Pain-Prone Patient

Roy, Ranjan

doi:10.1159/000287574

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“…This may be particularly true for chronic pain, where there is often uncertainty about the cause of the pain and course of recovery. Research in this area highlights that chronic pain can take a significant toll on the relationship, as well as on the partner ( Basolo-Kunzer, Diamond, Maliszewski, Weyerman, & Reed, 1991 ;Flor, Turk, & Scholz, 1987, Roy, 1982 A. G. Taylor, Lorentzen, & Blank, 1990).…”

Section: Effects Of Chronic Pain On the Couplementioning

confidence: 99%

Couples and chronic pain.

Schwartz¹,

Ehde²

2000

The Psychology of Couples and Illness: Theory, Research, &Amp; Practice.

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Chronic pain is defined as recurrent or persistent pain that is present for greater than 6 months. The definition of chronic pain also includes pain that persists beyond expected healing time (Loeser, 1991). There are at least three subtypes of chronic pain. Some people may have an identified, ongoing disease process that results in pain (e.g., chronic pancreatitis or cancer). Others may have clear evidence of pathology directly involving peripheral tissue damage or injury to the peripheral or central nervous system (e.g., causalgia or postamputation pain). Finally, for many persons with chronic pain, the pathophysiology is either undetectable by current diagnostic procedures or the level of organic pathology cannot fully explain the pain symptoms or level of disability. Examples of this third subtype include chronic low back pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic headache. This subtype is by far the most perplexing to the health care field and to persons experiencing this type of pain. As such, much of the psychological research in the area of pain has focused on this large subgroup of patients with pain. Therefore this chapter focuses primarily on research and clinical interventions conducted with this subgroup.

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Section: Effects Of Chronic Pain On the Couplementioning

confidence: 99%

Couples and chronic pain.

Schwartz¹,

Ehde²

2000

The Psychology of Couples and Illness: Theory, Research, &Amp; Practice.

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“…Empirical evidence for Engel' s notion of pain proneness is somewhat limited [30], The following review will demonstrate that the lit erature is riddled with conceptual and meth odological problems. In the first place there are very few reports even suggesting, let alone demonstrating, childhood abuse as a cause of subsequent development of pain-prone disor der.…”

Section: Abuse and Pain Prone Nessmentioning

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Engel’s Pain-Prone Disorder Patient: 25 Years After

Roy¹

1985

Psychother Psychosom

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Engel’s concept of pain proneness is reexamined. Child abuse issues, as they are presumed to influence pain proneness, are made explicit. Research literature related to pain proneness is reviewed. Its methodological shortcomings are discussed. Child abuse and child neglect literature was searched, but failed to reveal any association between child abuse and pain proneness. A broadly based research strategy is suggested to explore this association.

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“…For example, conscious or unconscious guilt with pain serving as a form of atonement, or the development of pain to replace feelings of loss. Critics have raised serious methodological and conceptual concerns [5,6]. For example; the ability to quantify and research the constructs of Id, ego and superego.…”

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Psychosocial factors and their role in chronic pain: A brief review of development and current status

Innes¹

2005

Chiropr Man Therap

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The belief that pain is a direct result of tissue damage has dominated medical thinking since the mid 20 th Century. Several schools of psychological thought proffered linear causal models to explain non-physical pain observations such as phantom limb pain and the effects of placebo interventions. Psychological research has focused on identifying those people with acute pain who are at risk of transitioning into chronic and disabling pain, in the hope of producing better outcomes.Several multicausal Cognitive Behavioural models dominate the research landscape in this area. They are gaining wider acceptance and some aspects are being integrated and implemented into a number of health care systems. The most notable of these is the concept of Yellow Flags. The research to validate the veracity of such programs has not yet been established.In this paper I seek to briefly summarize the development of psychological thought, both past and present, then review current cognitive-behavioural models and the available supporting evidence. I conclude by discussing these factors and identifying those that have been shown to be reliable predictors of chronicity and those that may hold promise for the future.

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Pain-Prone Patient

Abstract: The concept of pain-prone patient is reviewed. 4 cases fitting that description are described. Use of dynamic psychotherapy with this group of patients is considered and recommended.

Cited by 14 publications

References 10 publications

Couples and chronic pain.

Couples and chronic pain.

Engel’s Pain-Prone Disorder Patient: 25 Years After

Psychosocial factors and their role in chronic pain: A brief review of development and current status

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