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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
Common criticisms of behavioral treatment programs for chronic pain are summarized. Some criticisms are based on conceptual misunderstandings; therefore, basic concepts and goals of behavioral programs are presented. Other criticisms question the effectiveness of these programs; therefore, the role of social reinforcers in maintaining or reducing pain behaviors is reviewed. The failure to isolate specific treatment variables is alleged; this is acknowledged, along with the practical and ethical questions making this virtually impossible. Finally we describe the need to change the thinking about 'pain' from the pathological or disease model, appropriate to acute pain, to a learning model when discussing the excess disability and suffering of chronic pain patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0304-3959
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
113-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
The behavioral management of chronic pain: a response to critics.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article