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Chronic pain is frequently experienced in adolescents; it affects functionality
and requires interventions to decrease the impairments caused by pain. Cognitive
behavioral therapy (CBT) has been analyzed in numerous studies that evaluated its
effects on reducing the different types of chronic pain in children and
adolescents. Interestingly, the outcome of CBT was initially focused on pain
intensity, but, because there is no correspondence between children's pain
intensity and level of disability, the ability to participate in school and
social and recreational activities have been the primary focus of recent studies.
There are innovative methods of CBT (such as the third generation of CBT) with
and without the use of technology that facilitates the availability of this
psychological treatment to adolescents with chronic pain, optimizing its
accessibility and comprehensiveness, and maintaining its effectiveness. In the
future, specific types of CBT could be specific to the diagnosis of chronic pain
in the adolescent, sociodemographics, and other unique features. Parents of
children with chronic pain are usually included in these programs, either as
coaches in the intervention or as recipients of psychological therapies
(including CBT) to optimize benefits. CBT has no adverse effect on chronic pain
in adolescents, and there is no literature that makes reference to the
effectiveness of CBT in preventing chronic pain in adolescents. A review of the
role of CBT in chronic pain in adolescents via a PubMed database search was
performed to identify the role of CBT in the management of chronic pain in
adolescents.
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