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Neuropsychological aspects of chronic pain (2011)
Book Chapter
McCracken, L., & Thompson, M. (2011). Neuropsychological aspects of chronic pain. In S. Bush, & G. Iverson (Eds.), Neuropsychological Assessment of Work-Related Injuries (243-262). New York: Guilford Press

From the chapter - The chapter briefly presents a review of psychological and neuropsychological aspects of chronic pain. It begins by presenting research into the prevalence of chronic pain and its impacts on both emotional and general daily functio... Read More about Neuropsychological aspects of chronic pain.

Psychological advances in chronic pain: A concise selective review of research from 2010 (2011)
Journal Article
McCracken, L. M., & Thompson, M. (2011). Psychological advances in chronic pain: A concise selective review of research from 2010. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 5(2), 122-126. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPC.0b013e328345a3ff

The largest number of psychological studies categorized for this review focused on psychological factors in relation to opioid use. These studies include ones to identify risk factors for aberrant drug behavior. This result seems to reflect that the... Read More about Psychological advances in chronic pain: A concise selective review of research from 2010.

Bias, prejudice, and disparities in health care (2011)
Book Chapter
Thompson, M. (2011). Bias, prejudice, and disparities in health care. In L. McCracken (Ed.), Mindfulness and Acceptance in Behavioral Medicine: Current Theory and Practice (269-302). Oakland, CA, USA: New Harbinger

From the chapter - The chapter is structured to first touch on the extent of global health care inequality and then to provide a more detailed overview of the evidence for health care disparity in just one area, namely that experienced by racial and... Read More about Bias, prejudice, and disparities in health care.

Acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain (2011)
Book Chapter
Vowles, K. E., & Thompson, M. (2011). Acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain. In L. McCracken (Ed.), Mindfulness and Acceptance in Behavioral Medicine: Current Theory and Practice (31-60). Oakland, CA, USA: New Harbinger

From the chapter - The present chapter provides a review of the history of psychological interventions for chronic pain and how developments within clinical psychology more broadly have been specifically integrated into chronic pain settings up to th... Read More about Acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain.

Acceptance and related processes in adjustment to chronic pain (2011)
Journal Article
McCracken, L. M., & Thompson, M. (2011). Acceptance and related processes in adjustment to chronic pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 15(2), 144-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-010-0170-2

Chronic pain poses significant challenges in the lives of many people. At the root of many of these challenges are the behavior patterns pain naturally coordinates. For example, in some cases, attempts to control, reduce, or cure pain through medicat... Read More about Acceptance and related processes in adjustment to chronic pain.

HPC standards anomaly (2011)
Journal Article
Thompson, M. (2011). HPC standards anomaly. Psychologist, 24, 714

A letter to the editor of The Psychologist concerning the current standards of proficiency for health psychologists delivering psychological treatment. http://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-24/edition-10/letters