The efficacy of psychological and pharmacological interventions for the treatment of chronic disease-related and non-disease-related pain

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 573-597

  Wilson, Jennifer J ^a,b   Gil, Karen M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; MAPROTILINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029906558     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0272-7358(96)00029-3     Document Type: Article

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