Presence of mental imagery associated with chronic pelvic pain: a pilot study.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_3785D04DFA10
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Presence of mental imagery associated with chronic pelvic pain: a pilot study.
Journal
Pain medicine
Author(s)
Berna C., Vincent K., Moore J., Tracey I., Goodwin G.M., Holmes E.A.
ISSN
1526-4637 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1526-2375
Publication state
Published
Issued date
07/2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
12
Number
7
Pages
1086-1093
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
To ascertain whether a small sample of patients with chronic pelvic pain experienced any pain-related cognitions in the form of mental images.
Ten women with chronic pelvic pain consecutively referred from a tertiary referral center by the physicians in charge of their treatment.
An interview was used to determine the presence, emotional valence, content, and impact of cognitions about pain in the form of mental images and verbal thoughts. The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Spontaneous Use of Imagery Scale (SUIS), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were completed.
In a population of patients with a prolonged duration of pain and high distress, all patients reported experiencing cognitions about pain in the form of mental images. For each patient, the most significant image was both negative in valence and intrusive. The associated emotional-behavioral pattern could be described within a cognitive behavioral therapy framework. Eight patients also reported coping imagery.
Negative pain-related cognitions in the form of intrusive mental imagery were reported by women with chronic pelvic pain. Targeting such imagery has led to interesting treatment innovation in the emotional disorders. Thus, imagery, hitherto neglected in pain phenomenology, could provide a novel target for cognitive behavioral therapy in chronic pain. These exciting yet preliminary results require replication and extension in a broader population of patients with chronic pain.

Keywords
Adult, Catastrophization, Cognition/physiology, Cognitive Therapy, Female, Humans, Imagery (Psychotherapy), Pain Measurement/psychology, Pelvic Pain/psychology, Pelvic Pain/therapy, Pilot Projects, Surveys and Questionnaires, Thinking
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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