TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic pain management group psychotherapy for psychiatric inpatients
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Osborne, Patricia J.
AU - Jimenez-Torres, Gladys Janice
AU - Landa, Yulia
AU - Mahoney, Jane
AU - Madan, Alok
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Menninger Foundation.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) experience significant comorbid chronic pain (CP). Little is known about CP management in psychiatric inpatient settings. To address this gap in clinical practice, the authors developed CP management group psychotherapy for adult inpatients with SMI. In this report, the authors highlight (1) the theoretical underpinnings of and execution of the psychotherapy group, (2) the characteristics of participants in the pilot phase of the group, and (3) outcomes of group participants. Data were collected from 16 participants in the pain management psychotherapy group. The mean number of groups attended was two (SD = 1.7). Participants endorsed pain across five regions of the body with high pain intensity and severity. Improvements in depression, anxiety, somatic, and emotional regulation symptoms were evidenced during the course of treatment. CP group psychotherapy may be an effective modality to disseminate "best practices" and prevent diagnostic overshadowing for SMI patients.
AB - Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) experience significant comorbid chronic pain (CP). Little is known about CP management in psychiatric inpatient settings. To address this gap in clinical practice, the authors developed CP management group psychotherapy for adult inpatients with SMI. In this report, the authors highlight (1) the theoretical underpinnings of and execution of the psychotherapy group, (2) the characteristics of participants in the pilot phase of the group, and (3) outcomes of group participants. Data were collected from 16 participants in the pain management psychotherapy group. The mean number of groups attended was two (SD = 1.7). Participants endorsed pain across five regions of the body with high pain intensity and severity. Improvements in depression, anxiety, somatic, and emotional regulation symptoms were evidenced during the course of treatment. CP group psychotherapy may be an effective modality to disseminate "best practices" and prevent diagnostic overshadowing for SMI patients.
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U2 - 10.1521/bumc.2017.81.2.123
DO - 10.1521/bumc.2017.81.2.123
M3 - Article
C2 - 28609146
AN - SCOPUS:85020874467
VL - 81
SP - 123
EP - 149
JO - Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
JF - Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic
SN - 0025-9284
IS - 2
ER -