychosocial

Chronic Pain

Physical, Psychosocial Activity May Be Protective Against Development of Chronic Pain in Older Adults

Tyler Rice

July 25, 2018

Weekly vigorous activity and cultural engagement may protect against the development of chronic pain in older adults.

APS 2017

Greater Trauma Associated With Amplification of Pain, Spinal Nociception

Doug Strassler

May 18, 2017

Trauma exposure plays a significant role in both pain response and development of chronic pain.

Regulatory Issues

National Academies Report on Health Effects of Cannabis

Florence Chaverneff, Ph.D.

January 30, 2017

In January 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report titled “The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendation for Research.”

Psychogenic Pain

Psychosocial Factors That May Predict Opioid Analgesia

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

December 15, 2016

Multiple psychosocial factors such as depression, anxiety, and pain catastrophizing are associated with opioid analgesic response.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Integrating Pain Psychology Into Training Programs, Continuing Education

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

August 9, 2016

No-cost pain psychology curricula should be added to graduate and postgraduate psychology programs.

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