| Title |
The Pivotal Role of Pediatric Psychology in Chronic Pain: Opportunities for Informing and Promoting New Research and Intervention in a Shifting Healthcare Landscape
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Pain and Headache Reports, September 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11916-018-0726-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sarah Nelson, Rachael Coakley |
| Abstract |
In the context of new efforts to formulate more comprehensive diagnostic and treatment processes for chronic pain conditions, this review aims to provide an overview of some of the most salient developments in the diagnosis and clinical treatment of pediatric chronic pain and to delineate the current and future role of clinical pediatric psychologists in these efforts. The acceptance and promotion of the multidisciplinary approach to pediatric pain management has had an especially significant impact on the field of pediatric psychology. Though chronic pain was historically conceptualized as a biomedical problem, psychology is increasingly viewed as a routine, integral, and component part of treatment. With this evolving biopsychosocial paradigm, pediatric psychology is poised to help shape the development of this field, contributing to emerging conceptual and diagnostic frameworks via consultation, research, clinical care, and education. This review discusses the role of pediatric psychologists as collaborators in emerging diagnostic and assessment frameworks, leaders in pain-related research, drivers of clinical care, and educators for providers, patients, and the lay public. With increased opportunities to enhance the conceptualization and treatment of pediatric pain, pediatric psychologists have an important role to play in reducing the prevalence and persistence of pediatric pain. |
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| Canada | 4 | 36% |
| United States | 3 | 27% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 18% |
| Unknown | 2 | 18% |
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| Scientists | 5 | 45% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 27% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 18% |
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| Researcher | 11 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 16% |
| Unknown | 16 | 26% |
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| Psychology | 15 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 10% |
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| Other | 4 | 7% |
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