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    • Past News
  • The Team
    • Additional Team members
  • Lab Activities
  • Outreach
  • Publications
    • Presentations
  • Online Resources
  • Contact

Paper Publications  (Click here for PMT Lab presentations.)


Special PMT Publications

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Group Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain Instructional Manual
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Thorn. B. E. (2017). Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain, Second Edition: A step-by-step Guide. New York: Guilford Press.

Literacy-Adapted Manuals for Chronic Pain (PDF copies)
  • Introduction to Literacy-Adapted Materials 
  • CBT-Learning About Managing Pain (LAMP)-  Patient Workbook
  • CBT- Learning About Managing Pain (LAMP)- Therapist Edition

For Printed and Bound Copies ​
  • Go to LAMP Patient Workbook
    • ​Use this coupon code for 50% off *: YYN7CZ 
  • Go to LAMP Therapist Edition  
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  *Author is waiving all royalties for literacy-adapted workbooks.


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Peer-Reviewed Articles   (Lab members in bold.)

Thorn BE, Eyer JC, Van Dyke BP, Torres CA, Burns JW, Kim M, et al. Literacy-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Education for Chronic Pain at Low-Income Clinics: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med. [Epub ahead of print 27 February 2018] doi: 10.7326/M17-0972

Newman, A. K., Van Dyke, B. P., Torres, C. A., Baxter, J. W., Eyer, J. C., Kapoor, S., & Thorn, B. E. (2017). The relationship of sociodemographic and psychological variables with chronic pain variables in a low-income population. Pain, 158(9), 1687-1696.

Kapoor, S., Thorn, B.E., Bandy, O., & Clements, K.L. (2015). Pain Referents Used to Respond to a Catastrophizing Measure. European Journal of Pain, 19(3):400-7. DOI:10.1002/ejp.561
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Kapoor, S., & Thorn, B.E. (2014). Health care utilization in patients with chronic pain in rural Alabama. Rural and Remote Health, 14: 2879. (Online).
Combs, M. & Thorn, B. (2014) Barriers and Facilitators to Yoga Use in a Population of Individuals with Self-Reported Chronic Low Back Pain: A Qualitative Approach. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 20(4): 268-75. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.07.006.
 
Eyer, J.C. & Thorn, B.E.  (2015). The LAMP Study: a Randomized Controlled Behavioral Trial of Psychosocial Treatments for Chronic Pain in Individuals with Financial Disadvantage. Journal of Health Psychology,1-12,  DOI: 10.1177/1359105315570985.
 
DeMonte, C., DeMonte, W., & Thorn, B.E. (2015) Future implications of eHealth interventions for chronic pain management in underserved populations. Pain Management, 5(3), 207-214. DOI: 10.2217/PMT.15.9.
 
Combs, M.A. & Thorn, B.E. (2015). Yoga attitudes in chronic low back pain: Roles of catastrophizing and fear. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
 
Dixon, Kim E., & Thorn, B.E. (2015). Pain Assessment: A Practical Guide for Researchers and Clinicians. Journal of Rational Emotive Therapy, DOI 10.1007/s10942-015-0211-1
Byers, H.D., Lichstein, K.L., & Thorn, B.E. (2015) Cognitive processes in comorbid poor sleep and chronic pain. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 38 (5), DOI 10.1007/s10865-015-9687-5
 
Day, M.A., Smitherman, A., Ward, L.C., Thorn, B.E. (2015). An investigation of the associations between measures of mindfulness and pain catastrophizing. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 31(3), 222-228.
 
Kapoor, S., White, J., Thorn, B.E., & Block, P. (2015). Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Pain: The Significant Role of Pain Catastrophizing and State Anxiety. Pain Medicine 0: 1–10, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnv034.
 
Day, M., Halpin, J., & Thorn, B.E. (2016) An Empirical Examination of the role of Common Factors of Therapy during a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Intervention for Headache Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. DOI:10.1097/AJP.0000000000000277.
 
Day, M.A., Thorn, B.E. (2016). The mediating role of pain acceptance during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 25, 51-54.
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Kapoor, S., Thorn, B.E. (2014). Healthcare use and prescription of opioids in rural residents with pain. Rural and Remote Health 14: 2879. 

Day, M., Thorn, B., Rubin, N. (2014) Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of headache pain: A mixed-methods analysis comparing treatment responders and treatment non-responders. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 22, 278-285. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.12.018.

Tsui, P., Day, M.A., Thorn, B.E., Rubin, N., Alexander, C., & Jones, R. (2012).The Communal Coping Model of Catastrophizing: Patient-Health Provider Interactions. Pain Medicine. 13, 66–79.

Kuhajda, M.C., Thorn, B.E., Gaskins, S.W., Day, M.A., & Cabbil, C.M. (2011). Literacy adaptations for cognitive behavioral therapy in a rural pain population. Translational Behavioral Medicine: Research, Policy & Practice. 1(2), 216-223.

Combs, M. A., Canu, W. H., Broman-Fulks, J. J., Rocheleau, C. A., Nieman, D. C. (2012). Perceived stress and ADHD symptoms in adults. Journal of Attention Disorders (Epub ahead of print).

Thorn, B. E., & Burns, J. W. (In Press). Common and specific treatment factors in psychosocial pain management: The need for a new research agenda. Pain, 

Burns, J., Day, M., & Thorn, B. E. (2012). Is reduction in pain catastrophizing a therapeutic mechanism specific to cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic pain? Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2(1), 22-29. doi:10.1007/s13142-011-0086-3 

Day, M. A., Thorn, B. E., & Burns, J. W. (2012). The continuing evolution of biopsychosocial interventions for chronic pain. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 26(2), 114-129. 

Day, M., Thorn, B. E., & Kapoor, S. (2011). A qualitative analysis of a randomized controlled trial comparing a cognitive-behavioral treatment with education. The Journal of Pain, 12(9), 941-952. doi:dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2011.02.354 

Kuhajda, M., Thorn, B. E., Gaskins, S., Day, M., & Cabbil, C. (2011). Literacy and cultural adaptations for cognitive behavioral therapy in a rural pain population. Translational Behavioral Medicine: Research, Policy & Practice, 1(2), 216-223. doi:10.1007/s13142-011-0026-2 

Pence, L. B., Thorn, B. E., Day, M. A., & & Shelby, G. (2011). Race and sex differences in primary appraisals, catastrophizing, and experimental pain outcomes. Journal of Pain, 12(5), 563-572. 

Thorn, B. E., Day, M. A., Burns, J., Kuhajda, M. C., Gaskins, S. W., Sweeney, K., . . . Cabbil, C. (2011). Randomized trial of group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy compared with a pain education control for low-literacy rural people with chronic pain. Pain, 152(12), 2710-2720. doi:doi:10.1016/j.pain.2011.07.007 

Day, M. A., & Thorn, B. E. (2010). The relationship of demographic and psychosocial variables to pain-related outcomes in a rural chronic pain population. Pain, 151(2), 467-474. doi:10.1016/j.pain.2010.08.015 

Cross, T., McConley, R., & Thorn, B. E. (2009). The impact of psychosocial interventions on catastrophizing in chronic pain patients: A meta-analysis 

Masters, K. S., France, C. R., & Thorn, B. E. (2009). Enhancing preparation among entry-level clinical health psychologists: Recommendations for “best practices” from the first meeting of the Council of Clinical Health Psychology Training Programs (CCHPTP). Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 3(4), 193-201. doi:10.1037/a0016049 

Thorn, B. E., McConley, M. A., Shelby, G. D., Ward, L. C., Cross, T., Clements, K., . . . Dixon, K. E. (2009). Race and Sex Differences in Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Sensitivity 

Thorn, B. E., Kilgo, G. R., Pence, L., Kilgo, M., Kessler, R., & Stafford, D. (2008). Collaborative medical and behavioral health treatment of patients with migraine headache. Collaborative Medicine Case Studies, 3, 127-141. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-76894-6_12 

Pence, L. B., Thorn, B. E., Jensen, M. P., & Romano, J. M. (2008). Examination of the predictive ability of perceived spouse responses to patient well and pain behavior. Clinical Journal of Pain, 24(8), 654–661.

Thorn, B. E., Pence, L. B., Ward, L. C., Kilgo, G., Clements, K. L., Cross, T., . . . Tsui, P. W. (2007). A randomized clinical trial of targeted cognitive behavioral treatment to reduce catastrophizing in chronic headache sufferers. The Journal of Pain, 8(12), 938-949. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2007.06.010 

Ward, L. C., Thorn, B. E., Clements, K. L., Dixon, K. E., & Sanford, S. D. (2006). Measurement of agency, communion, and emotional vulnerability with the Personal Attributes Questionnaire. Journal of Personality Assessment, 86(2), 206-216. 

Dixon, K. E., Thorn, B. E., & Ward, L. C. (2005). Letter to the editor. Journal of Pain, 6(6), 407-407. 

Dixon, K. E., Thorn, B. E., & Ward, L. C. (2005). 'Pain-Related Catastrophizing: What Is It?': Comment. The Journal of Pain, 6(6) doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2005.04.002 

Boothby, J. L., Thorn, B. E., Overduin, L. Y., & Ward, L. C. (2004). Catastrophizing and perceived partner responses to pain. Pain, 109(3), 500-506. 

Dixon, K. E., Thorn, B. E., & Ward, L. C. (2004). An evaluation of sex differences in psychological and physiological responses to experimentally-induced pain: a path analytic description. Pain, 112(1-2), 188-196. 

Sullivan, M. J. L., Thorn, B. E., Rodgers, W., & Ward, L. C. (2004). Path model of psychological antecedents to pain experience - Experimental and clinical findings. Clinical Journal of Pain, 20(3), 164-173. 

Thorn, B. E., Clements, K. L., Ward, L. C., Dixon, K. E., Kersh, B. C., Boothby, J. L., & Chaplin, W. F. (2004). Personality factors in the explanation of sex differences in pain catastrophizing and response to experimental pain. Clinical Journal of Pain, 20(5), 275-282. 

Thorn, B. E., Keefe, F. J., & Anderson, T. (2004). The communal coping model and interpersonal context: problems or process? Pain, 110(3), 505-507. 

Book Chapters and Other Publications

Eyer, J. C., Thorn, B. E., & Andrasik, F. Psychological treatment of headache. In R. F. Schmidt & G. F. Gebhart (Eds.), Encyclopedia of pain (2nd ed., pp. xxx–xxx). New York: Springer-Verlag.

Eyer, J. C., & Cuellar, N.  (2012, Fall). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for WED/RLS. RLS Foundation Newsletter: Nightwalkers, 7. Retrieved from http://www.RLS.org

Day, M. A., Eyer, J. C., & Thorn, B. E. (In press). Therapeutic relaxation. In S. G. Hoffman & D. Dozois (Eds.), Cognitive behavioral therapy: A complete reference guide. Vol. 1. CBT general strategies. New York: Wiley-Blackwell.

Thorn, B. E., Walker, B. B. & McConley, R. (2010). Group psychotherapy in the management of chronic pain (pp. 1266–1284). Bonica’s Management of Pain, 4th edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 



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