Articles and research on pain management:
Denver
Post article on using
self-hypnosis for pain relief:
http://denverpost.healthology.com/denverpost/15112.htm
Pain (The Journal of the
International Association for the Study of Pain),
June 2004-2008
"Process and
change in cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic pain"
excerpts:
"Cognitive behaviour
therapy (CBT) is a complex multi-component treatment that can be applied to
the problem of chronic pain....
"The evidence indicates
that CBT is ore effective than no-treatment (wait list controls) on a wide
variety of measures and at least as effective as other treatments on some
measures and superior on several of them.
"...the evidence for the
effectiveness of CBT for chronic pain is considerable...."
Fibromyalgia AWARE, June-September 2003
"The way we perceive ourselves,
in black and white and multiple shades of gray, influences the way we
respond to pain and chronic illness. Self-complexity refers to the way
we define ourselves.
"High overall self-complexity
was associated with better health as assessed by a physician. Having
at least one illness-related self aspect was associated with worse pain and
functioning. Having a high proportion of negative traits of any kind
in one's self-representation was associated with increased psychological
distress and catastrophizing.
"Comment: This data suggests
that the belief structure and the content of individuals'
self-representations are associated with health status in individuals with
chronic pain. People with fibromyalgia and chronic pain may benefit
from working with a psychologist or cognitive behavioral therapist to
develop additional positive self aspects."
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
"Psychological treatments used
to treat IBS include psychotherapy (dynamic and cognitive-behavioral
therapy), relaxation therapy, hypnotherapy , and biofeedback. A review
of well-designed treatment studies of IBS supports the superiority of
psychological treatment over conventional medical therapy in eight of 13
studies. Follow-up showed that in seven of 13 studies (duration no
ine-40 months), psychological treatment maintained superiority over a
placebo, indicating that these methods have lasting value."
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