Although most pain is acute and resolves within a few days or weeks, millions of Americans
have persistent or recurring pain that may become chronic and debilitating. Medications may …

Numerous studies have examined how alexithymia (difficulty identifying and describing
one's emotions and a preference for externally oriented thinking) relates to chronic pain and …

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 …

Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) experience increased lifetime levels of psychosocial
adversity, trauma, and emotional conflict. To address these risk factors, we developed …

Abstract Purpose of Review Patients with chronic pain, especially primary or centralized
pain, have elevated rates of psychosocial trauma and intrapersonal or intrapsychic conflict …

Chronic pain remains one of the most persistent healthcare challenges in the world. To
advance pain treatment, experts have recently introduced research-driven subtypes of …

Objective Chronic pain is a significant health problem that is increasing in prevalence, and
advances in treatment are needed. Methods We briefly review the leading evidence-based …

Background Current clinical guidelines identify several psychological treatments for irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS patients, however, have elevated trauma, life stress, relationship …

Objective Emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET) emphasizes the importance
of the central nervous system and emotional processing in the etiology and treatment of …

Background Headache disorder is not only a common complaint but also a global burden.
Pharmacotherapeutic and non-pharmacotherapeutic approaches have been developed for …