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People, medicine, and society: An overview of chronic pain management
Hema Rajappa, Chris Hayes
Hunter Integrated Pain Service, Hunter New England Health, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Hema Rajappa
Hunter Integrated Pain Service, Hunter New England Health, Newcastle, New South Wales
Australia
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DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_108_20
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Chronic pain, once termed a hidden epidemic, is gaining increasing visibility around the world. It places a huge burden on patients, their families, and the wider community, with profound adverse effects on function, well-being, and quality of life. It is also a socioeconomic problem, straining health-care systems globally. This article provides an overview of the changing landscape of chronic noncancer pain. The epidemiology, classification, pain-related neuroscience, problems with overemphasis on biomedical focus, and the importance of adopting a more holistic sociopsychobiomedical framework are discussed. The article concludes with a brief discussion on health-care delivery systems in the context of chronic pain.
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