http://mindhacks.com/2007/11/16/a-pain-in-the-neck-mind-brain-and-society/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2007/11/16/a-pain-in-the-neck-mind-brain-and-society/#comment-7042 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:37:55 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/a-pain-in-the-neck-mind-brain-and-society/#comment-7042 Hi
Thanks for a thoughtful summary on chronic pain and neurobiology, and the need to understand it as a biopsychosocial phenomenon. It’s a shame that almost as soon as people hear ‘it’s in the brain’, the assumption is that it’s ‘imaginary’ or ‘psychiatric’. I see that response in the previous commentator! While the pain of chronic pain may not reduce through CBT, the disability and interference from chronic pain certainly does reduce, as well as distress.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2007/11/16/a-pain-in-the-neck-mind-brain-and-society/#comment-7041 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:33:56 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/a-pain-in-the-neck-mind-brain-and-society/#comment-7041 For me, I love the fact that my chronic pain (pinched nerve) might be reduced because part of its influence is that of my mind!

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