Chronic Pain

"Chronic Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Aching sensation that persists for more than a few months. It may or may not be associated with trauma or disease, and may persist after the initial injury has healed. Its localization, character, and timing are more vague than with acute pain.

Descriptor ID	D059350
MeSH Number(s)	C23.888.592.612.274
Concept/Terms	Chronic Pain Chronic Pain Chronic Pains Pains, Chronic Pain, Chronic Widespread Chronic Pain Widespread Chronic Pain Chronic Pain, Widespread Chronic Pains, Widespread Pain, Widespread Chronic Pains, Widespread Chronic Widespread Chronic Pains

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Chronic Pain".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Pain [C23.888.592.612]
Chronic Pain [C23.888.592.612.274]

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Bar chart showing 132 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2011	2	0	2
2013	5	0	5
2014	3	1	4
2015	3	0	3
2016	6	3	9
2017	12	1	13
2018	12	0	12
2019	8	3	11
2020	13	2	15
2021	7	0	7
2022	13	0	13
2023	5	0	5
2024	14	2	16
2025	10	0	10
2026	7	0	7

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Morone NE, Faurot KR, Weinberg J, McTigue K, Roth I, Barnhill J, Gardiner P, Thomas HN, Lathren CR, Castro MG, Baez J, Lawrence S, Harr E, Elhadidy N, White AM, Nguyen PT, Dore G, Rodriguez R, Gaylord SA, Greco CM. Mindfulness-Based Group Medical Visits for Persons With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 09 01; 186(9):1090-1099.

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Heapy AA, Driscoll MA, Edmond S, LaChappelle KM, Buta E, Halat A, Krein SL, Martino S, DeBar L, Murphy JL, Mattocks K, Coleman BC, Ruser C, Piette JD, MacLean RR, Ankawi B, Cervone D, Wagner TH, Higgins DM. Self-Directed vs Clinician-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2026 Aug 04; 336(5):400-412.

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Helm A, Shaffer PM, Andre M, Kachadoorian E, Casey S, Smelson D. Exploring chronic pain and other clinical characteristics in drug treatment court participants. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2026 Jun 11; 21(1).

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Burns JW, Gerhart J, Jensen MP, Thorn B, Carmody J, Keefe F. Relationships among mechanisms in psychosocial treatments for chronic pain: mechanism to mechanism lagged effects and relationships with outcomes. Pain. 2026 Sep 01; 167(9):2104-2116.

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McKibben LA, Layne MN, Albertorio-Sáez LM, Zhao Y, Branham EM, House SL, Beaudoin FL, An X, Stevens JS, Neylan TC, Clifford GD, Germine LT, Bollen KA, Rauch SL, Haran JP, Storrow AB, Lewandowski C, Musey PI, Hendry PL, Sheikh S, Jones CW, Punches BE, Swor RA, Hudak LA, Pascual JL, Seamon MJ, Datner EM, Peak DA, Merchant RC, Domeier RM, Rathlev NK, O'Neil BJ, Sanchez LD, Bruce SE, Sheridan JF, Harte SE, Kessler RC, Koenen KC, Ressler KJ, McLean SA, Linnstaedt SD. Peritraumatic C-reactive protein levels predict pain outcomes following traumatic stress exposure in a sex-dependent manner. J Pain. 2026 Sep; 46:106326.

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Seal KH, Morasco BJ, Martin AM, Reddy KP, Van Iseghem TM, Bolton RE, Bokhour BG, Murphy J, Denneson LM, Esserman D, Buta E, Purcell N, Bertenthal D, Painter JT, Abadjian LR, Moore LC, Chan AC, McCamish N, Maguen S, Neylan TC, Gibson CJ, Becker WC. The Veterans Affairs' Whole Health Approach for Chronic Pain Management: The wHOPE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2026 May 26; 335(20):1774-1786.

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Zeliadt SB, Coggeshall SS, Bokhour B, Elwy AR, Kligler B, Der-Martirosian C, Rosser EW, Shin M, Toyama J, Upham ML, Zhang X, Taylor SL. Adding Self-Care Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies to Care for Chronic Pain: The Assessing Pain, Patient Reported Outcomes and Complementary Health (APPROACH) Study. Med Care. 2026 May 01; 64(5):283-292.

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Cornelis FH, Resnick NJ, Barral M, Bauones S, Fritz J, Guenette JP, Jennings JW, Kastler A, Kelekis A, Levey A, Garcia Marcos R, Moussa M, Petsatodis E, Pua U, Ramalingam V, Razakamanantsoa L, Sag AA, Stacoffe N, Tutton S, Yevich S, Prologo JD, Filippiadis D. Interventional Management of Pain with Cryoneurolysis: Expert Consensus Recommendations for Standardizing Patient Selection and Techniques Based on Delphi Process. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2026 Mar; 49(3):585-593.

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Nguyen TX, Nguyen TTH, Nguyen HTT, Nguyen TN, Nguyen HT, Ha LHV, Dinh HT, Tran LV, Nguyen AT, Nguyen HL, Goldberg RJ, Thillainadesan J, Naganathan V, Vu HTT. Characteristics of moderate-to-severe chronic pain and its association with daily functional impairment among older outpatients in Vietnam. PLoS One. 2025; 20(11):e0335234.

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Reilly ED, Grigorian HL, Heapy AA, Etingen B, Kelly MM, Wolkowicz NR, Girouard CM, Hogan TP, Bernice K, Bickmore T. Assessment of Two Online Interventions for Veterans With Chronic Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 08 13; 14:e70601.

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