A theoretical framework for understanding the basic psychological dynamics of pain patients is provided. The model involves the etiology of chronic pain, the attributes of patients with chronic pain, the sequence of events that leads to symptomatology, and considerations regarding the treatment of chronic pain. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy is highlighted as a classic example of this proposed chronic pain behavior pattern.
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