Importance Primary care clinicians find managing chronic pain challenging. Evidence of
long-term efficacy of opioids for chronic pain is limited. Opioid use is associated with serious …

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Importance Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has not been rigorously evaluated
for young and middle-aged adults with chronic low back pain. Objective To evaluate the …

The number of acceptance-and mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain, such as
acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) …

1. Background Chronic pain and depression are each prevalent and often co-occur. 5
Although the underlying mechanism of the interaction between pain and depression is not …

The definition of pain24 promulgated by the IASP (Box 1) has provided a powerful
conceptual anchor for scientific and health care professional advances in understanding the …

Chronic pain is a common, complex, and challenging condition, where understanding the
biological, social, physical and psychological contexts is vital to successful outcomes in …

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is often used to treat chronic pain; however, more
information is needed about what are the most efficacious dose and delivery methods. The …

Patients with CP often present to clinicians with numerous medical and psychological
comorbidities, including mood and anxiety disorders, secondary medical problems related to …

Chronic pain of all sorts is not only responsible for considerable personal suffering
worldwide, it also contributes to substantial costs to society. Although suffering cannot be …