This is a detailed guide for blending cognitive treatment components into a comprehensive management program for chronic pain. It is broad in scope and detailed in analysis, with many summarizing components to enhance reader absorption. The relevant cognitive concepts, their evidence-based roots, and how they can be applied are included. Any clinician training for or practicing in the pain management field will find this book a marvel of systematic and comprehensive study.--Wilbert E. Fordyce, PhD, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (Emeritus), University of Washington School of Medicine
Managing the subjective nature of the pain experience is challenging for practitioners and patients alike. A cognitive conceptualization can identify the idiosyncratic beliefs, appraisals, and thoughts that contribute to the suffering experienced by so many with chronic pain. Thorn has provided an excellent, evidence-based approach to cognitive therapy with patients with chronic pain. She concisely summarizes the psychosocial literature and provides a clear treatment protocol. This is an invaluable resource for the psychology graduate student or practicing pain psychologist.--Andrew Bertagnolli, PhD, Chronic Pain Care Management Program, Kaiser Permanente-Northern California Region
[Thorn] beautifully weaves together relevant research with her extensive clinical experience to provide a practical and useful description of a cognitive approach to the treatment of chronic pain sufferers....Following one group of patients throughout the treatment serves as a useful means of demonstrating the connections among the sessions and the incremental process incorporated. This wonderful volume by a master clinician offers important insights coupled with a 'how-to-do-it' format. It will be an indispensable resource for those with experience in treating chronic pain patients as well as those who are new to treating this difficult population.--from the Foreword by Dennis C. Turk, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington Medical School
In an authoritative yet relaxed and accessible manner, Beverly Thorn presents an elegant masterpiece of manualized cognitive intervention. The book sets forth an impressively comprehensive, step-by-step approach for addressing the errors in thinking that often accompany chronic pain. It is practical, evidence-based, and appropriately rooted in theory, and includes a wealth of therapeutic dialogues, useful handouts, and troubleshooting tips based on the author's extensive clinical experience. While appropriate for use in one-on-one sessions, it is the group-based format that makes Dr. Thorn's approach to therapy particularly appealing. This book should be required reading for all mental health professionals who are serious about helping people with chronic pain.--Gordon J. G. Asmundson, PhD, Anxiety and Illness Behaviours Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina, Canada
This book offers the most systematic description I have seen of cognitive therapy methods for pain management. It should be on the shelf of anyone who is interested in the practical aspects of conducting cognitive therapy with persons experiencing persistent pain. The session outlines and worksheets will be quite helpful to practicing clinicians. The book also will serve as an ideal text for students learning to apply cognitive therapy methods to medical populations. I recommend this book enthusiastically.--Francis J. Keefe, PhD, Department of Psychology, Duke University Medical Center
This book offers the most systematic description I have seen of cognitive therapy methods for pain management. It should be on the shelf of anyone who is interested in the practical aspects of conducting cognitive therapy with persons experiencing persistent pain. The session outlines and worksheets will be quite helpful to practicing clinicians. The book also will serve as an ideal text for students learning to apply cognitive therapy methods to medical populations. I recommend this book enthusiastically. - Francis J. Keefe, Department of Psychology, Duke University Medical Center
This is a detailed guide for blending cognitive treatment components into a comprehensive management program for chronic pain. It is broad in scope and thorough in analysis, with many summarizing components to enhance reader absorption. The relevant cognitive concepts, their evidence-based roots, and how they can be applied are included. Any clinician training for or practicing in the pain management field will find this book a marvel of systematic and comprehensive study. - Wilbert E. Fordyce, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (Emeritus), University of Washington School of Medicine
Managing the subjective nature of the pain experience is challenging for practitioners and patients alike. A cognitive conceptualization can identify the idiosyncratic beliefs, appraisals, and thoughts that contribute to the suffering experienced by so many with chronic pain. Thorn has provided an excellent, evidence-based approach to cognitive therapy with patients with chronic pain. She concisely summarizes the psychosocial literature and provides a clear treatment protocol. This is an invaluable resource for the psychology graduate student or practicing pain psychologist. - Andrew Bertagnolli, Chronic Pain Care Management Program, Kaiser Permanente-Northern California Region
In an authoritative yet relaxed and accessible manner, Beverly Thorn presents an elegant masterpiece of manualized cognitive intervention. The book sets forth an impressively comprehensive, step-by-step approach for addressing the errors in thinking that often accompany chronic pain. It is practical, evidence-based, and appropriately rooted in theory, and includes a wealth of therapeutic dialogues, useful handouts, and troubleshooting tips based on the author^D's extensive clinical experience. While appropriate for use in one-on-one sessions, it is the group-based format that makes Dr. Thorn's approach to therapy particularly appealing. This book should be required reading for all mental health professionals who are serious about helping people with chronic pain. - Gordon J. G. Asmundson, Anxiety and Illness Behaviors Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina, Canada
Highly practical and informative. Thorn beautifully weaves together relevant research with her extensive clinical experience to provide important insights in a 'how-to-do-it' format. Among this volume's particularly valuable features are detailed discussions of each treatment session, complete with clinical dialogues; the inclusion of assessment instruments and procedures; tips for addressing frequently encountered problems; and the extended case example that follows one group of patients throughout the treatment. An indispensable resource. - Dennis C. Turk, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington Medical School
