Targeted Pain Coping Skills Training (PCST) for Prevention and Treatment of Persistent Post-Mastectomy Pain

This study looks at whether a coping skills training program can help women manage pain and stress after breast surgery, and lower the risk of developing chronic pain. This coping skills program includes eight training sessions that are done by telephone. These sessions will focus on strategies for dealing with pain and stress, and how to apply these strategies to subjects' own experiences.