SERVICES
Benefits of pain psychology
Seeing a pain psychologist does not mean that anyone thinks the pain is not real. In fact, pain always involves psychological factors such as focus of attention, beliefs and expectations, pain-related fears, and effects on relationships with others.
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Approaching pain in a different way
Pain psychologists help those suffering from chronic pain to cope in more positive ways.
- They teach cognitive and behavioral coping skills for managing fear, depression, anger and other emotional consequences of pain.
- They also help patients understand pain and how it can be influenced by psychosocial factors.
- They teach patients psychological strategies for pain control.
- Pain psychologists also help family members understand chronic pain, and they help resolve negative changes that often occur in relationships because of chronic pain.
