The Effect of an Inter-Disciplinary Program, Including MBSR, in Breast Cancer Survivors With Chronic Neuropathic Pain

Consists of eight weekly 2.5 hour sessions and one 6 hour session midway through the course. All sessions will be conducted by a psychologist or social worker with experience in chronic pain, formal MBSR training and 5 years of experience leading MBSR groups. To assess therapist adherence to the protocol, sessions will be recorded. A random selection of 50% of sessions will be rated by an MBSR trainer who completed the University of Massachusetts Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society Teacher Development Intensive using a checklist of specified treatment components. A percentage score for each session rated will be calculated to determine therapist adherence.