Objectives: Chronic pain places a burden on individuals and the economy. Although there is
evidence for the effectiveness of cognitive-behavior therapy, it is recognized that the effects …

Despite evidence linking trait mindfulness and mindfulness training with a broad range of
effects, still little is known about its underlying active mechanisms. Mindfulness is commonly …

Psychological interventions have a long history of successful treatment of patients suffering
from mental health and certain medical conditions. At the same time, psychotherapy …

Over 30 years ago, treatments based broadly within cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
began a rise in prominence that eventually culminated in their widespread adoption in …

Scientific models are like tools, and like any tool they can be evaluated according to how
well they achieve the chosen goals of the task at hand. In the science of treatment …

Abstract Objective and Method: Research on emotion and pain has burgeoned. We review
the last decade's literature, focusing on links between emotional processes and persistent …

Acceptance-based interventions such as mindfulness-based stress reduction program and
acceptance and commitment therapy are alternative therapies for cognitive behavioral …

The present article presents and reviews the model of psychopathology and treatment
underlying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT is unusual in that it is linked to …

The first wave of behavior therapy countered the excesses and scientific weakness of
existing nonempirical clinical traditions through empirically studied first-order change efforts …

The prevalence and cost of chronic pain is a major physical and mental health care problem
in the United States today. As a result, there has been a recent explosion of research on …