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Insomnia in Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Prevalence, Psychosocial Influences, and Clinical Implications 

September 2026

Psychological and Behavioral Contributors to Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Trauma, Stress, and Neurobiological Pathways

August 2026

Urobiome Analysis in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Reveals Nuanced Differences Associated with Localized Pain 

June 2026

Effectiveness of 2 behavioral interventions for voluntary opioid dosage reduction in patients prescribed high-dosage opioids for chronic pain 

June 2026

Self-Efficacy in Managing Female Sexual Dysfunction in Interstitial Cystitis 

October 2025

Unstimulated inflammatory activity is associated with treatment response to cognitive-behavioral therapy for urologic chronic pelvic pain 

September 2025

Complexities and approaches for deriving longitudinal daily morphine milligram equivalents using electronic health record prescription data   

June 2025

Widespread Pain Moderates the Response to Centrally-Acting Therapies in an Observational Cohort of Patients With Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A MAPP Research Network Study 

May 2025

Establishing Evidence for the Painful Intercourse Self-Efficacy Scale—Interstitial Cystitis 

March 2025

Negative affect and pain catastrophizing link borderline personality disorder to pain: Replicating and extending the borderline personality disorder–pain association 

March 2025

A randomized-controlled pilot trial of telemedicine-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy tailored for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome

March 2024

Adverse childhood experiences and lower urinary tract symptoms and impact among women: Editorial comment

2023

Hypnosis and chronic pain.

2023

Enhancing Connections between Clinicians and Research in Hypnosis Practice: Strategies for Practice and Training

January 2023

Clinical hypnosis can reduce lower urinary tract symptoms in individuals with chronic pain

November 2022

Outpatient Engagement and Predicted Risk of Suicide Attempts in Fibromyalgia

July 2023

Hypnosis for Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Scoping Review

May 2022

Delivery of a Group Hypnosis Protocol for Managing Chronic Pain in Outpatient Integrative Medicine

July 2022

Psychosocial Factors in Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Implications for Multidisciplinary Care

January 2022

Gender differences in the experience of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome

August 2022

Compensatory coping and depression in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome

November 2022

Psychosocial Factors in Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Implications for Multidisciplinary Care

January 2022

Compensatory bladder behaviors (“coping”) in women with overactive bladder

September 2021

Co-Occurring Trauma and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among People With Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review

November 2021

Electronic Delivery of Pain Education for Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions: A Prospective Cohort Study

October 2021

Self-Compassion in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: An examination of prediction and mediation of intervention effects

February 2020

Clinical Hypnosis in Integrative Medicine: An Implementation and Training Model

February 2020

Clinical Hypnosis for Chronic Pain in Outpatient Integrative Medicine: An Implementation and Training Model

February 2020

Cognition, Emotion, and the Bladder: Psychosocial Factors in Bladder Pain Syndrome and Interstitial Cystitis

January 2020

Qualitative Analysis of Treatment Needs in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: Implications for Intervention

September 2020

The positive message in negative findings: brief psychosocial intervention can lead to lasting pain reduction using hypnosis, education, or cognitive approaches

October 2020

Hypnosis for refractory severe neuropathic pain: A case study

July 2020

Exploring the links among borderline personality disorder symptoms, trauma, and pain in patients with chronic pain disorders

August 2020

Outpatient Engagement Lowers Predicted Risk of Suicide Attempts in Fibromyalgia

September 2019

Styles of Hypnosis Experience: A Replication and Extension Study

July 2019

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Mediate the Effects of Trauma Exposure on Clinical Indicators of Central Sensitization in Patients with Chronic Pain

May 2019

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: Relationship to Patient Phenotype and Clinical Practice Implications

January 2019

Preoperative and postoperative psychologically-informed physical therapy: A systematic review of randomized trials among patients with degenerative spine, hip, and knee conditions

January 2019

Protecting Life while Preserving Liberty: Ethical Recommendations for Suicide Prevention with Artificial Intelligence

December 2018

Psychosocial co-morbidities in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain syndrome (IC/BPS): A systematic review

October 2018

Integrative Medicine Strategies for Changing Health Behaviors

June 2017

Personality and Affect When the Central Nervous System is Sensitized: An Analysis of Central Sensitization Syndromes in a Substance Use Disorder Population

July 2018

An integrative trauma-based approach toward chronic pain: Specific applications to IC/BPS

2016

Further evidence of self-medication: personality factors influencing drug choice in substance use disorders

June 2015

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  • Patient Materials
    • Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions (COPCs)
  • Projects
  • Publications
    • Insomnia in Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Prevalence, Psychosocial Influences, and Clinical Implications 
    • Psychological and Behavioral Contributors to Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Trauma, Stress, and Neurobiological Pathways
    • Effectiveness of 2 behavioral interventions for voluntary opioid dosage reduction in patients prescribed high-dosage opioids for chronic pain 
    • Urobiome Analysis in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Reveals Nuanced Differences Associated with Localized Pain 
    • Self-Efficacy in Managing Female Sexual Dysfunction in Interstitial Cystitis 
    • Unstimulated inflammatory activity is associated with treatment response to cognitive-behavioral therapy for urologic chronic pelvic pain 
    • Complexities and approaches for deriving longitudinal daily morphine milligram equivalents using electronic health record prescription data   
    • Widespread Pain Moderates the Response to Centrally-Acting Therapies in an Observational Cohort of Patients With Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A MAPP Research Network Study 
    • Establishing Evidence for the Painful Intercourse Self-Efficacy Scale—Interstitial Cystitis 
    • Negative affect and pain catastrophizing link borderline personality disorder to pain: Replicating and extending the borderline personality disorder–pain association 
    • A randomized-controlled pilot trial of telemedicine-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy tailored for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome
    • Adverse childhood experiences and lower urinary tract symptoms and impact among women: Editorial comment
    • Enhancing Connections between Clinicians and Research in Hypnosis Practice: Strategies for Practice and Training
    • Hypnosis and chronic pain.
    • Clinical hypnosis can reduce lower urinary tract symptoms in individuals with chronic pain
    • Compensatory coping and depression in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome
    • Delivery of a Group Hypnosis Protocol for Managing Chronic Pain in Outpatient Integrative Medicine
    • Gender differences in the experience of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome
    • Hypnosis for Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Scoping Review
    • Outpatient Engagement and Predicted Risk of Suicide Attempts in Fibromyalgia
    • Psychosocial Factors in Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Implications for Multidisciplinary Care
    • Psychosocial Factors in Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Implications for Multidisciplinary Care
    • Co-Occurring Trauma and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among People With Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review
    • Compensatory bladder behaviors (“coping”) in women with overactive bladder
    • Electronic Delivery of Pain Education for Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions: A Prospective Cohort Study
    • Clinical Hypnosis for Chronic Pain in Outpatient Integrative Medicine: An Implementation and Training Model
    • Qualitative Analysis of Treatment Needs in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: Implications for Intervention
    • Exploring the links among borderline personality disorder symptoms, trauma, and pain in patients with chronic pain disorders
    • Hypnosis for refractory severe neuropathic pain: A case study
    • The positive message in negative findings: brief psychosocial intervention can lead to lasting pain reduction using hypnosis, education, or cognitive approaches
    • Psychosocial co-morbidities in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain syndrome (IC/BPS): A systematic review
    • Further evidence of self-medication: personality factors influencing drug choice in substance use disorders
  • Team
    • Afia Amponsah, MPH, Research Coordinator
    • Asianna Harris M.S.Ed., PhD Candidate, Health Psychology Intern
    • Galen Roy, BA, Research Assistant
    • Gracie Kelly, MA, PhD Candidate
    • Julianna Longo, BA, Research Assistant
    • Susanna Sutherland, Ph.D., Psychology Intern
    • Honorary Remote Team Workers
    • Lab Alumni
      • Holly Marsh-Conrad, RN, Research Nurse
      • Michelle Johnson, B.S., Research Assistant I
      • Bryce Keating, Undergraduate Research Assistant
      • Vanessa Edokpa, Research Intern
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