Beverly E. Thorn, Ph.D.
|
Primary Concentration:Clinical Health Psychology
Contact Information:Office: 348 Gordon Palmer
Phone: (205) 348-5083 FAX: (205) 348-8648 E-Mail: Bthorn@ua.edu Curriculum Vitae: Website: pmt.ua.edu |
Secondary Concentration:Clinical Geropsychology
|
Research Affiliations
Clinical Health Psychology
Clinical Geropsychology
Center for Mental Health and Aging
Clinical Geropsychology
Center for Mental Health and Aging
Research Interests
Assessment and treatment of persistent painful conditions; health behaviors; living with chronic illness
Publications
Thorn. B.E. (2004) (in revision for 2017). Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Step-by-Step Approach. New York: Guilford Publications.
Day, M.A., Rich, M.A., Thorn, B.E., Berbaum, M. & Mangieri, E. (2014). A placebo-controlled trial of midazolam as an adjunct to morphine patient-controlled analgesia after spinal surgery. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 26, 300-308.
Day, M., Thorn, B., Rubin, N. (2014). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of headache pain: A mixed-methods analysis comparing treatment responders and treatment non-responders. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 22, 278-285. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.12.018.
Day, M., Jensen, M., Edhe, D., Thorn, B. (2014). Toward a Theoretical Model for Mindfulness-Based Pain Management. Journal of Pain, 15 (7), 691-703.
Kapoor, S., Thorn, B.E., Bandy, O., & Clements, K.L. (2015). Pain Referents Used to Respond to a Catastrophizing Measure. European Journal of Pain, 19(3):400-7. DOI:10.1002/ejp.561.
Kapoor, S., & Thorn, B.E. (2014). Health care utilization in patients with chronic pain in rural Alabama. Rural and Remote Health, 14: 2879. (Online).
Combs, M. & Thorn, B. (2014) Barriers and Facilitators to Yoga Use in a Population of Individuals with Self-Reported Chronic Low Back Pain: A Qualitative Approach. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 20(4): 268-75. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.07.006.
Eyer, J.C. & Thorn, B.E. (2015). The LAMP Study: a Randomized Controlled Behavioral Trial of Psychosocial Treatments for Chronic Pain in Individuals with Financial Disadvantage. Journal of Health Psychology,1-12, DOI: 10.1177/1359105315570985.
DeMonte, C., DeMonte, W., & Thorn, B.E. (2015) Future implications of eHealth interventions for chronic pain management in underserved populations. Pain Management, 5(3), 207-214. DOI: 10.2217/PMT.15.9.
Combs, M.A. & Thorn, B.E. (2015). Yoga attitudes in chronic low back pain: Roles of catastrophizing and fear. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 21, 160-165.
Dixon, Kim E., & Thorn, B.E. (2015). Pain Assessment: A Practical Guide for Researchers and Clinicians. Journal of Rational Emotive Therapy, DOI 10.1007/s10942-015-0211-1
Byers, H.D., Lichstein, K.L., & Thorn, B.E. (2015) Cognitive processes in comorbid poor sleep and chronic pain. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 38 (5), DOI 10.1007/s10865-015-9687-5
Day, M.A., Smitherman, A., Ward, L.C., Thorn, B.E. (2015). An investigation of the associations between measures of mindfulness and pain catastrophizing. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 31(3), 222-228.
Kapoor, S., White, J., Thorn, B.E., & Block, P. (2015). Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Pain: The Significant Role of Pain Catastrophizing and State Anxiety. Pain Medicine 0: 1–10, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnv034.
Day, M., Halpin, J., & Thorn, B.E. (2016) An Empirical Examination of the role of Common Factors of Therapy during a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Intervention for Headache Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. DOI:10.1097/AJP.0000000000000277.
Day, M.A., Thorn, B.E. (2016). The mediating role of pain acceptance during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 25, 51-54.
Day, M.A., Rich, M.A., Thorn, B.E., Berbaum, M. & Mangieri, E. (2014). A placebo-controlled trial of midazolam as an adjunct to morphine patient-controlled analgesia after spinal surgery. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 26, 300-308.
Day, M., Thorn, B., Rubin, N. (2014). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of headache pain: A mixed-methods analysis comparing treatment responders and treatment non-responders. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 22, 278-285. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.12.018.
Day, M., Jensen, M., Edhe, D., Thorn, B. (2014). Toward a Theoretical Model for Mindfulness-Based Pain Management. Journal of Pain, 15 (7), 691-703.
Kapoor, S., Thorn, B.E., Bandy, O., & Clements, K.L. (2015). Pain Referents Used to Respond to a Catastrophizing Measure. European Journal of Pain, 19(3):400-7. DOI:10.1002/ejp.561.
Kapoor, S., & Thorn, B.E. (2014). Health care utilization in patients with chronic pain in rural Alabama. Rural and Remote Health, 14: 2879. (Online).
Combs, M. & Thorn, B. (2014) Barriers and Facilitators to Yoga Use in a Population of Individuals with Self-Reported Chronic Low Back Pain: A Qualitative Approach. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 20(4): 268-75. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.07.006.
Eyer, J.C. & Thorn, B.E. (2015). The LAMP Study: a Randomized Controlled Behavioral Trial of Psychosocial Treatments for Chronic Pain in Individuals with Financial Disadvantage. Journal of Health Psychology,1-12, DOI: 10.1177/1359105315570985.
DeMonte, C., DeMonte, W., & Thorn, B.E. (2015) Future implications of eHealth interventions for chronic pain management in underserved populations. Pain Management, 5(3), 207-214. DOI: 10.2217/PMT.15.9.
Combs, M.A. & Thorn, B.E. (2015). Yoga attitudes in chronic low back pain: Roles of catastrophizing and fear. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 21, 160-165.
Dixon, Kim E., & Thorn, B.E. (2015). Pain Assessment: A Practical Guide for Researchers and Clinicians. Journal of Rational Emotive Therapy, DOI 10.1007/s10942-015-0211-1
Byers, H.D., Lichstein, K.L., & Thorn, B.E. (2015) Cognitive processes in comorbid poor sleep and chronic pain. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 38 (5), DOI 10.1007/s10865-015-9687-5
Day, M.A., Smitherman, A., Ward, L.C., Thorn, B.E. (2015). An investigation of the associations between measures of mindfulness and pain catastrophizing. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 31(3), 222-228.
Kapoor, S., White, J., Thorn, B.E., & Block, P. (2015). Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Pain: The Significant Role of Pain Catastrophizing and State Anxiety. Pain Medicine 0: 1–10, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnv034.
Day, M., Halpin, J., & Thorn, B.E. (2016) An Empirical Examination of the role of Common Factors of Therapy during a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Intervention for Headache Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. DOI:10.1097/AJP.0000000000000277.
Day, M.A., Thorn, B.E. (2016). The mediating role of pain acceptance during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 25, 51-54.
