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Empirically supported treatments in pediatric psychology: disease-related pain
G A Walco1, C M Sterling, P M Conte
1Tomorrows Children's Institute, Hackensack University Medical Center, New Jersey 07601, USA.
Objective:
To evaluate psychological literature addressing interventions for disease-related pain in children.
Methods:
We conducted a literature review of all studies using psychological interventions for pain stemming directly from disease process as well as pain secondary to disease treatment.
Results:
Few empirically validated psychological approaches to the treatment of disease pain were found. Although existing intervention studies do not meet Chambless criteria, some promising strategies were identified.
Conclusions:
Clinical evidence suggests that cognitive-behavioral strategies for the management of disease pain in children are promising and manualized, controlled intervention studies are needed.
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