Coping with Pain
Author: Ronald J. Comer
Princeton University
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Significant pain can be produced by medical problems of various kinds. Coping effectively with pain has become a major treatment focus. In fact, according to DSM-5, certain persons whose pain problems bring them excessive and disproportionate psychological upset and dysfunction may qualify for a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder. This video focuses on the experience of pain and on the development of acute pain and treatment methods. It shows research at the Pain Management Center of UCSF into the psychological and physical effects of undertreating acute pain. Comprehensive treatment of pain is also discussed.
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