Abstract
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has been effectively utilized to treat both chronic pain and substance use disorder independently. Given these results and the vital need to treat the comorbidity of the two disorders, a pilot ACT treatment was implemented in individuals with comorbid chronic pain and opioid addiction. This pilot study supported using neurophysiology to characterize treatment effects and revealed that, following ACT, participants with this comorbidity exhibited reductions in brain activation due to painful stimulus and in connectivity at rest.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 12-14 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging |
Volume | 250 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 30 2016 |
Keywords
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Chronic pain
- Opioid addiction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Psychiatry and Mental health