Severe Non-Cardiac Chest Pain Responds to Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Rehabilitation

Cambell et al1 recently reviewed the causes, differential diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) in a comprehensive manner, citing evidence for behavioral, psychotherapeutic, psychopharmacological, and other approaches to the condition. In addition to these approaches, the most severe of cases may benefit from interdisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation program (iCPRP) care. A case vignette is offered of an adult male suffering from persistent and recurrent NCCP after extensive medical evaluations and repeated acute care utilization.
Source: Psychosomatics - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Source Type: research