உளவியல் & உளவியல் சிகிச்சை இதழ்
திறந்த அணுகல்

சுருக்கம்

வலி மற்றும் உளவியல் சிகிச்சை, ஆதாரங்களின் அடிப்படையில் நீண்டகால வலிக்கான உளவியல் சிகிச்சை முறைகளின் சான்றுகளின் வெளிச்சத்தில்

நோமி சாஸார், பெட்ரா பாக்டி, டேனியல் பீட்டர் ஸ்டோல் மற்றும் ஹென்ரிக் சோக்

Objective: Several types of psychotherapies have been developed for patients suffering from chronic pain. In general it is problematic for all therapies to determine whether they are effective or not. The aim of this review is to reveal the different types of psychological methods and researches conducted on their effectiveness.

Methods: Descriptive review based on selective literature search in Medline, PubMed, Science Direct and The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from June of 2013-February of 2014.

Results: In case of chronic pain there are psychological treatment methods that have been properly proven to be effective (in compliance with the 2013/14 EBM criteria) such as psycho-education, supportive therapy, behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, biofeedback and relaxation therapy, hypnotherapy, guided imagery, while dynamic oriented therapies, art therapy and family therapy has not been investigated or the results do not properly support effectiveness in pain management. Multidisciplinary treatment approaches including psychological treatments have been verified as an effective and cost-effective treatment approach for chronic pain patients who have failed to respond initial treatment or suffer from psychological problems.

Conclusions: Psychotherapies have been proved to be effective and important component of chronic pain treatment.