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Poverty: Third wave behavioral approaches (2015)
Journal Article
Thompson, M. (2015). Poverty: Third wave behavioral approaches. Current Opinion in Psychology, 2, 102-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2014.11.010

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This article will review the literature related to poverty and third wave behavioral approaches. It will specifically focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and the wider field of Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS). Ha... Read More about Poverty: Third wave behavioral approaches.

Interpreting and inverting with less cursing: A guide to interpreting IRAP data (2015)
Journal Article
Hussey, I., Thompson, M., McEnteggart, C., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Barnes-Holmes, Y. (2015). Interpreting and inverting with less cursing: A guide to interpreting IRAP data. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 4(3), 157-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2015.05.001

© 2015 Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. This Professional Interest Brief seeks to provide a clear guide to interpreting data generated by Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP). The interpretation of IRAP data is not immediatel... Read More about Interpreting and inverting with less cursing: A guide to interpreting IRAP data.

Psychology and poverty reduction: A global special issue (2014)
Journal Article
Carr, S. C., Thompson, M., Dalal, A. K., de Guzman, J. M., Gloss, A., Munns, L., & Steadman, A. (2014). Psychology and poverty reduction: A global special issue. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 3(4), 215-237. https://doi.org/10.1037/ipp0000021

A “global special issue” on poverty brought together 9 international psychology journals during 2010 through 2013. The purpose was to highlight psychology’s contribution toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These goals are rooted in the “c... Read More about Psychology and poverty reduction: A global special issue.

London gets in on the ACT (2014)
Journal Article
Thompson, M. (2014). London gets in on the ACT

Last November, over 250 people from 15 countries gathered at the Mermaid Conference Centre in London for the first UK ACT Conference. The Conference was jointly organised by the BABCP Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Special Interest Group (ACT SIG) a... Read More about London gets in on the ACT.

Parental behaviour in paediatric chronic pain: A qualitative observational study (2014)
Journal Article
Dunford, E., Thompson, M., & Gauntlett-Gilbert, J. (2014). Parental behaviour in paediatric chronic pain: A qualitative observational study. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 19(4), 561-575. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104513492347

Objectives: Parental behaviour appears to influence the adjustment of children with chronic pain. However, research in this area has failed to produce consistent evidence. Studies have tended to rely on self-report measures derived from adult pain po... Read More about Parental behaviour in paediatric chronic pain: A qualitative observational study.

The patient-provider relationship in chronic pain (2012)
Journal Article
Vowles, K. E., & Thompson, M. (2012). The patient-provider relationship in chronic pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 16(2), 133-138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-012-0244-4

The relationship between patient and provider has long been the subject of study within the psychotherapy literature, with the available data suggesting a modest, but reliable, association between the strength of this relationship and treatment outco... Read More about The patient-provider relationship in chronic pain.

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

Relaxation and mindfulness in pain: A review (2010)
Journal Article
Dunford, E., & Thompson, M. (2010). Relaxation and mindfulness in pain: A review. British Journal of Pain, 4(1), 18-22. https://doi.org/10.1177/204946371000400105

• This article reviews the existing, peer-reviewed evidence for the use of relaxation and mindfulness in both acute and chronic pain. • There is some evidence that relaxation can reduce pain outcomes in both acute and chronic pain, however there is... Read More about Relaxation and mindfulness in pain: A review.

Considering the implication of variations within Delphi research (2009)
Journal Article
Thompson, M. (2009). Considering the implication of variations within Delphi research. Family Practice, 26(5), 420-424. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmp051

Delphi research is an increasingly popular method within medical, social and psychological research. It tends to be employed where established theory or knowledge are lacking but where 'experts' are thought to hold relevant information. It consists o... Read More about Considering the implication of variations within Delphi research.

Components of mindfulness in patients with chronic pain (2009)
Journal Article
McCracken, L. M., & Thompson, M. (2009). Components of mindfulness in patients with chronic pain. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 31(2), 75-82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-008-9099-8

Methods of mindfulness are gaining increasing popularity within the behavioral and cognitive therapies and appear helpful for a range of clinical problems. The purpose of this study was to examine cognitive and behavioral processes underlying mindful... Read More about Components of mindfulness in patients with chronic pain.

Reviewing ecopsychology research: Exploring five databases and considering the future (2009)
Journal Article
Thompson, M. (2009). Reviewing ecopsychology research: Exploring five databases and considering the future. Ecopsychology, 1(1), 32-37. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2008.0007

This brief article aims to provide an overview of the current dispersal of the term ecopsychology within the academic literature. It summarizes the results found when entering the term ecopsychology into five academic databases. The numbers of hits a... Read More about Reviewing ecopsychology research: Exploring five databases and considering the future.

Mindfulness with children and adolescents: Effective clinical application (2008)
Journal Article
Thompson, M., & Gauntlett-Gilbert, J. (2008). Mindfulness with children and adolescents: Effective clinical application. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 13(3), 395-407. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104508090603

Mindfulness interventions within adult populations are becoming increasingly popular. Research suggests that mindfulness can deliver lasting improvements in self-awareness and emotional stability to adults with severe and chronic conditions. As yet,... Read More about Mindfulness with children and adolescents: Effective clinical application.