TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chronic Pain Management A1 - Boll, Jr, John N. A1 - Glick, Ronald M. A2 - South-Paul, Jeannette E. A2 - Matheny, Samuel C. A2 - Lewis, Evelyn L. PY - 2020 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 5e AB - Pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as “an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.” This emphasizes that the pain experience is multidimensional and may include sensory, cognitive, and emotional components. Additionally, it allows for the possibility, as in chronic pain states, that overt tissue damage may no longer be present. Chronic pain is pain persisting for >3 months or beyond the time of normal tissue healing. Many of the secondary problems associated with chronic pain, such as deconditioning, depression, sleep disturbance, and disability, begin within the first few months of the onset of symptoms of pain. Early identification and treatment are essential to reduce chronicity and prevent further disability. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1173718116 ER -