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Each year, more than 50 million adults in the U.S. experience chronic pain.

Whether it's caused by arthritis, injury, or something else,

chronic pain can affect every aspect of a person's life and significantly limit their daily

activities. Many people turn first to medications for pain, but in recent years, researchers and

patients have found that behavioral approaches and therapies can play an

important role in pain treatment and management. Today I'm going to talk to a pain psychologist about

what effective treatments are available for chronic pain. We'll also discuss the link between

chronic pain and mental health. How does pain interact with anxiety, depression, and stress? How does emotion affect

our experience of pain? What promising new pain treatments may be on the horizon? And if you're

living with chronic pain, where can you go for help? Welcome to Speaking of Psychology,

the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that examines

the links between psychological science and everyday life.

I'm Kim Mills.

My guest today is Dr. Rachel Aaron, an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation

at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

She's a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating patients with chronic pain,

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