CBT for Chronic Pain Symptom Management

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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- Murphy, J.L., McKellar, J.D., Raffa, S.D., Clark, M.E., Kerns, R.D., & Karlin, B.E. (n.d). Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain among veterans: Therapist manual. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 33-43.

Update
Guided internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for
patients with chronic pain: A meta-analytic review

- Terpstra, J. A., van der Vaart, R., van Beugen, S., van Eersel, R. A., Gkika, I., Erdős, D., Schmidt, J., Radstake, C., Kloppenburg, M., van Middendorp, H., & Evers, A. W. M. (2022). Guided internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for patients with chronic pain: A meta-analytic review. Internet interventions, 30, 100587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100587

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Burns, J. W., Van Dyke, B. P., Newman, A. K., Morais, C. A., & Thorn, B. E. (2020). Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and pain education for people with chronic pain: Tests of treatment mechanisms. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 88(11), 1008–1018.

Cattanach, B. K., Thorn, B. E., Ehde, D. M., Jensen, M. P., & Day, M. A. (2021). A qualitative comparison of mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic low back pain. Rehabilitation Psychology, 66(3), 317–334.

Cheng, S.-T., Chen, P. P., Chow, Y. F., Law, A. C. B., Lee, J. S. W., Leung, E. M. F., Sim, T. C., Tam, C. W. C., & Cheng, J. O. S. (2022). An exercise cum cognitive-behavioral intervention for older adults with chronic pain: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90(3), 221–233.

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