8Two new national evidence-based medical treatment guidelines,the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG),and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)recommend,and sometimes require that psychological evaluations for patients who need spinal surgery or who have chronic pain.

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The statement is true. The Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) do recommend and sometimes require psychological evaluations for patients who need spinal surgery or who have chronic pain.

8Two New National Evidence-Based Medical Treatment Guidelines,the Official Disability Guidelines