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