Discursive Psychology's Approach to Pain-related Disabilities

Chronic Pain Context

Negotiation of Disability in Chronic Pain Clinic Admissions

Patient-Practitioner Dynamics: The interactional dance between competing goals and perspectives

Methodology: How DP analyzes talk to reveal social actions

Clinical Implications: Understanding patterns to improve communication practices

Core Tension: Ability vs. Inability - The central discursive battleground of pain rehabilitation consultations

Evidence from Reviewed Chapters

Critique of Current Research