Papers of the Week

Psychological practices have emerged as promising treatments for coping with chronic pain (CP) as a psychological resilience (PR) enhancer mechanism. These practices contain cognitive, behavioral and emotional modulation of pain. In this regard, classical cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and current trends in CBT, including acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness-based practices may demonstrate significant improvements in pain perception, physical functioning, catastrophic beliefs and fear-avoidance behaviors among patients with CP. However, understanding the neurocognitive mechanisms of these practices includes challenges, such as the need to identify associated brain regions with PR to CP. Our review explored psychological practices to enhance PR as a dynamic neurocognitive process (e.g., changing affect) rather than only being a static trait.