From: Cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosomatic problems in dental settings
 | Treatment contents |
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 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 |