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Mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain: Evidence and applications.

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  • 1. Attending Psychiatrist, Natchaug Hospital, Mansfield Center, CT, United States.
      Authors
    • Majeed MH 1
    (1 author)
  • 2. Resident Psychiatrist, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Elmhurst), Queens, NY, United States.
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    • Ali AA 2
    (1 author)
  • 3. Professor of Psychiatry, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
      Authors
    • Sudak DM 3
    (1 author)

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Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 05 Dec 2017, 32:79-83
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2017.11.025 PMID: 29220782 

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Abstract 

Chronic pain is estimated to occur in from 5.5% to 33% of the world's adult population (Gureje et al., 1998). Chronic pain is frequently treated with opiates, which has produced an opiate addiction crisis (Dowell et al., 2016). Several non-pharmacological treatment alternatives can help manage chronic pain. There is moderate evidence that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga, and stress reduction lower the perception of pain, increase mobility, improve functioning and well-being. By integrating MBIs and other therapeutic interventions in a multi-disciplinary pain management plan, clinicians can improve treatment outcomes and potentially decrease pain-related medication utilization.

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