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MAY 4, 2018

CBT, Group Education Show Positive Results In Poorer Pain Patients

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Socioeconomically disadvantaged people treated for chronic pain at low-income clinics had superior results from either cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or group pain education, compared with those treated with usual medical care. The research was published in Annals of Internal Medicine (2018 Feb 27. [Epub ahead of print]).

“This trial demonstrated that psychosocial treatments that were simplified to be accessible to educationally disadvantaged people “are suitable as adjunctive