Exploring a compassion-focused intervention for persistent pain in a group setting.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

It is widely known that the mind and the body, although described medically almost as separate entities, are in fact highly interrelated. This is not, however, always reflected within medical settings where physical interventions are often favoured over more holistic management, even in the case of long-term symptoms and/or pain where there is a strong evidence to favour the use of the latter. Mindfulness is an established and evidence-based intervention which can help people living with pain and physical symptoms. Interventions based on Compassion and Loving-kindness have also shown early promise but have not been fully explored. This study proposes a compassion-focused conceptualisation of persistent pain and reports on an intervention based upon this formulation.

SUBMITTER: Penlington C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6327357 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature