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Disrupting the Downward Spiral of Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction With Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: A Review of Clinical Outcomes and Neurocognitive Targets 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Garland, E. L.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Informa Healthcare
  • 출판년도2014
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기JOURNAL OF PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE PHARMACOTHERAPY
  • 발행사항Vol.28No.2[2014]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1536-0288
  • 소개/요약Prescription opioid misuse and addiction among chronic pain patients are problems of growing medical and social significance. Chronic pain patients often require intervention to improve their well-being and functioning, and yet, the most commonly available form of pharmacotherapy for chronic pain is centered on opioid analgesics--drugs that have high abuse liability. Consequently, health care and legal systems are often stymied in their attempts to intervene with individuals who suffer from both pain and addiction. As such, novel, nonpharmacologic interventions are needed to complement pharmacotherapy and interrupt the cycle of behavioral escalation. The purpose of this paper is to describe how the downward spiral of chronic pain and prescription opioid misuse may be targeted by one such intervention, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), a new behavioral treatment that integrates elements from mindfulness training, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and positive psychology. The clinical outcomes and neurocognitive mechanisms of this intervention are reviewed with respect to their effects on the risk chain linking chronic pain and prescription opioid misuse. Future directions for clinical and pharmacologic research are discussed.