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The Psychological Evaluation of Patients with Chronic Pain: a Review of BHI 2 Clinical and Forensic Interpretive Considerations

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Bruns, Daniel Disorbio, John Mark
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Pain is the most common reason why patients see a physician. Within the USA, it has been estimated that at least 116 million US adults suffer from chronic pain, with an estimated annual national economic cost of $560–635 billion. While pain is in part a sensory process, like sight, touch, or smell, pain is also in part an emotional experience, like depression, anxiety, or anger. Thus, chronic pain is arguably the quintessential biopsychosocial condition. Due to the overwhelming evidence of the biopsychosocial nature of pain and the value of psychological assessments, the majority of chronic pain guidelines recommend a psychological evaluation as an integral part of the diagnostic workup. One biopsychosocial inventory designed for the assessment of patients with chronic pain is the Battery for Health Improvement 2 (BHI 2). The BHI 2 is a standardized psychometric measure, with three validity measures, 16 clinical scales, and a multidimensional assessment of pain. This article will review how the BHI 2 was developed, BHI 2 concepts, validation research, and an overview of the description and interpretation of its scales. Like all measures, the BHI 2 has strengths and weaknesses of which the forensic psychologist should be aware, and particular purposes for which it is best suited. Guided by that knowledge, the BHI 2 can play a useful role in the forensic psychologist’s toolbox.
Starting Page	335
Ending Page	361
Page Count	27
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1938971X
Journal	Psychological Injury and Law
Volume Number	7
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	19389728
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-11-06
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Chronic pain Psychological assessment Psychological evaluation Psychological screen Forensic Litigation Battery for Health Improvement 2 Brief Battery for Health Improvement 2 BHI 2 BBHI 2 Presurgical Treatment outcome Standardized test Opioid risk Health psychology Rehabilitation Risk Suicide Violence Litigiousness Law and Psychology Clinical Psychology Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Law Psychiatry and Mental Health

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