The Pain Assessment Battery (PAB) is a brief yet comprehensive assessment tool for evaluating and documenting the behavioral and psychological ramifications of living with pain. The PAB was developed by Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D. (author of Pain ManagementPsychotherapy: A Practical Guide, 1998, John Wiley & Sons) and Lyle Allen III, M.A., of CogniSyst, Inc (also coauthor of three symptom validity tests). The PAB has considerable face validity and a high degree of clinical utility, but is also easy to administer and interpret.

The PAB is now internet accessible—increasing its convenience and functionality for both clinicians and patients. The current version of the PAB represents the next step in the evolution of the PAB. Using internet delivery, the current version of the PAB includes the Pain Coping Inventory, Stress Symptoms Checklist, Pain Experience Scale, and the Coping Styles Profile.

The PAB is comprised of:

	Pain Coping Inventory (PCI) (Can also be ordered as separate instrument independent of PAB)
	Stress Symptoms Checklist (SSCL) (Can also be ordered as separate instrument independent of PAB)
	Pain Experience Scale (PES) The PES identifies primary pain source areas, quantifies pain frequency and severity, and elicits qualitative pain descriptors. Patients utilize both a 0-10 rating scale and adjective choices to describe their pain.
	Coping Style Profile (CSP) The CSP is a brief, 9-item questionnaire that assesses a person’s preferred modality for coping with problems such as chronic pain. The CSP is an extension of Arnold Lazarus’ BASIC ID model and is useful in both assessing chronic pain and individualizing treatment approaches.