Co-Occurring PTSD and Chronic Pain: From Shared Mechanisms to Integrated Treatment Approaches

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain frequently co-occur, with populations such as veterans, physical injury survivors, and those with widespread pain at particularly elevated risk. PTSD is characterized by symptoms such as intrusions, avoidance, negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and hyperarousal following a Criterion A traumatic event (i.e., threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence).

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