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DIAGNOSIS: Chronic Pain

TREATMENT: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Chronic Pain

BRIEF SUMMARY

  • Basic premise: Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is structured training in mindfulness as a self-employed approach to relate differently to physical pain in more accepting and nonjudgmental ways. It does this by helping individuals increase present-moment awareness with an attitude of acceptance, without getting caught up in thoughts, emotions, or behaviors. It provides structure around new ways to respond and cope with internal and external stimuli.

TREATMENT RESOURCES

TREATMENT MANUALS

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Authorized Curriculum Guide (Santorelli et al., 2017)

Mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic pain (Greeson and Eisenlohr-Moul, 2014)

WORKBOOKS and WORKSHEETS

Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness (Kabat-Zinn, 2013)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

10-Week Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Training (UCSD Center for Mindfulness)

Mindfulness MBSR Program Training (UCSD Center for Mindfulness)

Applying Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Comorbid Pain and PTSD (Cosio and Demyan, 2021)

UCSD Center for Mindfulness Guided Audio & Video (UCSD Center for Mindfulness)

Mindfulness and Chronic Pain Video (Kabat-Zinn)

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain (JAMA Network)

Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief (Audio) (Kabat-Zinn)

SUPPORTING STUDIES

Cherkin, D. C., Sherman, K. J., Balderson, B. H., Cook, A. J., Anderson, M. L., Hawkes, R. J., Hansen, K. E., & Turner, J. A. (2016). Effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction vs cognitive behavioral therapy or usual care on back pain and functional limitations in adults with chronic low back pain: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 315(12), 1240–1249.

https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.2323

Gaylord, S. A., Palsson, O. S., Garland, E. L., Faurot, K. R., Coble, R. S., Mann, J. D., Frey, W., Leniek, K., & Whitehead, W. E. (2011). Mindfulness training reduces the severity of irritable bowel syndrome in women: results of a randomized controlled trial. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 106(9), 1678–1688.

https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2011.184

Khoo, E. L., Small, R., Cheng, W., Hatchard, T., Glynn, B., Rice, D. B., Skidmore, B., Kenny, S., Hutton, B., & Poulin, P. A. (2019). Comparative evaluation of group-based mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment and management of chronic pain: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 22(1), 26–35.

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmental-2018-300062

Morone, N. E., Greco, C. M., Moore, C. G., Rollman, B. L., Lane, B., Morrow, L. A., Glynn, N. W., & Weiner, D. K. (2016). A mind-body program for older adults with chronic low back pain: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Internal Medicine, 176(3), 329–337.

https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.8033

Pérez-Aranda, A., Feliu-Soler, A., Montero-Marín, J., García-Campayo, J., Andrés-Rodríguez, L., Borràs, X., Rozadilla-Sacanell, A., Peñarrubia-Maria, M. T., Angarita-Osorio, N., McCracken, L. M., & Luciano, J. V. (2019). A randomized controlled efficacy trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction compared with an active control group and usual care for fibromyalgia: The EUDAIMON study. Pain, 160(11), 2508-2523.

https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001655

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