{"id":6145,"date":"2014-08-04T06:44:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T10:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/?p=6145"},"modified":"2016-11-20T14:19:14","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T18:19:14","slug":"what-is-psychiatric-pain-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/6145\/what-is-psychiatric-pain-management\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Psychiatric Pain Management?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This is a series about psychiatric pain management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We&#8217;ll learn what it is and figure out if you\u00a0might benefit from this treatment. If your doctor has\u00a0recommended that you considering seeing a pain management psychiatrist or psychologist, it might not be\u00a0clear\u00a0<em>exactly why<\/em> this might be helpful. You might think,\u00a0<em>Does my doctor think my pain is all in my head? <\/em>or, <em>Will I have to lie on a couch and talk about\u00a0my dreams?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/psychoanalytic-couch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2346\" title=\"woman on therapy couch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/psychoanalytic-couch-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/psychoanalytic-couch-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/psychoanalytic-couch.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The answer is no. No, it&#8217;s not all in your head. And, no, you&#8217;ll do other things instead of talking about your childhood.<\/p>\n<p>There are many\u00a0ways some visits to a pain management psychiatrist might be helpful. This is a psychiatrist who understands chronic pain, and who can teach you many ways to decrease and cope with pain. You want to look for someone who specifically has expertise in treating pain. This series\u00a0will look at the benefits of this type of treatment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/6148\/why-comprehensive-treatment-is-best\/\">Why comprehensive treatment is best <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/6167\/benefit-of-a-psychiatric-evaluation\/\">Benefits of a psychiatric pain\u00a0evaluation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/6171\/treatment-of-psychiatric-symptoms-when-you-have-pain\/\">Treatment of psychiatric symptoms when you have pain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/6188\/using-antidepressants-to-treat-pain\/\">Using antidepressants to treat pain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/6192\/psychological-skills-to-help-with-pain\/\">Psychological skills to help with pain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/6204\/psychiatric-pain-management-just-do-it\/\">Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/6209\/psychiatric-pain-management-making-positive-psychological-changes\/\">Grief and recovery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/6257\/how-supportive-therapy-can-help-you\/\">How supportive therapy can help you<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/6269\/how-a-pain-support-group-can-help\/\">How a pain support group can help<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtocopewithpain.org\/blog\/6283\/new-brain-re-training-treatments-for-pain\/\">New brain retraining treatments for pain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a series about psychiatric pain management. We&#8217;ll learn what it is and figure out if you\u00a0might benefit from this treatment. If your doctor has\u00a0recommended that you considering seeing a pain management psychiatrist or psychologist, it might not be\u00a0clear\u00a0exactly why this might be helpful. 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