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ReviewProgress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry2018

Evaluating psychosocial contributions to chronic pain outcomes.

S M Meints, R R Edwards

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Review in Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 308 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

308 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Efficacy of psychological interventions on sleep in children and adolescents with chronic pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025
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  7. Moving towards the use of artificial intelligence in pain management.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025
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  17. Pain catastrophizing, pain acceptance, and pain intensity among patients with cancer in Oman and Lebanon: a comparative cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

S M MeintsDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pain Management Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA. Electronic address: smeints@bwh.harvard.edu.
R R EdwardsDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pain Management Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.

Funding

Training in Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Clinical ResearchT32AR055885 · NIAMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI KATZ, JEFFREY NEIL, LOSINA, ELENA · 2008 to 2023
$4.0M
NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR055885
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The biopsychosocial model of pain dominates the scientific community's understanding of chronic pain. Indeed, the biopsychosocial approach describes pain and disability as a multidimensional, dynamic integration among physiological, psychological, and social factors that reciprocally influence one another. In this article, we review two categories of studies that evaluate the contributions of psychosocial factors to the experience of chronic pain. First, we consider general psychosocial variables including distress, trauma, and interpersonal factors. Additionally, we discuss pain-specific psychosocial variables including catastrophizing, expectations, and pain-related coping. Together, we present a diverse array of psychological, social, and contextual factors and highlight the need to consider their roles in the development, maintenance, and treatment of chronic pain conditions.

Indexed as

Adaptation, PsychologicalPain MeasurementCatastrophizationChronic PainHumansBiopsychosocialChronic painMechanisms

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PMID29408484
PMCPMC6067990

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