Journal of Psychiatry

David Roy Blackbeard

Publications

• Research Article
  The Influence of Culture on Chronic Pain: A Collective Review of Local and International Literature
  Author(s): Thivian Kandasamy Pillay, Hendrik Adriaan van Zyl and David Roy BlackbeardThivian Kandasamy Pillay, Hendrik Adriaan van Zyl and David Roy Blackbeard
  
  Chronic pain poses a therapeutic challenge to the healthcare community and is particularly prevalent in the psychiatric patient population. Research supports that chronic pain is a multifaceted process and the concurrent interplay between pathophysiology, cognitive, affective, behavioral and sociocultural factors summate to what is referred to as the chronic pain experience. The adequate treatment of pain has been highlighted in recent years with emphasis on the need for a multidisciplinary approach. It has emerged that chronic pain is experienced differently among patients of differing cultures and ethnicities. Objectives: The objectives were to identify and critically appraise relevant research and give an integrated comprehensive overview of key considerations for the interaction of culture and chronic pain. Findings would potentially identify and stimulate areas for local research.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/Psychiatry.1000234

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