The concepts of Transactional Analysis in the treatment of patients with chronic widespread non-malignant pain

Abstract

Chronic widespread non-malignant pain is an unpleasant sensory as well as emo­tional experience and is associated with actual or possible injury as well as with impaired tissue. Because it includes different human aspects - thoughts, emotions as well as behavioural and physical responses it is necessary to adopt an interdisciplinary approach to the bio-psycho-social model. This article focuses on the therapeutic work of psychologists. Although cognitive behavioural therapy is the most frequent therapeutic approach to chronic pain treatment, in this article I present the therapeutic approach of Transactional Analysis and its basic concepts in the treatment of chronic pain.