New Gold Standard for Chronic Pain?
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open has sparked interest in Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) as a potential alternative to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for treating chronic pain. The randomized clinical trial demonstrated that a single course of EAET led to a significantly greater reduction in chronic pain severity compared to CBT, which has long been considered the gold standard in psychotherapeutic treatment for pain.