Osteopathic Family Physician
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 48-53, September 2009

Victims, villains, crocks, and criminals—Rewriting the scripts in the chronic pain drama

  • Peter Brian Dane, DO

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Peter Brian Dane, Department of Family Medicine, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 221 Grosvenor, OU-COM, Athens, OH 45701

Department of Family Medicine, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, Ohio

Summary 

Examining the doctor-patient encounter as a drama reveals opportunities to maximize positive therapeutic outcomes by exploring the “roles” of the participants. Through education, realistic goal setting, and explicitly negotiated expectations, revising the customary “scripts” each cast member unconsciously follows can alter and possibly eliminate the barriers to effective management, particularly in the “chronic pain drama.”

Keywords: Chronic pain

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 Supported through a sponsorship from King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

PII: S1877-573X(09)00033-1

doi:10.1016/j.osfp.2009.06.005

Osteopathic Family Physician
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 48-53, September 2009

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