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Effects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Mindfulness Skills Training on Older Adults with Chronic Pain

Spring, Noah Z
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396715022

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2011, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Despite epidemic levels of chronic pain among older adults, treatment options are severely lacking. The standard treatments for chronic pain suffer from one or more of three main problems: 1) high cost, 2) low effectiveness, 3) high time commitment. Mindfulness treatments for chronic pain have been established and validated in older adult populations; the current study employed a randomized clinical trial to examine whether a briefer version of mindfulness training could be effective. This investigation evaluates the effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) mindfulness skills training on pain management in a sample of 31 older adults. In contrast to the findings of some previous studies demonstrating decreased pain and increased mindfulness, acceptance of pain, and quality of life, no such effects were found in this study. The present findings were discussed to inform the development and application of mindfulness-based treatments for chronic pain.
Nicholas L. Salsman, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Chair)
W. Michael Nelson III, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Member)
Renee Zucchero, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
108 p.
Counseling Psychology; Psychology
pain in old age; dialectical behavior therapy; meditation - therapeutic use; pain - treatment

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  • Spring, N. Z. (2011). Effects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Mindfulness Skills Training on Older Adults with Chronic Pain [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396715022

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Spring, Noah. Effects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Mindfulness Skills Training on Older Adults with Chronic Pain. 2011. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396715022.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Spring, Noah. "Effects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Mindfulness Skills Training on Older Adults with Chronic Pain." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1396715022

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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