Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain [Paperback]

Joanne Dahl (Author), Kelly G. Wilson (Author), Carmen Luciano (Author), Steven C. Hayes (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1878978527 | ISBN-13: 978-1878978523 | Publication Date: April 5, 2005 | Edition: 1

Professionals who work with patients and clients struggling with chronic pain will benefit from this values-based behavior change program for managing the effects of pain. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain addresses case formulation and clinical techniques for working with pain patients through a combination of practical instruction and a treatment scenario narrative that follows a patient through an ACT-based intervention. An invaluable resource for rehabilitation specialists, psychologists, physicians, nurses, and others.

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About the Author

JoAnne C. Dahl, PhD, is associate professor and senior lecturer in the psychology department at the University of Uppsala in Sweden. She is a leading acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) researcher who has applied ACT to various conditions, including chronic pain. Dahl is author of Living Beyond Your Pain and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain.

Carmen Luciano, PhD, is professor of psychology at the University of Almeria in Almeria, Spain.

Kelly G. Wilson, PhD, is associate professor of psychology at the University of Mississippi. He is a central figure in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and was one of the authors of the landmark Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Guilford Press, first edition 1999, second edition 2011). Wilson is among the most sought-after ACT trainers. His popular experiential workshops touch thousands of clinicians and students each year. www.onelifellc.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Context Press; 1 edition (April 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878978527
• ISBN-13: 978-1878978523
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #425,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #59 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Chronic Pain

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable, March 8, 2006

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Aziz Özcetin (Uppsala, Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain (Paperback)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain has been of invaluable aid to me in my work with my first chronic pain patient. By reading this book my understanding of how many of the central ACT-metaphores are applied in practice has widened and gained context. We get to follow Elisabeth, a woman who is perceived by society to be broken, as she actively chooses to commit towards leading a more vital life.
Thanks to the author, Joanne Dahl, the all important therapeutic relationship - that is somewhat easier to describe than to grasp - gaines here another dimension and comes to life. What's very pervasive in the book, is the empathic view that the patient is a strong, capable and unique individual who has done everything in her powers to overcome her problems. Because I believe that human suffering is universal, I will revisit this book time and time again to assist me in my work with patients, regardless of the nature of the problem they might seek for.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great content but needs an editor!, May 18, 2006

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Steven D. Hickman "stevepsyd" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain (Paperback)

As a clinical psychologist who works almost exclusively with patients with chronic pain and illness, I am drawn to the approaches like ACT that incorporate mindfulness and acceptance in dealing with these conditions. This book is a very good glimpse into how ACT can be applied to people with chronic pain and I expect that I will use a lot of what I have read here to work with my patients. However, my major gripe with this book is the VERY poor quality of the text itself. It is literally riddled with typographical and grammatical errors. I suspect that the first author's first language is not English, but this is no excuse for the abysmal quality of the book. I have not made it through a single page without finding at least one error that should have been caught by SOMEONE in the process of putting the book together. These errors unfortunately take away from the credibility of these very well-qualified and talented authors. If you can overlook the poor editing, the book has some very valuable approaches and ideas.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Editor please, March 3, 2009

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Stephen McCandless (Little Rock, AR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain (Paperback)

These reviewers are not exaggerating; there are multiple typos on nearly every page. The poor editing broke the flow of the book and I found myself frustrated during the read (perhaps this isn't very ACT minded of me). While reading, I thought we would never accept this of a graduate psychology student's academic or professional writing, yet they can sell it to me for $20. The ACT principles are communicated intelligently and clearly in this book.