Lab News

Co-authored by Dr. Wachholtz and many of the CU Denver Clinical Health Psychology doctoral students! https://titles.cognella.com/clinical-health-psychology-9781516537013

All Student Projects Accepted for Presentation at the 2021 SBM Conference! Poster topics: - Assessing relationships between migraine trigger avoidance & quality of life in Migraine in America 2017 survey respondents - Relationships Between Tension-Release Triggers and Migraine Symptoms - The value of patient-doctor agreement in chronic pain management -...

Airey Bros. Radio Ep. 12 Dr. Amy Wachholtz (youtube video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUTA1skU8XA Colorado Public Radio Audio Interview: Treating Pain & Addiction Together ( the interview with Dr. Wachholtz begins at time point 7:10 ) https://www.cpr.org/show-episode/aug-14-2019-whats-next-for-the-dia-remo... News Channel 5 Interview: Doctors conduct study to help patients cope with chronic pain, overcome opioid...

Danny Defended his Thesis! Danny Hernandez Altamirano successfully defended his thesis and will be graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors! His thesis is titled:​ The Effect of Tablet Size on Cognitive Performance: A Randomized Control Trial Using Caffeine . CONGRATULATIONS Danny!!!

School Acceptances The Biopsychosocial Pain Management Lab welcomes newly accepted graduate students for Fall 2019! Dallas Robinson and Sarah Martin

Recent and Upcoming APA Division 36 Psychology of Religion & Spirituality Updates April 4-6 2019 Mid-Year Meeting (Bowling Green, OH): Dr. Wachholtz gave an invited address entitled: God Save Me... Maybe? Patients relationship with their higher power during treatment for opioid use disorder and chronic pain. March 13-14 2020 Mid-Year...

Heading to SBM 2019! Recently, all members of the Biopsychosocial Pain Management Lab submitted research abstracts for presentation at the 2019 Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Conference. All research proposals were accepted! Dr. Wachholtz will be giving a talk on spirituality and health research. Accepted student abstract titles are: -...

STOP Study Interview with KUNC - Colorado Public Radio Dr. Wachholtz discusses how her research on a novel treatment for comorbid opioid use disorder and chronic pain aims to help participants get their lives back. http://www.kunc.org/post/cu-denver-study-treatments-both-pain-and-addiction

STOP Study Interview with Denver7 ABC - Local News Denver Dr. Wachholtz sits down with our local ABC affiliate to discuss the opioid epidemic and how the STOP Study is a novel approach for patients with opioid use disorder and comorbid chronic pain. https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/cu-denver-launches-study-seeking-improved-concurrent-treatment-for-chronic-pain-opioid-addiction

Healing with Spiritual Practices: Proven Techniques for Disorders from Addictions and Anxiety to Cancer and Chronic Pain , edited by the director of one of the nation's best-known university institutes of spirituality and health, explains current and emerging practices, their benefits, and the growing body of research that proves them...