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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-9-30
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty-six patients attending the pain clinic of a large metropolitan general hospital were randomly assigned to receive either twelve sessions of psychodynamic psychotherapy or six sessions of cognitively orientated supportive psychotherapy. Questionnaires measuring aspects of illness behaviour, depression and anxiety were administered before and after treatment, but did not reveal any significant differences between the treatment groups at any time. Global subjective estimates of outcome reported to an independent observer were made after completion of therapy and showed no significant differences. All measures were repeated six and twelve months after completion of therapy and revealed significant improvement in the dynamic therapy group only with respect to levels of activity. These findings suggest that brief psychodynamically oriented psychotherapy may have a role in the management of chronic pain but further evaluation of this approach is clearly necessary, involving larger numbers of patients, before a more definitive conclusion can be reached.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0022-3999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
259-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
A study of brief psychotherapy for chronic pain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't