104: Ask David — The Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain

Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy

David Burns, MD

Clinical, Therapy, Anxiety, Psychotherapy, Depression, Health & Fitness, Cognitive, Mentalhealth, Mental Health, Behavior, Education, Self-improvement, Psychology, Relationships, Addiction, Happiness, Personalgrowth

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🗓️ 3 September 2018

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

David describes research on the relationship between physical pain and negative emotions such as depression, anxiety, and anger. Does pain cause depression? Or does depression cause or amplify pain?

And what can we do to help patients with physical pain and intense negative emotions?

In addition, why do so many individuals struggle with somatic problems, such as physical pain, dizziness, or fatigue, when there is no apparent organic cause for the pain? Is there any hope?

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Feeling Good podcast.
0:12.4	I am your host, Fabrice Nye.
0:14.7	And joining me here in the Murrieta Studios is Dr. David Burns.
0:19.0	Hi, David.
0:20.0	Hi, Fabrice.
0:23.8	Dr. David Burns has been a pioneer in the development of cognitive therapy, and he is the creator of the new team therapy. He is the author of
0:30.2	Feeling Good, which has sold over 5 million copies in the United States, and has been translated into
0:35.5	over 20 languages. He is an emeritus adjunct clinical professor
0:40.0	of psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Welcome to episode 104 of the
0:47.7	Feeling Good podcast. We had some listeners, one in particular who requested that we talk about pain, both chronic and
0:57.1	acute pain. So I'm going to read this question from our listener, Anne. And she writes,
1:05.5	Hi, David. I'm currently studying counseling, psychotherapy in the UK. last month I discovered your podcast, then read
1:13.6	your book, feeling good, and it was the first thing that really lit up my eyes and got me obsessively
1:18.8	studying. Everything about your team's CBT model is so compelling and inspiring, and first,
1:26.4	I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to share it all with us.
1:30.8	I also have a specific question, which I'd love to hear your answer in.
1:35.7	In one of your as-David episodes, my ambition is to specialize in treating patients who have chronic pain with no clear physical cause.
1:49.0	I've had that problem myself for several years.
1:52.0	And I'd love to hear your thoughts on psychological treatments for pain and how you might apply the team CBT model to those patients.
1:59.0	Any wisdom you could have, you could share with, would have me on the edge of my seat.
2:06.6	Thank you so much.
2:08.6	Okay, well, thank you for that.
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