Chronic Pain
Answering the following questions will indicate if your pain is really chronic:

​1.  Have you experienced pain for more than three months?  Yes   No   
2. Has your pain interfered with your daily life?                          Yes   No
3. Is your quality of life unacceptable due to your pain?            Yes   No
4. Are you unable to be active & function at an acceptable
   level of activity due to your pain?                                                 Yes    No

Yes answers to these questions indicates chronic pain is reducing the quality of your life. You could benefit from psychological treatment to improve coping and gain control over your condition. 
             For more information on our Pain Management Program 

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                                     Chronic Illness/ Disability 
Answering the questions below will indicate how seriously you are impacted by your illness/disability:

1. Do you harbor feelings of resentment or anger
 related to your condition?                                               Yes        No
2. Are your limitations causing you to have a negative
    self-image?                                                                 Yes        No
3. Are your social interactions & activities
    reduced due to your condition?                                    Yes        No
4. Is there increasing difficulty being compliant with
     your medical treatment?                                             Yes        No
5. Do you have frequent negative thoughts
​about your future?                                                          Yes         No

Yes answers to several of the above questions indicates significant reduced coping with a chronic illness/disability. These feelings can have a negative impact on your emotional well-being as well as physical functioning. Receiving psychological treatment can improve your coping and quality of life. 
For more information on our Managing Chronic Illness/Disability Program