The 14th Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC, taking place in Lyon, France, from 24–26 April 2025, offers an extensive programme exploring the intersection of pain and mental health. At #EFIC2025, expert-led sessions will address psychological aspects of pain management, including pain as a comorbidity of mental health disorders, the role of interoception in chronic pain, and the impact of trauma on pain perception. Attendees will gain insights into psychological interventions, multidisciplinary self-management strategies, and the latest research on the connections between pain, emotions, and cognition. Join us in Lyon to deepen your understanding of the psychological dimensions of pain and enhance your clinical practice with evidence-based approaches.
These sessions focus on psychologists #EFIC2025:
| Type | Name | Speaker |
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| Plenary | ||
| Early-Life Experiences and Chronic Pain |
Chair: Nadia Malliou, Belgium Mélanie Noel, Canada |
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| Early-Career Plenary: Pain as a Comorbidity of Mental Health Disorders |
Chair: Sabrina Grundtner, Austria Chair: Madeleine Hau, Switzerland Keira Johnston, United States Léa Becker, United States |
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| How Side Effects may Improve Analgesic Treatment Efficacy |
Chair: Susanne Becker, Germany Christian Büchel, Germany |
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| Plenary Debate: Nociplastic Pain |
Chair: Mira Meeus, Belgium Chair: Fernando Cervero, Canada Winfried Häuser, Germany Eva Kosek, Sweden Fusao Kato, Japan |
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| Refresher Courses | ||
| Clinical Masterclass: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Strengthen Self Management for Patients with Chronic Pain |
Nadja Nestler, Austria Marlies den Hollander, Netherlands Kerstin Luedtke, Italy |
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| Clinical Masterclass: Self-report tools for Psychological Constructs |
Edmund Keogh, United Kingdom Dimitri Van Ryckeghem, Netherlands |
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| Clinical Masterclass: Physical Activity and Multimorbidity – How to Bridge the Intention-Behaviour Gap |
Chair: Harriet Wittink, Netherlands Annick De Paepe, Netherlands James Timmons, Ireland An De Groef, Belgium |
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| Topical Workshops | ||
| Exploring the Intersection of the Lived Experience of Depression and Chronic Pain |
Christopher Veal, France Chris Djurtoft, Denmark Lance M. McCracken, Sweden Poster Presenter: Isabelle Rouch, France |
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| Revisiting the Reward System in Pain-Depression Comorbidity: The Role of Perceived Controllability and Uncertainty |
Chair: Wiebke Gandhi, United Kingdom Wiebke Gandhi, United Kingdom Susanne Becker, Germany Ali Khatibi, United Kingdom |
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| Understanding and Addressing Health Inequalities in Pain Care: Strategies for Promoting Inclusivity and Mental Health |
Liesbet Goubert, Belgium Edmund Keogh, United Kingdom Sónia Bernardes, Portugal Adam Hirsh , United States |
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| Pain in Human Foetuses and Children: Insights into how Early Life Pain is Experienced and Assessed |
Chair: Camille Fauchon, France Judith Kappesser, Germany Lisandra Stein Bernardes, Denmark Siloé Corvin, France Christine Chambers, Canada |
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| Interoception: Bridging Chronic Pain and Mental Health? Exploring New Insights and Intervention Opportunities Throughout the Lifespan |
Lauren Heathcote, United Kingdom Tanja Hechler, Germany Fadel Zeidan, United States |
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| The Paradox of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Why Do People Cut Themselves Because or in Spite of Pain? |
Christian Schmahl, Germany Ulf Baumgärtner, Germany Caterina Maria Leone, Italy |
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| Interdisciplinary Approaches to Prevent and Treat the Impact(s) of Psychological, Racism-Based, and Socio-Political Trauma on Youth and Families with Pain |
Chair: Sarah Nelson, United States Richelle Mychasiuk, Australia Anna Hood, United Kingdom |
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| The Interplay between Pain and Mental Health Disturbances in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities from the Lab to the Real World |
Irit Weissman-Fogel, Israel Frank Symons, United States Brian McGuire, Ireland |
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| Connecting Emotions, Brain, and Body in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome as a Model for Pain Chronification after Trauma |
Heike Rittner, Germany Eija Kalso, Finland Paul Geha, United States Poster Presenter: Amir Minerbi, Israel |
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| Psychological Phenotyping in Chronic Pain: Methodological and Clinical Implications |
Gabrielle Pagé, Canada Lance M. McCracken, Sweden Anne Masselin-Dubois, France |
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| Novel Psychological Mechanisms In Chronic Pain: A Focus on Stickiness, Expectation Change and Effort-based Decision Making |
Laura Carter, United Kingdom Tobias Kube, Germany Stefaan Van Damme, Belgium |
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| Appraisals of Injustice in Chronic Pain: Mechanisms, Implications, and Associations with Mental Health |
Gadi Gilam, Israel Zina Trost, United States Maisa Ziadni, United States |
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| Navigating Pain and Mental Health during War |
Chair: Luis Garcia-Larrea, France Pavel Goldstein, Haifa Dmytro Dmytriiev, Ukraine Thalia Richter, Germany |
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| Post-Trauma-Related Amputation Pain: The Challenges of Researching and Treating the Bio-Psycho-Social Features of its Pain |
Ruth Zaslansky, Germany Tamar Makin, United Kingdom Jannie Van Der Merwe, United Kingdom Volodymyr Romanenko, Ukraine |
