Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Chronic Pain

Jeffrey Greeson; Tory Eisenlohr-Moul

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-416031-6.00012-8

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Chronic Pain

Jeffrey Greeson, Tory Eisenlohr-Moul

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Chronic pain is a prevalent condition that creates extensive suffering and enormous costs to society. It is widely described as a mind–body experience. Limitations of conventional treatment methods suggest that new approaches are needed. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a popular mind–body intervention that can help patients with chronic pain cope more effectively. Mindfulness training targets multiple facets implicated in the phenomenology of pain, including attention, sensory perception, cognition, emotional processing, physiological reactivity, and unhealthy coping behaviors. This chapter describes the application of MBSR to patients with chronic pain. Conceptual foundations and empirical support are summarized. A case study illustrates how mindfulness targeted the physical, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and spiritual elements of one patient’s experience with chronic pain. Practical issues relevant to clinicians interested in implementing MBSR for chronic pain are considered.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Mindfulness-Based Treatment Approaches
Subtitle of host publication	Clinician's Guide to Evidence Base and Applications
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	269-292
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9780124160316
ISBN (Print)	9780123914521
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-416031-6.00012-8
State	Published - Jan 1 2014
Externally published	Yes

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