Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain

JoAnne Dahl · Carmen Luciano · Kelly Wilson

Apr 2005 · New Harbinger Publications

About this ebook

Professionals who work with patients and clients struggling with chronic pain will benefit from this values-based behavior change program for managing the effects of pain. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain addresses case formulation and clinical techniques for working with pain patients through a combination of practical instruction and a treatment scenario narrative that follows a patient through an ACT-based intervention. An invaluable resource for rehabilitation specialists, psychologists, physicians, nurses, and others.

About the author

JoAnne C. Dahl, PhD, is associate professor and senior lecturer in the psychology department at the University of Uppsala in Sweden. She is a leading acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) researcher who has applied ACT to various conditions, including chronic pain. Dahl is author of Living Beyond Your Pain and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain.

Carmen Luciano, PhD, is professor of psychology at the University of Almeria in Almeria, Spain.

Kelly G. Wilson, PhD, is associate professor of psychology at the University of Mississippi. He is a central figure in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and was one of the authors of the landmark Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Guilford Press, first edition 1999, second edition 2011). Wilson is among the most sought-after ACT trainers. His popular experiential workshops touch thousands of clinicians and students each year. www.onelifellc.com