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Feb 2025
34m 36s

Understanding and treating chronic pain,...

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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Each year, more than 50 million U.S. adults experience chronic pain. Increasingly, researchers and patients are finding that behavioral treatments and therapies can be an important part of pain treatment. Pain psychologist Rachel Aaron, PhD, discusses what effective treatments are available, the link between chronic pain and mental health, how our emotions a ... Show More
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