Psychology 3301F/G Lecture 11: Guest lecturer and Paediatric pain
29 Nov 2016
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You can also feel pain without there being something wrong on an xray, etc potential tissue damage o described in terms of such damage. But sometimes you don"t even feel pain. Can feel like people don"t believe you but. Usedto think that if you couldn"t describe pain you didn"t have it. Pain is in the brain so we know that psychological interventions actually help. Residency in halifax and ended up in internationally renowned pediatric pain centres and met pat mcgrath who won an award in pediatric pain. Stayed on staff there and worked in pediatric psychology. Cpri worked for 8years working with self harm, etc. 10 years later back in pain pediatric chronic pain program. Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or. Most chronic pain clinics have 1-2 year waiting list. Part of why the childrens hospital here said we needed a new ped pain clinic. 635 billion in health care costs substantially more than cancer, etc.
