NCTalks with Lance McCracken: psychological therapies in pain management – Part 1

In this NCTalks podcast, Alice Weatherston speaks to Lance McCracken, Professor of Behavioral Medicine at King’s College London (UK), about the use of psychological therapies in pain management. In Part 1, Lance outlines the role psychological therapies in chronic pain management and the general attitudes and approaches to such therapies across the medical community. Summary - What are your current research focuses? - What role do psychological therapies play in dealing with chronic pain in patients? - Can psychological interventions be utilized in conjunction with conventional pain medicines such as opioids, or are these mutually exclusive? - Is there reticence towards the use of psychological treatments for pain in the medical community? If so, why is this? - Can psychological treatments be applied to all pain conditions or are some more suited?