Table 1 Overview of treatment sessions
Session | CBT | EXP |
|---|---|---|
1 | Goal setting; working alliance | Goal setting; working alliance |
2 | Pain education I | Pain education I |
3 | Pain education II: psychophysiological model of somatoform disorder | Pain education II: fear avoidance model |
4 | Relaxation | Exposure 1 |
5 | Graded activity I | Exposure 2 |
6 | Graded activity II | Exposure 3 |
7 | Attention shifting | Exposure 4 |
8 | Cognitive restructuring | Exposure 5 |
9 | Cognitive restructuring | Exposure 6 |
10 | Reflection and transition to the self-management phase | Reflection and transition to the self-management phase |
Booster 1 | Support and reflection | Support and reflection |
Booster 2 | Support and reflection | Support and reflection |
Joker 1 | In case of need and unexpected therapeutic issues outside of the manual | In case of need and unexpected therapeutic issues outside of the manual |
Joker 2 | In case of need and unexpected therapeutic issues outside of the manual | In case of need and unexpected therapeutic issues outside of the manual |