What is a pain psychiatrist?

Unclear question: Psychiatrists are not trained as pain specialists. However, pain has both a physical and psychological component. A psychologist or psychiatrist may work at part of a pain management team to address coping skills, relaxation techniques, and treat depression associated with pain.

Subspecialty : Pain psychiatrist is a mental health specialist who usually work as a part of pain medicine program and addresses psychiatric conditions that make chronic pain worse. Those include depression, anxiety, insomnia and somatization.

Pscyh. deals w/pain: Pain Medicine A Psychiatrist who specializes in Pain Medicine diagnoses and treats patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic &/or cancer pain in both hospital and outpatient settings & coordinates patient care needs with other specialists. This psychiatrist uses medications to treat pain -acute or chronic. He sometimes utillizes other techniqus to help the patient deal with their pain.