Social & Behavioral Rhythms in Chronic Pain

The treatment involves 8-weeks of individual psychotherapy. Weekly sessions will be 60-minute long and will take place at the Pain Research Center. The treatment focuses on 1) the link between life events, pain severity, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and mood, 2) social and behavioral rhythms and sleep-wake disturbances, 3) identification and management of rhythm dysregulation and the triggers for it, 4) allowing and facilitating the mourning of the loss healthy self, 5) identification and appropriate management of symptoms.

All patients will be provided with a bright light device (Re-Timer) and will be instructed to use it in the first 2-hours of the day (for a minimum of 30 minutes) throughout the 8-week treatment period.