Attention and somatic awareness in chronic pain

Pain

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 209-215

  Eccleston, C ^a   Crombez, G ^a   Aldrich, S ^a   Stannard, C ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Chronic pain; Distraction; Hypervigilance; Somatic awareness

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MALE; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030765413     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)00030-4     Document Type: Article

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