• Pain Med · Nov 2011

    Stigmatization of patients with chronic pain: the extinction of empathy.

    • Milton Cohen, John Quintner, David Buchanan, Mandy Nielsen, and Lynette Guy.
    • Pain Medicine and Rheumatology, St. Vincent's Campus, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    • Pain Med. 2011 Nov 1;12(11):1637-43.

    ObjectiveTo address how health professionals may inadvertently contribute to the stigmatization of patients with chronic pain.SettingFormulation and implementation of the Australian National Pain Strategy.DesignReview of current concepts of stereotyping and stigma, consideration of their relationship to empathy, and how they might impinge upon the clinical encounter.FindingsThe extinction of empathy, which we refer to as "negative empathy," can overwhelm health professionals, allowing the entry of negative community stereotypes of chronic pain sufferers and add to their stigmatization. Prevailing dualistic frames of reference encourage this process.ConclusionGreater awareness by health professionals of their own potential, often inadvertent, contribution to the stigmatization of their patients with chronic pain may serve as a basis for an expanded model of clinical engagement.Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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