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Jan 2022
36m 55s

Healing pain by treating the mind, with ...

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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More than 20 percent of U.S. adults suffer from some form of chronic pain. For many, effective treatment remains elusive, with medications and even surgeries giving little in the way of relief. But in recent years, psychologists’ research has begun to suggest that at least for some people, the answer to chronic pain may come not from healing the body but fro ... Show More
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