Key references: Formal psychological interventions for pain management

Overview of formal psychological interventions for pain management

  • Ehde DM, Dillworth TM, Turner JA. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for individuals with chronic pain: efficacy, innovations, and directions for research. Am Psychol 2014;69(2):153–66. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24547801
  • Fisher E, Law E, Dudeney J, Palermo TM, Stewart G, Eccleston C. Psychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018;9:CD003968. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30270423
  • Nicholas MK, Linton SJ, Watson PJ, Main CJ, The “Decade of the Flags” Working Group. Early identification and management of psychological risk factors (“yellow flags”) in patients with low back pain: a reappraisal. Phys Ther 2011;91(5):737–53. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21451099
  • Williams AC, Eccleston C, Morley S. Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012;11:CD007407. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23152245

Cognitive behavioural therapy for pain management

  • Ehde DM, Dillworth TM, Turner JA. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for individuals with chronic pain: efficacy, innovations, and directions for research. Am Psychol 2014;69(2):153–66. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24547801
  • Williams AC, Eccleston C, Morley S. Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012;11:CD007407. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23152245

Acceptance and commitment therapy for pain management

Hypnosis for pain management

  • Adachi T, Fujino H, Nakae A, Mashimo T, Sasaki J. A meta-analysis of hypnosis for chronic pain problems: a comparison between hypnosis, standard care, and other psychological interventions. Int J Clin Exp Hypn 2014;62(1):1–28. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24256477
  • Kroger WS, Fezler WD. Hypnosis and behavior modification: Imagery conditioning. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott; 1976.
  • Kendrick C, Sliwinski J, Yu Y, Johnson A, Fisher W, Kekecs Z, et al. Hypnosis for acute procedural pain: A critical review. Int J Clin Exp Hypn 2016;64(1):75–115. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26599994