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New directions in the psychology of chronic pain management
Lecture followed audience discussion on contextual cognitive behaviour therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in the management of chronic pain from the West of Scotland Pain Group on Wednesday 5th December 2007. The speaker is Lance M. McCracken PhD, of the Pain Management Unit at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases & University of Bath, Bath UK.
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Further reading:
DAHL, J., & LUNDGREN, T. (2006). Living beyond your pain using acceptance and commitment therapy to ease chronic pain. Oakland, CA, New Harbinger Publications.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63472470
HAYES, S. C., STROSAHL, K., & WILSON, K. G. (1999). Acceptance and commitment therapy an experiential approach to behavior change. New York, Guilford Press.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41712470
MCCRACKEN, L. M. (2005). Contextual cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic pain. Progress in pain research and management, v. 33. Seattle, IASP Press.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57564664
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- 1. ACT for depression Gerhard Andersson, professor Linköpings Universitet and Karolinska Institutet www.gerhardandersson.se
- 2. Aims • The scope of depression • The fact that most treatments seem to work (or not?) • The ACT contribution • Future challenges for a CBS of depression 2
- 3. Depression • Widely prevalent • Higly costly • Projected by the WHO to be one of the most costly medical problems for society • More than one condition – can be chronic • Tend to relapse • Numerous theories: Biological, psychological and social. 3
- 4. In spite of all our efforts • All serious psychological treatments appear to work as well 4
- 5. Regardless of brand • CT as good as BT (perhaps not for more severe depression) • Format also makes little difference: Andersson, G., & Cuijpers, P. (2009). Internet-based and other computerized psychological treatments for adult depression: A meta-analysis. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 38, 196-205. • Cuijpers, P., van Straten, A., & Warmerdam, L. (2008). Are individual and group treatments equally effective in the treatment of depression in adults? A meta-analysis. European Journal of Psychiatry, 22, 38-51. 5
- 6. 6
- 7. ACT and depression • Not much of a theory specific for depression • However the concept of experiential avoidance makes sense and so does cognitive fusion 7
- 8. Early on • Zettle and Hayes work on depression and ”distancing” set the stage for ACT 8
- 9. Act for depression • Behavioral analysis? Control is the problem – not the solution • Creative hopelessness • Metaphors 9
- 10. More to it • Experiential • Monitor thoughts and beliefs • Defusion • Acceptance • Reason giving • Mindfulness • Committed action • Willingness • Ok to use BA and other CBT techniques 10
- 11. Accept your reactions and be present, Choose a valued direction, and Take action. 11
- 12. Evidence in favour of ACT • Zettle, R. D., & Hayes, S. C. (1987). Component and process analysis of cognitive therapy. Psychological Reports, 61, 939- 953. • Zettle, R. D., & Rains, J. C. (1989). Group cognitive and contextual therapies in treatment of depression. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45, 436-445. • Zettle, R. D., Rains, J. C., & Hayes, S. C. (2011). Processes of change in acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive therapy for depression: a mediation reanalysis of Zettle and Rains. Behavior Modification, 35, 265-283. • Forman, E. M., Herbert, J. D., Moitra, E., Yeomans, P. D., & Geller, P. A. (2007). A randomized controlled effectiveness trial of acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive therapy for anxiety and depression. Behavior Modification, 31, 772-799. 12
- 13. 30 Pretreatment 25 Posttreatment 20 Follow-up 15 10 5 0 Treatment Control 13
- 14. 25 Pretreatment 20 Posttreatment 15 Follow-up 10 5 0 Treatment ext Treatment mini Control 14
- 15. Therapy form Rationale Therapy Active Home Technique Emotions relation therapist work Psychodynamic Yes Yes Nej No Yes Yes Humanistic Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Interpersonal Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Behavioural Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes activation Cognitive Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes therapy ACT Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 15
- 16. What more is there to do? • Theory for depression • Choose target group where acceptance is key! Chronic depression, somatic comorbidity etc • Could RFT be useful as a framework? • Comparative RCTs are boring but RCTs per se are needed! • Integrate with behaviourism? • Basic science? At least some experiments 16
- 17. Be sceptical about generic treatments! • Mindfulness classes might not be the solution 17
- 18. Conclusions ACT is not evidence-based enough for depression But probably as good as the rest Theory and basic research needed! Do not feel tempted to apply the same approach to all