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M any people helped us write this book. Among the most important are the first 110 participants of the Chronic Pain Self-Management Program study funded by the National Health Research and Development Program of Health Canada. That study paved the way for thousands of workshop participants in Canada, the United States, Denmark, and other countries. All of these people, along with our wonderful workshop leaders, told us what information they needed and helped us make adjustments along the way. All of you have informed this new North American edition of our book.

Many professionals also assisted us, including Lynn Beatie, PT, MPT, MHA, Bonnie Bruce, RD, DrPH, Norman Buckley, MD, FRCPC, Beth Darnall, PhD, John W. Doyle, BA, Steven Feinberg, MD, Chaplain Bruce Feldman, MD, Shelley Gershman, RN, Peg Harrison, MSW, Noorin Jamal, RN, MN-NP, Mary Ellen Jeans, PhD, Roman Jovey, MD, Michael McGillion, PhD, RN, Patrick McGowan, PhD, Ronald Melzack, PhD, Yvonne Mullin, MSc, RD, Sheila OKeefe-McCarthy, PhD, RN, Catherine Regan, PhD, Ned Pratt, BFA, Kathleen Rowat, PhD, Richard Seidel, PhD, and Judith Watt-Watson, PhD, RN. A special thanks to Nicolaj Holm Faber, Chief Consultant, Danish Committee on Health Education, whose support has been invaluable. To all of you, your help has been gratefully received.

A special thanks to Jon Peck, Jon Ford, and Erin Mulligan, who helped us every step of the way. Editors are unsung heroes of good books. We wish to acknowledge their fine contributions to making this a more readable, understandable book. We would also like to thank our T-Trainers, Master Trainers, and Leaders. There are now hundreds of you, and you all have made important suggestions that helped us craft this book.

We would like to thank DRx, publisher of The Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Handbook (also published as Mind & Body Health Handbook) by David Sobel, MD, and Robert Ornstein, PhD, for permission to adapt sections of their book.

Finally, many thanks to Jim Bull, Claire Cameron, and the team at Bull Publishing. Bull Publishing has been a strong supporter of health-related books for more than 40 years. Jims support and encouragement have been essential to the development of this book. We couldnt have done it without you!

If you would like to learn more about our continuing research, online programs, trainings, and materials, please visit our website:

www.patienteducation.stanford.edu

We are continually revising and improving this book. If you have any suggestions or comments, please send them to

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