Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Does Not Compromise Behavioral Pain Treatment: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial Among Veterans.

R Jay Schulz-Heik Timothy J AveryBooil JoLouise MahoneyPeter J Bayley

Published in: Global advances in health and medicine (2022)

PTSD is not associated with reduced effectiveness of behavioral chronic pain treatment among Veterans with Gulf War illness. Therefore behavioral pain treatment should be made readily available to Veterans with pain and PTSD. Yoga deserves further consideration as a treatment for pain among individuals with PTSD.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
posttraumatic stress disorder
pain management
neuropathic pain
randomized controlled trial
social support
spinal cord
depressive symptoms