Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness Techniques in the Management of Chronic Pain in Primary Care.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to explore the potential of mindfulness techniques and behavioral therapy as safer alternatives to opioid medications for managing chronic pain and associated mental illnesses.
Results Summary
The study suggests that mindfulness techniques and behavioral therapy can help reduce dependence on opioids and improve patients' ability to understand, accept, and cope with chronic pain.
Population
Patients with chronic pain and associated mental illnesses such as depression and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mindfulness techniques | decrease | dependence on dangerous opioid medications | patients with chronic pain | - | can be used to help decrease | #1 |
behavioral therapy | decrease | dependence on dangerous opioid medications | patients with chronic pain | - | can be used to help decrease | #2 |
mindfulness techniques | neutral | patients understand, accept, and cope with their chronic pain | patients with chronic pain | - | can be used to help | #3 |
behavioral therapy | neutral | patients understand, accept, and cope with their chronic pain | patients with chronic pain | - | can be used to help | #4 |
Chronic pain and its associated syndrome have become increasingly prevalent in primary care. With the increase in narcotic use and subsequent adverse events, primary care physicians often seek safer alternatives to treating this condition. Prescribing narcotics necessitates using methods to screen for high abuse risk and protect against misuse. With the understanding of how chronic pain is related to mental illnesses such as depression and posttraumatic stress disorder, mindfulness techniques and behavioral therapy can be used to help decrease the dependence on dangerous opioid medications and help patients understand, accept, and cope with their chronic pain.