Abstract
This paper describes a case concentrating on the psychological conceptualization and treatment of phantom pain. A single session of cognitive work, teaching an “attention diversion’ strategy, was effectively utilized for the treatment of below knee phantom pain in an elderly lady. A follow-up, approximately one year later, revealed that the treatment gains had been maintained. Although a review of the literature (Sherman, Sherman and Gall, 1980) presents a rather murky picture as regards treatment prospects, the results nevertheless illustrate how a very simple cognitive strategy was successfully employed to alleviate a long standing debilitating phantom pain.
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