Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Overview of Pain, Assessment, and Treatment Considerations -- 1 Theories of Pain and Treatment Approaches to Pain Management -- 2 The Cognitive Conceptualization of Pain -- 3 The Usual Course and Structure of Cognitive Therapy With Chronic Pain Patients -- 4 Pain Assessment -- Part II: Behavioral Interventions -- 5 Monitoring Pain and Activity Levels and Activity Scheduling -- 6 Relaxation Training and Distraction Techniques -- Part III: Cognitive Interventions -- 7 Identifying Automatic Thoughts About Pain -- 8 Evaluating Automatic Thoughts About Pain -- 9 Modifying Automatic Thoughts About Pain and Implementing Problem-Solving Strategies -- 10 Eliciting and Modifying Imagery -- 11 Identifying Beliefs About Pain -- 12 Evaluating and Modifying Beliefs About Pain -- Part IV: Psychosocial Stressors to Address -- 13 Managing Medical Care -- 14 Family, Friends, and Lifestyle Issues -- 15 Occupational, Financial, and Legal Difficulties -- Part V: Assertiveness -- 16 Assertiveness Training -- Part VI: Pharmacotherapy -- 17 Pharmacotherapy for Chronic Pain Patients -- Part VII: Preparing for the End of Therapy and Beyond -- 18 Preparing for Termination and Relapse Prevention -- Appendix A -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.