The role and function of acceptance and commitment therapy and behavioral flexibility in pain management

Pain Manag. 2015 Sep;5(5):319-22. doi: 10.2217/PMT.15.32. Epub 2015 Aug 4.

Authors

Rikard K Wicksell^{1

2}, Kevin E Vowles³

Affiliations

¹ Behavior Medicine Pain Treatment Service, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
² Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
³ Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.

PMID: 26238018
DOI: 10.2217/PMT.15.32

No abstract available

Keywords: acceptance and commitment therapy; behavioral flexibility; chronic pain; cognitive behavior therapy; pain interference.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy*
Adaptation, Psychological
Chronic Pain / therapy*
Humans
Pain Management*