Mindfulness, acceptance and catastrophizing in chronic pain.

OBJECTIVES: Catastrophizing is often the primary target of the cognitive-behavioral treatment of chronic pain. Recent literature on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) suggests an important role in the pain experience for the concepts mindfulness and acceptance. The aim of this study is to exami...

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Main Authors: Maaike J de Boer, Hannemike E Steinhagen, Gerbrig J Versteegen, Michel M R F Struys, Robbert Sanderman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3906193?pdf=render