The biopsychosocial model of pain dominates the scientific community's understanding of
chronic pain. Indeed, the biopsychosocial approach describes pain and disability as a …

Abstract The recently proposed Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial
Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks (ACTTION)-American Pain Society …

Importance Chronic low back pain (CLBP), the most prevalent chronic pain condition,
imparts substantial disability and discomfort. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) reduces …

The psychosocial and functional consequences of chronic pain disorders have been well
documented as having significant effects on the experience of pain, presentation to health …

The high prevalence and societal burden of chronic pain, its undertreatment, and disparities
in its management have contributed to the acknowledgment of chronic pain as a serious …

Background: Chronic pain has been considered as a biopsychosocial condition in which
cognitive and emotional factors as well as biological factors significantly affect perception of …

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is believed to improve chronic pain problems by
decreasing patient catastrophizing and increasing patient self-efficacy for managing pain …

Pain catastrophizing is conceptualized as a negative cognitive–affective response to
anticipated or actual pain and has been associated with a number of important pain-related …

The prevalence and cost of chronic pain is a major physical and mental health care problem
in the United States today. As a result, there has been a recent explosion of research on …

Persistent and disabling pain is the hallmark of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis,
fibromyalgia, and various other rheumatologic conditions. However, disease severity (as …