Ninety chronic pain patients were trained in mindfulness meditation in a 10-week Stress Reduction and Relaxation Program. Statistically significant reductions were observed in measures of present-moment pain, negative body image, inhibition of activity by pain, symptoms, mood disturbance, and psychological symptomatology, including anxiety and depression. Pain-related drug utilization decreased...
1Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605 USA 2Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605 USA 3Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605 USA