USASP PsyFi Sig

We seek to understand the role of psychosocial factors and interventions in the pain experience through research, practice, education, training, and advocacy.

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Authors in @thejournal_pain describe changes in #mentalhealth and #suicide behavior while tapering prescription opioids, especially during #forcedtapers. All #opioiddeprescribing should include mental health and suicide risk assessment! https://t.co/k7uscmFfho

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The #braingut axis has garnered recent attention as a contributor to #chronicpain. Authors in @thejournal_pain show that depression mediates the relationship between microbiota and the salience network in people with #fibromyalgia https://t.co/R5KzTC6rFC

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To better understand the influence of various #biopsychosocial factors on #pain and facilitate targeted #treatment, authors suggest using outcome-specific thresholds for standardized mean differences! https://t.co/jwAiGCtiE8 @thejournal_pain

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@dr_melissa_day and colleagues highlight the need to assess and account for #therapistquality when completing trials of psychosocial treatments for #ChronicPain . Of 134 trials reviewed, only 9 reported on therapist quality! @thejournal_pain https://t.co/VLHyF0DSYy

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📢Please join us today at 3pm ET for the quarterly PsyFi SIG meeting! @US_ASP

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In this issue of @thejournal_pain, @meuldersann and team found that highly #anxious people generalize pain-related #avoidance behaviors to novel, safe contexts making them more vulnerable to developing #chronicpain disability https://t.co/KwUOaETcW5

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@DezarieMoskal and colleagues found that perceptions that alcohol helps in coping with #pain are associated with more hazardous #alcoholuse among #veterans with #chronicpain https://t.co/l2a7QHPQAs

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A new meta-analysis on #ACT for #chronicpain in @thejournal_pain shows ACT improves depression, anxiety, flexibility, catastrophizing, mindfulness, and functioning! https://t.co/M2uRy2xqd2

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Check out the feature on #paincatstrophizing in this month's issue of @thejournal_pain! Where do you stand? Should we shift our language to reduce #stigma ? How might a change impact our research? https://t.co/ogi2uFf6MP

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Another great study showing that sleep is incredibly important in the management of #chronicpain #sleep #insomnia

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Original: Emily Law, @TonyaPalermo, & @seewantham found that more severe insomnia in adolescents with #ChronicPain was associated with greater problems with executive function, lower engagement in self-management and worse treatment outcomes.

Full: https://t.co/RA7PWRq8ft

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This could be an amazing opportunity for a pain researcher!!

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In a systematic review and #metaanalysis, authors found that altered #QST and psychological processes are present in acute and chronic #whiplash but associations between QST and psychological factors are heterogeneous and inconsistent @thejournal_pain https://t.co/cWEvPT8o4X

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Dr. Lumley and colleagues demonstrate that a single emotion-focused psychodynamic interview improves pain interference and anxiety among people with #chronicpain and #ACES @thejournal_pain #EAET #trauma https://t.co/Yrb4HFxvHP

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In this pilot study, authors found that bMBI improves attention, autonomic regulation (HRV), and affective #pain among women with painful #endometriosis @thejournal_pain #endo https://t.co/EAazkBdK0c

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In their analysis of data from a national #sicklecelldisease registry, Dr. Kenney found that low social and emotional functioning, older age, low income, and high acute #pain episodes are strongly associated with high pain impact @thejournal_pain #SCD https://t.co/8pzg5CDwMW

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#anxiety among people with #chronicpain is associated with distress and disability, thus measurement of pain-related anxiety is imperative. @lance_mccracken et al. created and validated short forms of the Pain Anxiety Symptom Scale (PASS) @thejournal_pain https://t.co/bHmzlb71re

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In their recently published study in @thejournal_pain, Emily Law and @TonyaPalermo found that among adolescents with chronic pain who received #CBTCP, #insomnia impacts #executivefunction which, in turn, results in lower engagement in #painselfmanagement https://t.co/sMPIz8VHmE

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Despite beliefs that eveningness (preference for evening activities) is related poor #chronicpain outcomes, @dr_moon90 et al., found insomnia alone (not eveningness) is associated with #painseverity #paininterference and #emotionaldistress @thejournal_pain https://t.co/o1Mf4c8x0e

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In @thejournal_pain, @MadelyneBisby and colleagues show that an 8-week internet-delivered psychological pain management program for #chronicpain improves #anxiety and #depression within 1 week while #pain improves during the second month of treatment https://t.co/0HJk5BjJEN

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If you are a pain research trainee (grad student or postdoc) consider applying for the 2024 @NAPainSchool! This is a unique and formative experience where you will learn from colleagues and experts, develop relationships, and experience the beauty of Quebec! #NAPS #painresearch

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📅#NAPainSchool open its doors again in 2024!

🔬🧬NAPS is open to graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and clinician-scientists enrolled on a full time basis in a pain research training program.

👉Find out more on our website https://t.co/r3aRIWKqMa