Browsing Department of Psychology by Author "Turk, Dennis C."

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    • The Biopsychosocial Approach to Chronic Pain: Scientific Advances and Future Directions 

      Gatchel, Robert J.; Peng, Yuan Bo; Peters, Madelon L.; Fuchs, Perry N.; Turk, Dennis C. (American Psychological AssociationDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2007-07)
      The prevalence and cost of chronic pain is a major physical and mental health care problem in the United States today. As a result, there has been a recent explosion of research on chronic pain, with significant advances ...

    • Criticisms of the Biopsychosocial Model in Spine Care: Creating and Then Attacking a Straw Person 

      Gatchel, Robert J.; Turk, Dennis C. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2008-12)
      A previous article in Spine provided an erroneous and illogical critique of the biopsychosocial model. Evidence is used to refute concerns raised. We describe an evolving literature demonstrating the heuristic value of the ...