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Mindfulness for adolescent chronic pain: a pilot feasibility study

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 29 , issue 2 , 2017 , pages: 129–136

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2017.1355807

Author(s): David Adam Lovas IWK Health Centre, Canada , Kathleen Pajer IWK Health Centre, Canada , Jill MacLaren Chorney IWK Health Centre, Canada , Dzung X Vo Department of Paediatrics, Canada , Melissa Howlett IWK Health Centre, Canada , Ashley Doyle IWK Health Centre, Canada , Adam Huber IWK Health Centre, Canada

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Abstract

Objective: Chronic pain is common in paediatric populations and many patients do not respond to the currently available evidence-based treatments. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have a growing evidence-base in adults, but evidence is limited in youth with chronic pain.

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