Opening the Medicine Box in the Mind: The Psychology of Pain

Our experience of pain goes beyond the mere physical sensation of it - pain has emotional and psychological components to it and these affect our ability to treat pain. Dr. Darnall discusses the psychological dimensions of pain.
Speaker: Beth Darnall, PhD, Pain Specialist, Pain Psychologist Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center. Darnall’s latest book is “The Opioid-Free Pain Relief Kit: 10 Simple Steps to Ease Your Pain."
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[@Greeksoopaman]

Preparing us for a surgery that can't outperform a placebo intervention? There's a lot of "worst things" about having chronic pain, but knowing that our providers aren't being honest with us is towards the top of the list.

[@d.ramirezforero]

I'm a psychologist, also I've had a chronic back pain about six years. So I'm really interested in this topic.

[@charlielang2200]

@Psychology & Education Look up Dr Sarno TMS, read his books, it might change your life

[@kristensorensen2219]

Wow!! You really hit all of the reasons I have had my Self disaffected by so many life traumas that feed my pain. Thank you!!!!!!

[@rogue_runaway]

Trauma doesn't "feed pain."

[@vKarl71]

1:10:55 Good bit about placebo effect.

[@jeanttoo21]

super bravo good studies🎆🎇🎈✨🎉merci

[@samstormrising]

It doesn’t matter how I think about it, the limitations are real. I can’t go for a hike or a walk without breaking down. My body simply stops being able to hold me up. I need to work from home and those jobs are limited. These are realities.

[@vKarl71]

There have been, and need to be a lot more, studies of how DOCTORS perceive the pain of PATIENTS. One conclusion of studies that have been done is that doctors routinely underestimate - and inadequately treat - the pain experienced by African Americans relative to white people with the same syndromes. This medical mistreatment will, of course, tend to lead to anger and/or feelings of humiliation, thereby exacerbating the physical pain experienced by those whose pain has been underestimated.

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