Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement : An Evidence-Based Treatment for Chronic Pain and Opioid Use

In a convenient large-size format, the book provides session-by-session guidelines for conducting MORE groups, sample scripts, clinical pointers, guided practices, and psychoeducational resources, including 15 reproducible handouts that can be photocopied or downloaded.

The opioid crisis arose in part due to the attempt to relieve chronic pain. Meeting a huge need, this is the authoritative presentation of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) for chronic pain and opioid use. MORE is one of the few evidence-based treatments shown to simultaneously reduce opioid use and/or addiction, pain, and co-occurring emotional distress. MORE integrates mindfulness training with principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy and positive psychology. In a convenient large-size format, the book provides everything needed to set up and run MORE groups. Treatment developer Eric L. Garland supplies session-by-session guidelines, sample scripts, clinical pointers, guided practices, and psychoeducational resources, including 16 reproducible handouts that can be photocopied or downloaded.