Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Clinical Manual and Guide

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Clinical Manual and Guide
ISBN-10
1119257905
ISBN-13
9781119257905
Category
Medical
Pages
248
Language
English
Published
2017-05-08
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Melissa A. Day

Description

This unique new guide integrates recent advances in the biopsychosocial understanding of chronic pain with state-of-the-art cognitive therapy and mindfulness techniques to offer a fresh, highly-effective MBCT approach to helping individuals manage chronic pain. There is intense interest from clinicians, researchers and patients alike in mindfulness-based therapeutic techniques, and the integration of mindfulness theory and practice with CBT Provides everything a therapist needs to integrate MBCT into their practice and optimize its delivery, including a manualized 8-session program and guidance on how to teach MBCT skills Features case studies and real-world examples that help practitioners to avoid common pitfalls and optimize the delivery of MBCT for chronic pain for their own individual clients Features links to guided meditations, client and therapist handouts and other powerful tools

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