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1: Slide 1
2: Dx: pain — Rx: pschiatry
3: PAIN AS PSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENON
4: DSM-IV
5: DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA
6: PSYCHODYNAMIC CONCEPTS
7: MODERN PAIN MANAGMENT
8: TEAM PSYCHIATRY
9: TYPES OF PAIN INTERVENTION
10: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
11: TEAM ROLE OF PSYCHIATRIST
12: LITIGATION & WORKERS COMP
13: TIME DEPENDENT VARIABLE
14: TIME DEPENDENT VARIABLE
15: PREDICTORS
16: SUMMATION
17: Dx: pain — Rx: psychiatry
Notes:
This slide enumerates the main points of this presentation.
1) Pain is a psychological state
2) The most effective treatment of pain involves a multi-disciplinary approach that includes awareness and treatment of psychological factors
3) The psychiatrist is an important member of the multi-disciplinary team
4) Early intervention is essential to reducing cost of disability and to having greater success in returning people to work
