Psychiatry Medical News about Pain Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Become a Member Today!
Register

Most Viewed Abstracts

1. Report Shows Shift in Starting Salaries for Physicians

2. 2008 Exclusive Survey—Earnings: Good news for primary care income

3. Medicare pay-for-reporting effort draws fire from frustrated doctors

4. Debunking Myths in the US Healthcare System

5. Omega-3 fatty acids for bipolar disorder

Your Article Summary

See Latest Articles

(Click the title below to leave the MDLinx Network and go to the Journal's Website)

The Development of an Integrated Treatment for Veterans with Comorbid Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Pain Medicine, 10/14/09

Otis JD et al. – Using components of cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for PTSD and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for chronic pain management, a 12–session integrated treatment for veterans with comorbid chronic pain and PTSD was developed...Several themes emerged over the course of implementing the treatment, including the importance of establishing participant trust, regular therapy attendance, and addressing participant avoidance. Of the six participants recruited for the pilot study, three withdrew from the study and three completed the integrated treatment. Participants reported that they generally liked the format of treatment, appreciated learning about the ways that chronic pain and PTSD share some common symptoms, and ways that the two disorders can interact with one another. The assessment results of those who completed treatment suggest that this treatment approach is feasible and may have clinical benefit. Participants appeared to benefit from receiving the integrated treatment for pain and PTSD. A randomized clinical trial is currently being conducted to evaluate the efficacy of this treatment approach.

<< Previous
Stress Induced Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Responses and...

Next >>
Packages of Care for Depression in Low- and Middle-Income...

PTSD, Combat Injury, and Headache in Veterans Returning From Iraq/Afghanistan
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 10/15/09 Relevance Score: 88%

Eplerenone, a selective mineralocorticoid receptor blocker, exerts anxiolytic effects accompanied by changes in stress hormone release
Journal of Psychopharmacology, 10/22/09 Relevance Score: 87%

Stress as a Key Concept in Chronic Widespread Pain and Fatigue Disorders
Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 81%

Systematic Review of the Literature on Pain in Patients with Polytrauma Including Traumatic Brain Injury
Pain Medicine, 10/14/09 Relevance Score: 81%

Video games used to treat posttraumatic stress
American Medical News, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 80%