Noemi Csaszar
Head of the Education Board of the Hungarian Association of Hypnosis, Head of Psychotherapy Department and Psychosomatic Out-Patient Department at the National Center for Spinal Disorders in Budapest, 1126 Kiralyhago Street 1. Budapest,
Hungary
Review Article
Pain and Psychotherapy, in the Light of Evidence of Psychological Treatment Methods of Chronic Pain Based on Evidence
Author(s): Noemi Csaszar, Petra Bagdi, Daniel Peter Stoll and Henrik SzokeNoemi Csaszar, Petra Bagdi, Daniel Peter Stoll and Henrik Szoke
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 .. View More»
