• Med. Clin. North Am. · Jan 2016

    Review

    Biopsychosocial Approach to Assessing and Managing Patients with Chronic Pain.

    • Martin D Cheatle.
    • Center for Studies of Addiction, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: cheatle@mail.med.upenn.edu.
    • Med. Clin. North Am. 2016 Jan 1; 100 (1): 43-53.

    AbstractChronic pain affects nearly one-third of the American population. Chronic pain can lead to a variety of problems for a pain sufferer, including developing secondary medical problems, depression, functional and vocational disability, opioid abuse and suicide. Current pain care models are deficient in providing a necessary comprehensive approach. Most patients with chronic pain are managed by primary care clinicians who are typically ill prepared to effectively and efficiently manage these cases. A biopsychosocial approach to evaluate and treat chronic pain is clinically and economically efficacious, but unique delivery systems are required to meet the challenge of access to specialty care. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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