Articles & Resources

Journal Articles

• Gatchel, R. J., Peng, Y. B., Peters, M. L., Fuchs, P. N., & Turk, D. C. (2007). The biopsychosocial approach to chronic pain: scientific advances and future directions. Psychological Bulletin, 133(4), 581. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.133.4.581
• Bruns, D., Mueller, K., & Warren, P. A. (2012). Biopsychosocial law, health care reform, and the control of medical inflation in Colorado. Rehabilitation Psychology, 57(2), 81. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028623
• Bruns, D. (2014). Clinical and forensic standards for the psychological assessment of patients with chronic pain. Psychological Injury and Law, 7(4), 297-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12207-014-9211-1

Books

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Books
  • Living Beyond Your Pain: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Ease Chronic Pain by Joanne Dahl and Tobias Lundgren
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-based Books
  • The Pain Survival Guide by Dennis Turk, PhD and Frits Winter
  • The Chronic Pain Care Workbook by Michael Lewandowski, PhD
  • Less Pain, Fewer Pills: Avoid the Dangers of Prescription Opioids and Gain Control Over Chronic Pain by Beth Darnall
  • The Opioid-Free Pain Relief Kit by Beth Darnall, PhD
• Pain Science Book (pain education)
  • Explain Pain by David Butler and Lorimer Moseley
• Chronic Pain Self-Management
  • Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain by Sandra LeFort, Lisa Webster, Kate Lorig, et al.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Manuals

• Thorn. B.E. (2017). Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Step-by-Step Guide 2nd ed. New York: Guilford Publications.
• Murphy, J.L., McKellar, J.D., Raffa, S.D., Clark, M.E., Kerns, R.D., & Karlin, B.E. Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain among veterans: Therapist manual. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Thorn, B.E., Eyer, J.C., Van Dyke, B.P., Torres, C.A., Block, P.R., DeMonte, C.M., DeMonte, W. D., & Newman, A.K. (2017). Learning About Managing Pain: Patient Workbook.
• Thorn, B.E., Eyer, J.C., Van Dyke, B.P., Torres, C.A., Block, P.R., DeMonte, C.M., DeMonte, W. D., & Newman, A.K. (2017). Learning About Managing Pain: Patient Workbook.