Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Management: Past, Present, and Future

Chronic pain is a significant and costly problem in the United States as well as throughout the industrialized world. Unfortunately, there have been concerns about the effectiveness of traditional medical interventions, suggesting the need for alternative chronic pain treatment strategies. However,...

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Published in:The American psychologist 2014-02, Vol.69 (2), p.119-130
Main Authors: Gatchel, Robert J, McGeary, Donald D, McGeary, Cindy A, Lippe, Ben
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biopsychosocial Approach
Chronic illnesses
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain - economics
Chronic Pain - psychology
Chronic Pain - rehabilitation
Cognition
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Cognitive Therapy
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Effectiveness
Health care
Human
Humans
Interdisciplinary Treatment Approach
Medical treatment
Occupational Therapy
Pain
Pain Management
Pain Management - economics
Pain Management - methods
Patient Care Team - economics
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
Physical Therapy Modalities
Psychosociology
Therapeutics
U.S.A
United States
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Summary:Chronic pain is a significant and costly problem in the United States as well as throughout the industrialized world. Unfortunately, there have been concerns about the effectiveness of traditional medical interventions, suggesting the need for alternative chronic pain treatment strategies. However, the introduction of the biopsychosocial model of pain during the past decade stimulated the development of more therapeutically effective and cost-effective interdisciplinary chronic pain management programs. In the present article we briefly review the history of pain management, discuss the major components of a "true" interdisciplinary pain management program, focus on the evidence-based outcomes that have documented the effectiveness of such interdisciplinary pain management programs, and note the barriers that have blocked the wider use of such programs. Finally, we discuss future directions in interdisciplinary pain management.
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/a0035514