Pain Catastrophizing: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
Overview
This narrative review summarizes current perspectives on the mechanisms and clinical implications of pain catastrophizing for researchers and clinicians. It discusses associations between pain catastrophizing and functional activity in specific brain regions, as well as links to psychological distress and social support. The resource also outlines various explored interventions, such as psychological therapies and pain neuroscience education, while noting heterogeneous findings across existing studies.
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- Q Y Zhang (Xijing Hospital), Y Y (Xijing Hospital), Zheng Dai (Xijing Hospital), Qianmei Wang (Xijing Hospital), Wen Yin (Xijing Hospital), Shanshou Liu (Xijing Hospital), Junjie Li (Xijing Hospital)
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- 2026-05-01
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- gold
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- 10.2147/JPR.S592713
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@article{allodium:42ffdb1914624f0d,
title = {Pain Catastrophizing: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications},
author = {Q Y Zhang and Y Y and Zheng Dai and Qianmei Wang and Wen Yin and Shanshou Liu and Junjie Li},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.2147/JPR.S592713},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S592713}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Pain Catastrophizing: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications AU - Zhang, Q Y AU - Y, Y AU - Dai, Zheng AU - Wang, Qianmei AU - Yin, Wen AU - Liu, Shanshou AU - Li, Junjie PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.2147/JPR.S592713 UR - https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S592713 ER -
APA
Zhang, Q. Y., Y, Y., Dai, Z., Wang, Q., Yin, W., Liu, S., & Li, J. (2026). Pain Catastrophizing: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S592713
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