Table 3 Contents of treatment focusing on the alteration of pain-related catastrophizing
From: Cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosomatic problems in dental settings
| Treatment contents | |
|---|---|
| Session 1 | Psychoeducation for burning mouth syndrome |
| Provide information on symptoms of burning mouth syndrome, possibility of serious disease, averse effect of cognition and feeling on pain, strategies used in treatment program. | |
| Progressive muscle relaxation | |
| Self monitoring of pain symptoms | |
| Session 2 | Distraction |
| Identification of automatic thoughts in painful situation | |
| Practice monitoring feeling and automatic thoughts (catastrophizing thoughts). | |
| Session 3 | Evaluation automatic thoughts |
| Practice evaluating of automatic thoughts | |
| Session 4 | Replacement of automatic thoughts |
| Practice replacing catastrophizing thoughts with more adaptive thoughts |