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Martin, Paul R.; Forsyth, Michael R.; Reece, John – Behavior Therapy, 2007
Sixty-four headache sufferers were allocated randomly to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), temporal pulse amplitude (TPA) biofeedback training, or waiting-list control. Fifty-one participants (14M/37F) completed the study, 30 with migraine and 21 with tension-type headache. Treatment consisted of 8, 1-hour sessions. CBT was highly effective,…
Descriptors: Coping, Biofeedback, Therapy, Cognitive Restructuring
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Asmundson, Gordon J. G.; Hadjistavropolous, Heather D. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2006
Wicksell and colleagues (2005) addressed the important and currently understudied realm of chronic idiopathic musculoskeletal pain treatment in children. They presented a brief overview of empirically supported treatments for children with chronic pain, detailed their case and intervention strategy, and offered conclusions regarding the potential…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Pain, Therapy, Intervention
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Lewis, Sarah; Bell, Dorothy; Gillanders, David – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
Chronic pain is a prevalent, under-diagnosed problem in the learning disability population. This is in part due to communication problems, unrecognized pain behaviours and the effects of medication. As a consequence, chronic pain often goes untreated and causes ongoing distress. This paper initially describes the main research that has been…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Quality of Life, Learning Disabilities, Depression (Psychology)
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Blount, Ronald L.; Piira, Tiina; Cohen, Lindsey L.; Cheng, Patricia S. – Behavior Modification, 2006
This article reviews the various settings in which infants, children, and adolescents experience pain during acute medical procedures and issues related to referral of children to pain management teams. In addition, self-report, reports by others, physiological monitoring, and direct observation methods of assessment of pain and related constructs…
Descriptors: Pain, Pediatrics, Medical Services, Infants
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Cigrang, Jeffrey A.; Hunter, Christine M.; Peterson, Alan L. – Behavior Modification, 2006
Aerophagia, or excessive air swallowing, is a potential cause of belching, flatulence, bloating, and abdominal pain and may contribute to a worsening of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. A limited number of published reports of aerophagia treatment indicate that behavioral methods may be of benefit. A case report is presented describing the…
Descriptors: Pain, Behavior Modification, Adults, Females
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Gould, Madelyn S.; Kalafat, John; HarrisMunfakh, Jimmie Lou; Kleinman, Marjorie – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
In this study we evaluated the effectiveness of telephone crisis services/hotlines, examining proximal outcomes as measured by changes in callers' suicide state from the beginning to the end of their calls to eight centers in the U.S. and again within 3 weeks of their calls. Between March 2003 and July 2004, 1,085 suicide callers were assessed…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Suicide, Telecommunications, Help Seeking
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Kozlowska, Kasia; Nunn, Kenneth P.; Rose, Donna; Morris, Anne; Ouvrier, Robert A.; Varghese, John – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objectives: To describe the incidence and clinical features of children presenting to Australian child health specialists with conversion disorder. Method: Active, national surveillance of conversion disorder in children younger than 16 years of age during 2002 and 2003. Results: A total of 194 children were reported on. The average age was 11.8…
Descriptors: Incidence, Child Health, Age, Depression (Psychology)
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Zautra, Alex J.; Davis, Mary C.; Reich, John W.; Nicassio, Perry; Tennen, Howard; Finan, Patrick; Kratz, Anna; Parrish, Brendt; Irwin, Michael R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
This research examined whether cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness interventions that target responses to chronic stress, pain, and depression reduce pain and improve the quality of everyday life for adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The 144 RA participants were clustered into groups of 6-10 participants and randomly assigned to 1 of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Diaries, Therapy, Depression (Psychology)
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Banez, Gerard A.; Gallagher, Heather M. – Behavior Modification, 2006
The purpose of this article is to provide an empirically informed but clinically oriented overview of behavioral treatment of recurrent abdominal pain. The epidemiology and scope of recurrent abdominal pain are presented. Referral process and procedures are discussed, and standardized approaches to assessment are summarized. Treatment protocols…
Descriptors: Epidemiology, Referral, Pain, Outcomes of Treatment
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Blanchard, Edward B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1992
Presents a selective summarization and critique of research on the psychological treatment of headache, with the primary focus on research appearing since 1980. Examines research on relaxation training, biofeedback, cognitive, and cognitive-behavioral treatment approaches. Includes suggestions for future research directions and methodological…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Chronic Illness, Cognitive Restructuring, Counseling Techniques
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Jensen, Mark P.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Chronic pain patients (n=94) completed measures of physical and psychological functioning, health care utilization, pain beliefs, and use of pain coping strategies at admission and three to six months after inpatient pain treatment. Improved functioning and decreased health care use were associated with changes in both beliefs and cognitive coping…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Beliefs, Cognitive Restructuring, Coping
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Milling, Leonard S.; Reardon, John M.; Carosella, Gina M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
The mediator role of response expectancies and the moderator role of hypnotic suggestibility were evaluated in the analogue treatment of pain. Approximately 1,000 participants were assessed for hypnotic suggestibility. Later, as part of a seemingly unrelated experiment, 188 of these individuals were randomly assigned to distraction,…
Descriptors: Pain, Expectation, Responses, Narcotics
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Asmundson, Gordon J. G.; Hadjistavropolous, Heather D. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2006
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) frequently co-occurs with other conditions and symptoms that can complicate assessment and treatment. Of these, chronic musculoskeletal pain and related avoidance behaviors are amongst the most common and, unfortunately, the most often overlooked. In this paper we discuss issues that warrant consideration in…
Descriptors: Pain, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Outcomes of Treatment, Cognitive Restructuring
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Wald, Jaye; Taylor, Steven – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2006
Randomized controlled studies have shown that cognitive-behavioral therapies are effective for treating various forms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with most research focusing on combat or sexual-assault-related PTSD. A challenge currently facing researchers and practitioners is to develop specialized protocols for treating other forms…
Descriptors: Pain, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Head Injuries, Therapy
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Keefe, Francis J.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1992
Reviews and highlights recent research advances and future research directions concerned with behavioral and cognitive-behavioral approaches to chronic pain. Reviews assessment research on studies of social context of pain, relationship of chronic pain to depression, cognitive variables affecting pain, and comprehensive assessment measures.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Chronic Illness, Cognitive Restructuring, Evaluation Methods
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