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1 Acceptance and commitment therapy in the treatment of chronic pain JoAnne Dahl and Tobias Lundgren University of Uppsala, Sweden Address correspondence to: JoAnne Dahl, Ph.D. Department of Psychology University of Uppsala Sweden joanne.dahl @psyk.uu.se 2 Table of contents I. Introduction: Pain and suffering 3 II. Overview of ACT for chronic pain 4 A. Mindfulness in ACT B. Other elements of ACT in the treatment of chronic pain C. How the ACT approach to chronic pain differs from traditional CBT III. Case study: Susan A. Susan’s story B. Session 1 C. Summary of first session D. Mindfulness and defusion in Susan’s case E. How mindfulness helped Susan IV. Empirical support for ACT with chronic pain V. Implementing mindfulness with the treatment team VI. References 3 I. Introduction: Pain and suffering Human beings, unlike animals, seem capable of suffering in the midst of abundance. If animals are given food, warmth, shelter and care, they seem perfectly content, while human beings, on the other hand, with far greater luxuries, mostly seem discontent. This paradox of human suffering can be illustrated by Sweden’s example. Citizens of Sweden enjoy one of the highest standards of living and best working environments in the world. Everyone is fully covered by free and high quality health care. Excellent education , including university study, is free and open to everyone. Nowhere el