ArticleJournal of applied biobehavioral research2013
A Transdiagnostic Approach to Pain and Emotion.
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- Effectiveness of a Transdiagnostic Emotion-Focused Treatment in Clinical Care: A Sequential Single-Case Experimental Design.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Trial
- Online Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Emotion Dysregulation in People With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Transdiagnostic Cognitive Processes in Chronic Pain and Comorbid PTSD and Depression in Veterans.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Trial
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- A longitudinal network analysis of pain, psychological processes and psychological and sexual distress in women with endometriosis.British journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- Exposure-based Interventions for Chronic Pain and Bodily Symptoms: A Special Interest Meeting Report.Behaviour research and therapy · 2026Article
- A biopsychosocial perspective on endometriosis: the importance of psychological inflexibility.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Article
- Persistent musculoskeletal pain and its association with future mental distress in adolescents: The Fit Futures study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A Model of Body Perception Disturbances in Chronic Limb Pain: The Predictive Role of Kinesiophobia, Depersonalization and Symptom Severity.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Article
- Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Biopsychosocial Characterisation of a Clinical Chronic Pain Cohort.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Article
- Approaching persistent pain and emotion dysregulation : Development of the hybrid emotion-focused exposure treatment.Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Review
- Understanding Work Ability in Employees with Pain and Stress-Related Ill-Health: An Explorative Network Analysis of Individual Characteristics and Psychosocial Work Environment.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- A Web-Based Mind-Body Intervention to Improve Resilience Among Patients With Nontraumatic Painful Upper-Extremity Conditions and Comorbid Risky Substance Use: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal pain among medical residents: role of workplace safety climate and sexual harassment.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- SOMAScience: A Novel Platform for Multidimensional, Longitudinal Pain Assessment.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Article
- Emotional self-states and coping responses in patients with chronic tinnitus: a schema mode model approach.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Catastrophizing and acceptance are mediators between insomnia and pain intensity-an SQRP study of more than 6,400 patients with non-malignant chronic pain conditions.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Emotional arousal and valence in patients with fibromyalgia: a pilot study.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The combined effects of coping and pain interference on army readiness.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Emotion and pain are known to be intimately related, but treating co-occurring problems is still in its infancy mainly because we lack a clear theoretical understanding of the underlying mechanisms involved. This lack of understanding is problematic because treatment has proved challenging and co-occurring pain and emotional problems are associated with poor outcome, relapse, and greater sick absenteeism. Transdiagnostics has emerged as one way of focusing on the shared underlying mechanisms that drive comorbid problems. This approach has not been thoroughly examined for pain and emotion. Hence, the purpose of this review is to describe a transdiagnostic approach to pain and emotion and its clinical implications. To this end, the transdiagnostic approach is applied to pain and emotion in a narrative review of the literature. A focus on the function of emotion and pain relative to the context is underscored as a way to understand the relationship better. Avoidance, catastrophic worry, and thought suppression are put forward as three examples of potential transdiagnostic mechanisms that may underlie a co-occurring emotion and pain problem. The approach is readily translated to the clinic where assessment and treatment should focus on identifying transdiagnostic mechanisms. However, additional exploration is needed and therefore suggestions for future research are presented.
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