Managing Chronic Pain: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy ApproachWorkbook (Treatments That Work)

I use this book in my treatment of chronic pain patients as a mental health practitioner as part of a team of providers of holistic treatment for pain management. I use in a group format 4x a week for 6 weeks. The curriculum is sequentially ordered in a way that builds upon the previous information that reinforces learning and strategies for managing pain. My patients report this is their favorite class of our holistic approach to pain management for patients with work related injuries. I also use the ebook workbook casted on a screen for visual effects and note taking. I'm on my second cycle of patients using this book in group. I highly recommend this book for mental health practitioners working as a member of a pain management treatment team or individual practitioner. I will report on the long term effects in my next review.

If you're wondering if you should buy the companion therapist guide for using this workbook with clients, save your money. This workbook alone is all you need (if the client has their own or has copies from it). This is by far THE BEST tool I have ever found for working with individuals with chronic pain. It is informative and easy to read for clients. It spells things out, step by step. It encourages them to focus on what works and change their lifestyle. It teaches calming techniques and body-awareness. It teaches how pain works in the brain and the nervous system. I have never had a client who didn't benefit from the work we've done using this book as the primary tool in our sessions.

I am an addiction counselor and this is a good tool for education in how to address emotional pain by allowing the patient to be empowered.

I don't normally get much use out of workbooks, but this one is different. It has helped me take an overall look at all of the things I can do to manage my chronic pain, and the exercises in the book help me figure out which CBT methods work the best for me. If you are struggling to manage chronic pain, I highly recommend reading this book and doing the accompanying exercises. It is well worth the money and time spent!

I am a clinical psychologist working in a multidisciplinary pain treatment clinic. I also have chronic pain. I have found four self-help books (see my other reviews) that I currently recommend to patients. This is one of them. This is a great pain coping resources self-help book.Like other good pain coping self-help books (e.g., "Managing Your Pain Before It Mangers You," by Margaret Caudill, MD, PhD, "The Pain Survival Guide," By Dennis Turk, PhD and "Hypnotize Yourself Out of Pain Now!", by Bruch Eimer, PhD), it effectively covers the range of what has been learned on helping chronic pain patients help themselves. Chapters are structured effectively with many effective self-help tools/exercises. It is cognitive behavioral in focus. If you are looking for self-help help with chronic pain, I highly recommend this book.

This is an excellent workbook to help anyone learn how changing thoughts can help change or moderate experience. I purchased it for a relative who has always had a negative outlook on life and who is now living with chronic pain due to neuropathy following chemotherapy. This person brings the workbook with him to therapy and has found it to be a useful tool. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is motivated to work toward helping himself or herself process their thoughts to experience a better life.

My therapist recommended this book and have been working through it with her. Easy to understand book that has helped me look at my 15 years of sciatica in a different way to understand that there are ways I can help myself greatly at times.

I am dealing with a head injury and everything is very different. This book and the guidance of my psychologist have helped me continue with my job and family. The headaches are constant and I am told to live with it. This book assisted me in finding ways to get past the headache

Main points covered and easy to follow.

If you suffer from chronic pain, this book will really help you to find a bit of solace using the power of simple techiniques to re-orient your thoughts away from pain and toward more upbuilding things.Helpful, clear and well-written.

It gives great confidence to those who experience pain that they can be healed on their own. Start with deep breathing pain subsides to a large extent.

Requires working with a therapist and this was not my intent - I want to 'do it myself'.

Well organized material and exercises for clients on Chronic Pain.