PSYCH 156: Management of Chronic Pain

Clinical Deep Dives · Oct 18, 2026 · 1h 11m · transcript

behaviour and social context combine to sustain suffering and disability.

Medlock Holmes enters The House of Persistent Pain.

At first, the investigation seems straightforward. A red warning light labelled PAIN is flashing on the wall, so Holmes begins searching for the injury that triggered the alarm.

But something is wrong.

In one room, the tissue has healed - yet the alarm continues.

In another, a light touch produces severe pain.

In another, an amputated limb that no longer exists still hurts.

And in another, an MRI shows abnormalities while the person standing beside it experiences…