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Pain is perhaps the most common physical symptom and the primary reason for seeking medical attention. Pain of relatively brief duration (acute pain) can be successfully controlled by analgesic medication and other short-term strategies, such as bed rest and heat. For a substantial number of individuals, however, pain will persist beyond the expected period of healing, recur intermittently, or develop in association with progressive conditions, such as arthritis. Despite the advances in knowledge of anatomy and physiology, exotic diagnostic imaging procedures, as well as innovative medical and surgical treatments, the problem of persistent pain is unresolved and remains a major health care problem.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, and Pain Evaluation and Treatment Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA

    Dennis C. Turk

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, and Pain Evaluation and Treatment Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA

    Thomas E. Rudy

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Pennsylvania at EPPI, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19129, USA

    Alan S. Bellack

  2. Department of Psychiatry Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburg School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA

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Turk, D.C., Rudy, T.E. (1990). Pain. In: Bellack, A.S., Hersen, M., Kazdin, A.E. (eds) International Handbook of Behavior Modification and Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0523-1_19

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