Pain Management: Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia

Update

Agarwal, S., Gharibo, C., & Schatman, M. E. (2023). The State of Research Funding for Interventional Chronic Pain Therapies. Journal of pain research, 16, 1825-1828. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S418801

Bleibel, M., El Cheikh, A., Sadier, N. S., & Abou-Abbas, L. (2023). The effect of music therapy on cognitive functions in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Alzheimer's research & therapy, 15(1), 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-023-01214-9

Diez, G. G., Anitua, E., Castellanos, N., Vázquez, C., Galindo-Villardón, P., & Alkhraisat, M. H. (2022). The effect of mindfulness on the inflammatory, psychological and biomechanical domains of adult patients with low back pain: A randomized controlled clinical trial. PloS one, 17(11), e0276734. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276734

Fang, S., & Ding, D. (2022). Which outcome variables are associated with psychological inflexibility/flexibility for chronic pain patients? A three level meta-analysis. Frontiers in psychology, 13, 1069748. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1069748

Gilpin, H. R., Ratanachatchuchai, S., Novelli, D., McCracken, L. M., & Scott, W. (2022). Examining the association between group context effects and individual outcomes in an interdisciplinary group-based treatment for chronic pain based on acceptance and commitment therapy. British journal of pain, 16(4), 420-432. https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637211073012

Govillard, L., Gorbeña, S., & Iraurgi, I. (2022). Cognitive behavioral therapy with and without biofeedback in fibromyalgia: Assessment of functional and clinical change. Health psychology open, 9(1), 20551029221106044. https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029221106044

Hosseini, F., Mullins, S., Gibson, W., & Thake, M. (2022). Acute pain management for older adults. Clinical medicine (London, England), 22(4), 302-306. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.22.4.ac-p

Hudays, A., Gallagher, R., Hazazi, A., Arishi, A., & Bahari, G. (2022). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing versus Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(24), 16836. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416836

Mao, J. J., Ismaila, N., Bao, T., Barton, D., Ben-Arye, E., Garland, E. L., Greenlee, H., Leblanc, T., Lee, R. T., Lopez, A. M., Loprinzi, C., Lyman, G. H., MacLeod, J., Master, V. A., Ramchandran, K., Wagner, L. I., Walker, E. M., Bruner, D. W., Witt, C. M., & Bruera, E. (2022). Integrative Medicine for Pain Management in Oncology: Society for Integrative Oncology-ASCO Guideline. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 40(34), 3998-4024. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.22.01357

Redpath, P., Searle, A., Wall, C., Venning, A., Oswald, T., Glover, F., & Herriot, P. (2023). Guided Self-Help for People with Chronic Pain: Integrated Care in a Public Tertiary Pain Clinic-A Pilot Study. Pain and therapy, 12(2), 449-460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40122-022-00464-z

Stenberg, N., Gillison, F., & Rodham, K. (2022). How do peer support interventions for the self-management of chronic pain, support basic psychological needs? A systematic review and framework synthesis using self-determination theory. Patient education and counseling, 105(11), 3225-3234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2022.07.017

Virgen, C. G., Kelkar, N., Tran, A., Rosa, C. M., Cruz-Topete, D., Amatya, S., Cornett, E. M., Urits, I., Viswanath, O., & Kaye, A. D. (2022). Pharmacological management of cancer pain: Novel therapeutics. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie, 156, 113871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113871

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Akbari, F., Dehghani, M., & Mohammadi, S. (2021). Factor structure and invariance of the pain catastrophizing scale in patients with chronic pain and their spouses. Rehabilitation Psychology, 66(1), 50–56.

Bailey, S. J., McWilliams, L. A., & Dick, B. D. (2012). Expanding the social communication model of pain: Are adult attachment characteristics associated with observers' pain-related evaluations? Rehabilitation Psychology, 57(1), 27–34.

Carleton, R. N., Duranceau, S., McMillan, K. A., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2018). Trauma, pain, and psychological distress: Attentional bias and autonomic arousal in PTSD and chronic pain. Journal of Psychophysiology, 32(2), 75–84.

Chen, S., & Jackson, T. (2018). Pain beliefs mediate relations between general resilience and dysfunction from chronic back pain. Rehabilitation Psychology, 63(4), 604–611.

De Vita, M. J., Maisto, S. A., Ansell, E. B., Zale, E. L., & Ditre, J. W. (2019). Pack-years of tobacco cigarette smoking as a predictor of spontaneous pain reporting and experimental pain reactivity. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 27(6), 552–560.

Ehde, D. M., Dillworth, T. M., & Turner, J. A. (2014). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for individuals with chronic pain: Efficacy, innovations, and directions for research. American Psychologist, 69(2), 153–166.

Gebler, F. A., & Maercker, A. (2014). Effects of including an existential perspective in a cognitive-behavioral group program for chronic pain: A clinical trial with 6 months follow-up. The Humanistic Psychologist, 42(2), 155–171.

Guite, J. W., Russell, B. S., Pantaleao, A., Thompson Heller, A., Donohue, E., Galica, V., Zempsky, W. T., & Ohannessian, C. M. (2018). Parents as coping coaches for adolescents with chronic pain: A single-arm pilot feasibility trial of a brief, group-based, cognitive–behavioral intervention promoting caregiver self-regulation. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 6(3), 223–237.

Harmon-Jones, C., Hinton, E., Tien, J., Summerell, E., & Bastian, B. (2019). Pain offset reduces rumination in response to evoked anger and sadness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 117(6), 1189–1202.

Hooley, J. M., Ho, D. T., Slater, J., & Lockshin, A. (2010). Pain perception and nonsuicidal self-injury: A laboratory investigation. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 1(3), 170–179.

Kerns, R. D., Burns, J. W., Shulman, M., Jensen, M. P., Nielson, W. R., Czlapinski, R., Dallas, M. I., Chatkoff, D., Sellinger, J., Heapy, A., & Rosenberger, P. (2014). Can we improve cognitive–behavioral therapy for chronic back pain treatment engagement and adherence? A controlled trial of tailored versus standard therapy. Health Psychology, 33(9), 938–947. 

Lim, J. A., Choi, S. H., Lee, W. J., Jang, J. H., Moon, J. Y., Kim, Y. C., & Kang, D. H. (2018). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for patients with chronic pain: Implications of gender differences in empathy. Medicine, 97(23), e10867.

Mendoza, M. E., Gertz, K. J., & Jensen, M. P. (2014). Contributions of four pain domains to the prediction of patient functioning and pain interference. Psychology & Neuroscience, 7(1), 3–8.

Noyman-Veksler, G., Shalev, H., Brill, S., Rudich, Z., & Shahar, G. (2018). Chronic pain under missile attacks: Role of pain catastrophizing, media, and stress-related exposure. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 10(4), 463–469.

Pollatos, O., Herbert, B. M., Füstös, J., Weimer, K., Enck, P., & Zipfel, S. (2012). Food deprivation sensitizes pain perception. Journal of Psychophysiology, 26(1), 1–9. 

Rogers, A. H., Gallagher, M. W., Garey, L., Ditre, J. W., Williams, M. W., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2020). Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale–20: An empirical evaluation of measurement invariance across race/ethnicity, sex, and pain. Psychological Assessment, 32(9), 818–828.

Salamon, K. S., & Cullinan, C. C. (2019). The integrated prevention model of pain—Chronic pain prevention in the primary care setting. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 7(2), 183–191.

Tsur, N., Defrin, R., Levin, Y., Itzhaky, L., & Solomon, Z. (2019). Pain perception and modulation in ex-POWs who underwent torture: The role of subjective and objective suffering. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11(8), 820–827. 

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Bowden,Jenny. Hope & Healing fibromyalgia. Better Nutrition. May2014, Vol. 76 Issue 5, p49-52. 3p.

Buenaver, Luis, McGuire, Lynanne & Jennifer Haythomthwaite; Cognitive-behavioral self-help for chronic pain; Journal of Clinical Psychology; Nov 2006; Vol. 62; Issue 11.

de Boer, Maaike J.; Steinhagen, Hannemike E.; Versteegen, Gerbrig J.; Struys, Michel M. R. F.; Sanderman, Robbert. Mindfulness, Acceptance and Catastrophizing in Chronic Pain. PLoS ONE. Jan2014, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p1-6. 6p. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087445.

Egan, Mary; Cornally, Nicola. Identifying barriers to pain management in long-term care. Nursing Older People. Sep2013, Vol. 25 Issue 7, p25-31. 7p.

Farin, Erik; Ullrich, Antje; Hauer, Johannes. Participation and social functioning in patients with fibromyalgia: development and testing of a new questionnaire. Health & Quality of Life Outcomes. 2013, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p. DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-135.

Frischenschlager, O.; Psychological management of pain; Disability And Rehabilitation; May 2002; Vol. 24; Issue 8.

Kerns, Robert, Marcus, Kelly & John Otis; Cognitive-behavioral approaches to pain management for older adults; Topics on Geriatric Rehabilitation; Mar 2001; Vol. 16; Issue 3.

Kurtais, Y.; Exercise and cognitive-behavioral treatment in fibromyalgia syndrome; Current Pharmaceutical Design; 2006; Vol. 12; Issue 1.

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Mohammad, Almajed; Integrating interventional pain therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy: what comes first?; Internet Journal of Anesthesiology; 2007; Vol. 11; Issue 2.

Sturgeon, John A. Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain. Psychology Research & Behavior Management. 2014, Vol. 7, p115-124. 10p. DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S44762.

Tan, Gabriel; Alvarez, Julie & Mark Jensen; Complementary and alternative medicine approaches to main management; Journal of Clinical Psychology; Nov 2006; Vol. 62; Issue 11.

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