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Role of the Anesthesiologist in the Treatment of Pain

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Assessing Chronic Pain

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Once hidden behind the mask and surgical garb of the operating room, in the past decade anesthesiologists have become more and more involved in the assessment and management of pain. They are increasingly consulted because of the growing awareness that anesthesiologists are familiar with the extensive anatomy/neuroanatomy of pain, appreciate the drugs available for treatment, supply specific regional anesthetic techniques for the evaluation and treatment sequence, and have long acknowledged that physical pain is influenced by innumerable nonphysical factors.1

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  1. Division of Clinical Psychology, Northwestern University Medical School, 448 East Ontario Street, Suite 510, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Paul M. Camic Ph.D. (Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical Director of Pain Treatment Service) (Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical Director of Pain Treatment Service)

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Northwestern University Medical School, 448 East Ontario Street, Suite 510, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Paul M. Camic Ph.D. (Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical Director of Pain Treatment Service) (Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical Director of Pain Treatment Service)

  3. Department of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Frederick D. Brown M.D. (Associate Professor of Surgery) (Associate Professor of Surgery)

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Dallas, T.L., Finn, R.S. (1989). Role of the Anesthesiologist in the Treatment of Pain. In: Camic, P.M., Brown, F.D. (eds) Assessing Chronic Pain. Contributions to Psychology and Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8868-5_6

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