Efficacy of Cognitively-based compassion training for Veterans with chronic pain with psychological Comorbidity: Protocol for a randomized clinical trial.
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications June 1, 2026 Anne Malaktaris, Niloofar Afari, Pollyanna Casmar et al.
Chronic pain with psychological comorbidity, especially posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or depression, is a prevalent and costly problem, especially among Veterans. Compassion meditation (CM) is a meditative practice that focuses on developing attentional regulation and the intention to assuage suffering. CM-based approaches show promise in ameliorating physical and mental health...
DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2026.101646 (opens in new tab)
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Depression
Chronic pain
Compassion meditation
Posttraumatic stress disorder
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