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Integration of Behavioral and Relaxation Approaches into the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Insomnia. NIH Technol Assess Statement 1995 Oct 16-18:1-34

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• Abstract
• Introduction
• What Behavioral and Relaxation Approaches Are Used for Conditions Such as Chronic Pain and Insomnia?
• How Successful Are These Approaches?
• How Do These Approaches Work?
• Are There Barriers To the Appropriate Integration of These Approaches Into Health Care?
• What Are the Significant Issues for Future Research and Applications?
• Technology Assessment Panel
• Speakers
• Planning Committee
• Conference Sponsors
• Conference Cosponsors
• Bibliography
• About the NIH Consensus Development Program
• Statement Availability

 

Planning Committee

Richard Friedman, Ph.D.
Chairperson
Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
Department of Psychiatry
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York

Fred Altman, Ph.D.
Acting Chief
Basic Prevention and Behavioral Medicine Research Branch
Division of Epidemiology and Services Research
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Herbert Benson, M.D.
Chief
Division of Behavioral Medicine
Deaconess Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Mind/Body Medical Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

Jerry M. Elliott
Program Analyst
Office of Medical Applications of Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

John H. Ferguson, M.D.
Director
Office of Medical Applications of Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Richard Gracely, Ph.D.
Research Psychologist
Neuropathic and Pain Measurement Section
Neurobiology and Anesthesiology Branch
National Institute of Dental Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Anita Greene, M.A.
Public Affairs Officer
Office of Alternative Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

J. David Haddox, D.D.S., M.D.
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology and Psychiatry Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

William H. Hall
Director of Communications
Office of Medical Applications of Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Peter J. Hauri, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Mayo Medical School
Director
Insomnia Program
Department of Psychology
Sleep Disorders Center
The Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Peter G. Kaufmann, Ph.D.
Group Leader
Behavioral Medicine Scientific Research Group
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

James P. Kiley, Ph.D.
Director
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Mary D. Leveck, Ph.D., R.N.
Health Scientist Administrator
Division of Extramural Programs
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Charlotte B. McCutchen, M.D.
Medical Officer
Epilepsy Branch
Division of Convulsive, Developmental, and Neuromuscular Disorders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Andrew A. Monjan, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Chief
Neurobiology of Aging Program
Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging Program
National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Stanley R. Pillemer, M.D.
Medical Officer
Office of Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Applications
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Julius Richmond, M.D.
Conference and Panel Chairperson
The John D. MacArthur Professor of Health Policy Emeritus
Department of Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Charles Sherman, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Office of Medical Applications of Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

John Spencer, Ph.D.
Program Analyst
Office of Alternative Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Claudette G. Varricchio, D.S.N., R.N.
Program Director
Community Oncology and Rehabilitation Branch
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
 

Conference Sponsors

Office of Medical Applications of Research, NIH
John H. Ferguson, M.D.
Director
Office of Alternative Medicine, NIH
Wayne B. Jonas, M.D.
Director

Conference Cosponsors

National Institute of Mental Health
Rex W. Cowdry, M.D.
Acting Director
National Institute of Dental Research
Harold C. Smavkin, D.D.S.
Director

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Claude Lenfant, M.D.
Director

National Institute on Aging
Richard J. Hodes, M.D.
Director

National Cancer Institute
Richard Klausner, M.D.
Director

National Institute of Nursing Research
Patricia A. Grady, R.N., Ph.D.
Director

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Zach W. Hall, Ph.D.
Director

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Stephen I. Katz, M.D., Ph.D.
Director

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