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Group cognitive therapy for chronic pain
Author(s) -
Thorn Beverly E.,
Kuhajda Melissa C.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20315
Subject(s) - group psychotherapy , chronic pain , psychology , psychotherapist , cognition , context (archaeology) , cognitive therapy , cognitive behavioral therapy , session (web analytics) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , paleontology , biology , world wide web , computer science
Group therapy for chronic pain management, particularly that using cognitive‐behavioral treatment (CBT), has become a common treatment format. This article provides a rationale and framework for group CBT, including the research evidence and clinical considerations related to the practitioner and patient. We then present an example of group therapy focusing on the cognitive components of CBT for chronic pain. Examples from group therapy are used in order to illustrate the principles of optimizing the group approach in the context of cognitive therapy. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 62: 1355–1366, 2006.