Pain and suffering: a reappraisal
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Current treatment approaches for chronic pain cover physical, psychological and environmental factors and involve a multi-disciplinary pain management approach which, although effective, is expensive.
“Thus, current treatment approaches for chronic pain cover physical, psychological and environmental factors and involve a multi-disciplinary pain management approach which, although effective is expensive.”
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Fordyce counseled patients to focus away from pain with the understanding that dwelling on it only enhanced pain-related suffering.
“Accordingly, he counseled patients to focus away from pain with the understanding that dwelling on it only enhanced pain-related suffering.”
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Fordyce (1988) taught that the primary problem many patients face is suffering rather than pain.
“Fordyce (1988) taught us long ago that the primary problem many patients face is suffering rather than pain.”
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- Authors
- Fordyce, W. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fordyce, Wilbert E.
- Venue
- American Psychologist
- Published
- 1988
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 276-283
- ISSN
- 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-990X
- OpenAlex
- W2021715444
- Cited by
- 230
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 7.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Medicine, History, and Philosophy
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Keywords
- pain, suffering, pain perception
- MeSH terms
- Behavior Therapy, Cognition, Persons with Disabilities, Disabled Persons, Humans, Pain, Sick Role, Pain Management
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