The Annals of Family Medicine encourages readers to develop a learning community to
improve health care and health through enhanced primary care. Participate by conducting a …

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc., designates this enduring material for
a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit …

Introduction to Behavioral Health Page 1 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy part 2: focus on chronic
pain and depression Elizabeth C. Dykhouse, PhD Director of Behavioral Science, Worcester …

This presentation is a part of the PEER Liberia Behavioral Health Lecture Series. It provides
an overview for physicians of behavioral health management of chronic pain, including …

Background: Chronic pain is common and challenging to treat. Although cognitive
behavioral therapy (CBT) is efficacious, its benefit in disadvantaged populations is largely …

To the Editor: Dr. Whitcomb's1 article on the redesign of residency training in family
medicine was read with great interest. It was refreshing to have someone of his insight and …

Background Pain self-management is an effective, evidence-based treatment for chronic
pain. Peer support, in which patients serve as coaches for other patients, has been effective …

Lindner et al. could show the demand for reconsidering the patient-physician relationship in
chronic pain and the ineffective relationship impinging on exercise sustainability among …

When I was a fellow, my faculty said that the key to getting better over time was lifelong
learning, but no one told you what that meant. Obviously, you should read medical studies …

One of the unique characteristics of family medicine is that although we cannot meet every
specific need of each patient at each visit we continuously advance the health of the …