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    Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    2014 Washington Street

    Newton, MA 02462

    617-243-6000

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    Waltham, MA 02453

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Newton-Wellesley Hospital

2014 Washington Street

Newton, MA 02462

617-243-6000

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Ambulatory Care Center - Natick

307 W Central St

Natick, MA 01760

617-243-5345

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159 Wells Ave

Newton Centre, MA 02459

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111 Norfolk Street

Walpole, MA 02081maps

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978 Worcester Road (rte 9)

Wellesley, Massachusetts 02482

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Newton, MA 02462

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25 Washington Street

Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481

617-219-1520

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9 Hope Ave

Waltham, MA 02453

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Alan Witkower, EdD, CGP
Director, Behavioral Medicine

David P. Bullis, PhD
Director, Ambulatory Behavioral Medicine

Behavioral medicine, often referred to as “Mind-body Medicine”, is a field of study that recognizes the behavioral, social, spiritual and emotional aspects of illness, health and healing. Our interventions are integrated into the comprehensive care that patients receive in the Mass General Cancer Center at Newton Wellesley Hospital as well as the Pain, Spine and Rehabilitation services in the Ambulatory Care Center at Wells Avenue.

Our behavioral medicine specialists help patients with cancer, chronic pain and other debilitating medical problems recover their physical functioning, reduce their emotional suffering and restore their healthy relationships.

A behavioral medicine assessment is a personalized review of the patient’s unique challenges and meaningful goals.  The patient is then offered a variety of treatments that may include individual skills training, classes for stress, pain and symptom management, and group-based therapies for reducing isolation and enhancing relationships.

Mind-body coping strategies taught to patients may include combinations of self-hypnosis, meditation, guided imagery, diaphragmatic breathing, cognitive reframing, problem-solving. These strategies are typically included in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT).

Patients who benefit from these behavioral medicine interventions will describe having moved from a state of “just existing” with their suffering to a place where they are now able to “live and thrive” despite their persistent pain and impairments.  

Mass General Cancer Center at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462
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159 Wells Ave., Newton, MA 02459
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