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| Beverly E. Thorn Professor and Chair |
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Secondary Concentration:
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| Clinical Health Psychology | Clinical Geropsychology | ||||
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Contact Information:
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| Office: | Rm. 348 Gordon Palmer Hall |
Psychopathology, Physiological Psychology, Sex Therapy, Psychotherapy Practicum; Health Psychology Seminar; Introductory Psychology Treatment Manual: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Manual
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| Phone: | 205-348-5024 | ||||
| FAX: | (205) 348-8648 | ||||
| E-Mail: | Bthorn@as.ua.edu | ||||
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| Research Interests: | Assessment and treatment of persistent painful conditions; health behaviors; living with chronic illness | ||||
| Research Affiliations: | Clinical Health Psychology | ||||
| Center for Mental Health and Aging | |||||
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| Recent Publications: |
Thorn. B.E. (2004). Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Step-by-Step Approach. New York: Guilford Publications. |
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Thorn, B. E., Pence, L.B., Ward, L.C., Kilgo, G., Clements, K.L., Cross, T.H., Davis, A.M., & Tsui, P.W. (2007). A randomized clinical trial of cognitive behavioral treatment targeted at the reduction of catastrophizing in chronic headache sufferers. Journal of Pain, 68(12), 938-949. |
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| Pence, L.B., Thorn, B.E., Jensen, M.P., & Romano, J.M. (2008). Examination of the predictive ability of perceived spouse responses to patient well and pain behavior. Clinical Journal of Pain, 24 (8), 654-661. | |||||
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Thorn, B.E., Walker, B.B. & McConley, R. (2010). Group psychotherapy in the management of chronic pain. Bonica’s Management of Pain, 4th edition. Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, 1266-1284. |
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Day, M.A., Thorn, B.E., (2010). The relationship of demographic and psychosocial variables to pain-related outcomes in a rural chronic pain sample. Pain. 151(2), 467-474. |
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