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Cognitive Therapy with Chronic Pain Patients
Author(s) -
Winterowd Carrie,
Beck Aaron T.,
Gruener Daniel
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pain practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1533-2500
pISSN - 1530-7085
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-7085.2004.04008.x
Subject(s) - chronic pain , cognition , citation , medicine , psychotherapist , psychology , psychiatry , library science , computer science
Part 1 Overview of pain, assessment and treatment considerations: theories of pain and treatment approaches to pain management the cognitive conceptualization of pain the usual course and structure of cognitive therapy with chronic pain patients pain assessment. Part 2 Behavioural interventions: monitoring pain and activity levels and activity scheduling relaxation training and distraction techniques. Part 3 Cognitive interventions: identifying automatic thoughts about pain evaluating automatic thoughts about pain modifying automatic thoughts about pain and implementing problem-solving strategies identifying beliefs about pain evaluating and modifying beliefs about pain eliciting and modifying imagery. Part 4 Psychosocial stressors to address: managing their care family, friends and lifestyle issues occupational, financial and legal difficulties. Part 5 Assertiveness: assertiveness training. Part 6 Pain pharmacotherapy: pain pharmacotherapy for chronic pain patients. Part 7 Preparing for the end of therapy and beyond: preparing for termination and relapse prevention appendix - patient's report of therapy session.