A new specialty
The psychological complexities and special needs of Chronic Pain patients, has given rise to the Pain Psychologist as a sub-specialty of Psychology.  While an assessment like the BBHI^TM 2 works great for the Chronic Pain clinician to manage the psychological aspects of their patients, the Pain Psychologist needs a far greater level of detail.  The BHI^TM 2, of which the BBHI 2 is a subset, provides this level of detail.

Using the BHI 2
In contrast to BBHI 2 with 63 items, the BHI 2 has 217 items, but still can be administered as part of the Electronic Patient Interview prior to a visit.  The scales breakdown as follows:

• Validity (Validity Index, Self-Disclosure, Defensiveness)
• Physical Symptoms (Somatic Complaints, Pain Complaints, Functional Complaints, Muscular Bracing)
• Affective (Depression, Anxiety, Hostility)
• Character (Borderline, Symptom Dependency, Chronic Maladjustment, Substance Abuse, Perseverance)
• Psychosocial (Family Dysfunction, Survivor of Violence, Doctor Dissatisfaction, Job Dissatisfaction)

Along with these scales are 40 content area measures that assess a wide range of problems, as well as 31 critical items that cover a variety of peripheral problems, all of which may require treatment and may complicate the course of a patient's recovery.

The right information
The level of detailed information that can be produced from an Electronic Patient Interview can be overwhelming.  However the level of complexity of Chronic Pain patient's psychological needs, require this level of detail.

Please Contact Us to learn more or discuss how we can support Pain Psychologists in your setting.