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Articles tagged "chronic pain".
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Danger, Not Damage: Attachment, Emotion, and the Somatic Language of Relational Threat
Bowlby’s insight was somatic before it was interpersonal: the attachment system is fundamentally a threat-regulation system. The infant’s nervous system is organized around a question it continues to ask throughout life: am I safe, and is help available (Bowlby, 1969/1982)? Viewed this way, attachment does not simply shape how clients relate to others. It also […]
Joel Jin, PhD
July 28, 2026
Treatment Considerations for Co-occurring PTSD and TBI
Trauma-related symptoms have been observed and documented in veterans of military engagement since the existence of the ancient Greeks. While these symptoms have been identified by a plethora of other names, including shell shock, war neurosis, battle fatigue, and soldier’s heart, it wasn’t until 1980 that these symptoms were formally recognized as post-traumatic stress disorder […]
Lacy Sohn, MA + 1 more
April 17, 2024
Amorphous Pain
You are in physical pain. You go to your doctor, and after identifying where you feel pain and how long it has been going on, a medical profession proceeds to ask you a number of questions. You may be given a pain scale chart, a numeric scale (NRS – Numeric Rating Scale) sometimes replaced or […]
Colleen Donnelly, Ph.D.
April 12, 2020
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Rural Women With Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a debilitating symptom that may or may not have an organic cause. In rural communities, chronic pain may be more difficult to treat due to patients’ limited access to care, lower socioeconomic status (SES), and geographic isolation (Thorn et al., 2011). Psychosocial approaches are viable options for treatment, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy […]
Alicia San Miguel, B.S.
September 15, 2014