Lab News

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...

Interview with KGNU Dr. Wachholtz was interviewed by local radio station KGNU about the STOP Study! link to article: http://news.kgnu.org/2018/06/chronic-pain-and-opioid-addiction/ Chronic Pain and Opioids Addiction

It was announced that Dr. Amy Wachholtz will be awarded the Margaret Gorman Early Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association Division 36 in August 2018 at this year’s Annual Convention.

Gartland, S. (October, 2017). Five ways to cope with migraine. Medical News Today . https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319147.php

Dr. Amy Wachholtz interviewed with Dr. Joe Tatta for the Healing Pain Podcast. The Blog Post for her episode can be found here: http://www.drjoetatta.com/demystifying-the-role-of-spirituality-in-pain-management-with-dr-amy-wacholtz-phd