Authors
Sanjana Mendu, Sebrina L Doyle Fosco, Stephanie T Lanza, Saeed Abdullah
Description
• Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability in the United States [3].• 5 to 8 million Americans are prescribed opioids for long-term pain management [2].• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an 8-week evidence-based program that has been shown to improve distress tolerance [1] and reduce negative health outcomes [4].