Chronic pain and mood resources

If you are wanting to learn more about mood and chronic pain, this section includes:

  • Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Resources
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Resources
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Resources
  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Resources
  • Other Tools and Resources
  • Depression and Anxiety Resources
  • Free Worksheets

 

Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Resources

  • Article:  NPC:  Clinical Psychology (link)
  • Article:  NPC:  Psychiatry (link)
  • Factsheet:  Pain Australia:  Self Management of Chronic Pain (link)
  • Factsheet: Chronic Pain Management Strategies (link)

 

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Resources

  • Article:  ACI:  Pain and Thoughts (link)
  • Article:  APMA:  Psychological Approaches to Pain Management (link)
  • Article: NHS: Changing the way you think and feel (link)
  • Article: MyHealth Alberta: Chronic Pain: Using Healthy Thinking (link)
  • Article: National Institute of Mental Health: Chronic Illness and Mental Health (link)
  • Article: ICP:  Catastrophising and Chronic Pain (link)
  • Article: ICP:  Fear-Avoidance of Pain (link)
  • Article: ICP:  The Perfectionist and Chronic Pain: How to Cope with Pain Series (link)
  • Article: ICP:  All or Nothing Thinking: How to Cope with Pain Series (link)
  • Article: ICP:  Mind Reading: How to Cope with Pain Series (link)
  • Article: ICP:  What is your relationship to chronic pain? (link)
  • Article: ICP:  Reducing Pain Behaviours: Coping with Pain Series (link)
  • Article: ICP:  Reducing Pain Talk: Coping with Pain Series (link)
  • Article:  Psychology Today:  Mindfulness, CBT and ACT for Chronic Pain (link)
  • Factsheet: CCI:  Analysing your thinking (link)
  • Factsheet: CCI:  Unhelpful thinking styles (link)
  • Factsheet: CCI:  Behavioural experiments, negative predictions (link)
  • Factsheet:  CCI:  Thinking and feeling (link)
  • Factsheet:  CCI:  Analysing your thinking (link)
  • Factsheet:  CCI:  Changing your thinking (link)

 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Resources

  • Factsheet:  Society of Clinical Psychology:  ACT for Chronic Pain (link)
  • Booklet:  Society of Clinical Psychology:  Acceptance and commitment therapy in the treatment of chronic pain (link)

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Resources

  • Article:  Clinical Pain Advisor: Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) for chronic pain management (link)
  • Article:  Psychology Today:  How to survive chronic pain, one moment at a time (link)

 

Other Tools and Resources

  • Educational Video:  Neuroplasticity (link)
  • Article:  Physiopedia: Densensitisation (link)
  • Article: Healthdirect:  Facing Fears (link)
  • Article: Healthdirect:  Worry Time (link)
  • Factsheet:  CCI: Postponing your Worry (link)
  • Factsheet:  CCI:  Situational Exposure (link)
  • Factsheet:  CCI:  What are safety behaviours?  (link)
  • Factsheet:  CCI: Behavioural activation, fun & achievement (link)
  • Factsheet:  CCI: Improving how you feel (link)
  • Factsheet:  Staying Healthy (link)
  • Factsheet:  Grief and bereavement (link)

 

Depression and Anxiety Resources

  • Anxiety
    • Article:  Healthdirect:  Anxiety (link)
    • Factsheets:  CCI: Anxiety (link)
    • Factsheet:  CCI:  What is anxiety (link)
    • Factsheet:  CCI:  The vicious cycle of anxiety (link)
    • Article: BeyondBlue:  Anxiety (link)
    • Factsheet:  CCI:  Stress and Anxiety (link)
  • Depression
    • Article:  Healthdirect:  Depression (link)
    • Factsheets:  CCI:  Depression (link)
    • Factsheet:  CCI:  What is depression?  (link)
    • Factsheet:  CCI:  What causes depression (link)
    • Factsheet:  CCI:  The vicious cycle of depression (link)
    • Factsheet:  CCI: Behavioural activation, fun & achievement (link)
    • Factsheet:  CCI:  Psychotherapy for depression (link)DepressionArticle: BeyondBlue:  Depression (link)
  •  Both
    • Factsheets:  Black Dog Institute (link)
    • Factsheets:  WayAhead (link)
    • Factsheets:  SANE Australia (link)
    • Online Course: This Way Up (link)
    • Online Course: Control My Pain (link)
    • Online Course: Reconnect2Life (link)
    • Free Online Course: Mindspot (link)
    • Free Online Course: PainTrainer (link)
    • Free Online Course: Pain Course (link)

 

Free Worksheets

  • Worksheets:  CCI:  Anxiety Symptoms (link)
  • Worksheet:  CCI:  Depressive Symptoms (link)
  • Worksheet:  TA:  Healthy versus Unhealthy Coping Styles (link)
  • Booklet:  CCI:  Back from the Blues
    • Module 1: Overview of Depression (link)
    • Module 2:  Behavioural Strategies for Managing Depression (link)
    • Module 3:  The Thinking-Feeling Connection (link)
    • Module 4:  The ABC Analysis (link)
    • Module 5:  Unhelpful Thinking Styles (link)
    • Module 6:  Detective Work and Disputation (link)
    • Module 7:  The End Result (link)
    • Module 8:  Core Beliefs (link)
    • Module 9:  Self-Management (link)
  • Worksheet:  CCI:  Behavioural Activation Worksheet (Fun and Achievements) (link)
  • Worksheet:  CCI:  Problem Solving (link)
  • Worksheet:  CCI:  Fun Activities Catalogue (link)
  • Worksheet:  CCI: Situational Exposure Diary (link)
  • Worksheet:  CCI:  Making the connection (link)
  • Worksheet: CCI:  Thought Diary (link)
  • Worksheet:  CCI:  Core Beliefs (link)
  • Worksheet:  CCI:  Healthy Me (link)
  • Worksheet:  TA:  Protective Factors (link)
  • Worksheet:  TA:  Emotion Thermometers (link)
  • Worksheet:  TA:  Worry Exploration (link)